World Series Game 7: Nationals pull off comeback win for first championship
The Washington Nationals are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history.
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The heroic moment was made possible by Scherzer, who three days after missing his Game 5 start with neck spasms, battled with less than this best stuff for five innings. He limited Houston to two runs despite allowing 11 baserunners. Patrick Corbin, who took the loss in Game 4, got redemption as well, pitching three innings of scoreless relief to earn the win.
On the Astros side, it was all about missed opportunities.
Houston opened the scoring on Yuli Gurriel’s second-inning home run and then tacked on one more run on Carlos Correa’s RBI double in the fifth. During that time, the Astros also left nine runners on base. That left the door open for Washington to rally, and sure enough Washington rallied.
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It’s celebration time in Washington D.C.
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