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The catch by Chas McCormick in Game 5, shown above, will go down in history as one of the greatest ever in a World Series game.
If that ball isn’t caught? There’s a Phillies runner at least on second, maybe third, with one out and Bryce Harper due up. In that case I think the Phillies at least tie the game and send it to extras, or maybe win in a walkoff, and then we have a totally different Series.
But it didn’t happen, and now it’s up to Zack Wheeler to throw well enough to force a Game 7 Sunday.
Then we’d see this:
Zack Wheeler pitched last Saturday in Houston and went four days before throwing a bullpen Thursday. He will start Game 6, but Ranger Suárez is available, according to Rob Thomson. If Suárez pitches, Aaron Nola would start G7, albeit "prob not on a full pitch count," Thomson said
— Scott Lauber (@ScottLauber) November 4, 2022
Hoping for more baseball after today. One note:
REMINDER
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) November 4, 2022
In all best-of-seven postseason series that have been tied after four games, the Game 5 winner has gone on to win the series 45 of 64 times (70%)
Here are today’s particulars.
7:03 p.m. CT: Phillies at Astros. Astros lead series 3-2. Zack Wheeler (RHP) vs. Framber Valdez (LHP). TV: Fox. Announcers: Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci.
Astros lineup:
Astros lineup with Christian Vazquez DH pic.twitter.com/RhFDkInlka
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) November 5, 2022
Phillies lineup:
Bounce back. #RingTheBell
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) November 5, 2022
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: @SportsRadioWIP pic.twitter.com/UMfY0zSXH3
A reminder that ESPN Radio will provide live national coverage of all 2022 MLB Postseason games,
Discuss amongst yourselves.