Rookie pitcher Ian Anderson combines with bullpen for two-hitter as Atlanta Braves beat Houston Astros 2-0 to take 2-1 lead in World Series
Rookie right-hander Ian Anderson and the Braves’ bullpen took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, Austin Riley and Travis d’Arnaud drove in runs and Atlanta beat the Houston Astros 2-0 Friday night to grab a 2-1 lead in the World Series.Pinch-hitter Aledmys Diaz blooped a single leading off the eighth against reliever Tyler Matzek that dropped in front of left fielder Eddie Rosario, just 232 feet from home plate, for Houston’s first hit.
Rosario walked leading off a 43-pitch half-inning in the third. Freddie Freeman singled and Garcia left an 0-1 cutter over the plate that Riley lined between Bregman and third base, down the left-field line for an RBI double. Houston, the top-hitting team in the majors during the season with a .267 average, was limited to two hits, three walks and two hit batters.
Pinch-runner Jose Siri stole second with two outs in the eighth and went to third when d’Arnaud’s throw skipped into centre field for an error, but Siri was stranded when Michael Brantley popped out against Matzek.
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