'I was gonna run through a wall': How two miraculous Astros catches finally gave Justin Verlander his first World Series win
Finally — after going 0-6 in his first eight starts and accumulating a record-high 6.07 ERA — his first win in the World Series. The ball, traveling at an initial speed of 102.4 mph, flew 387 feet with an expected batting average of .690. McCormick, who grew up half an hour away as a die-hard Phillies fan, was suddenly 12 years old again, watching his team lose in the World Series to the Yankees. “That was the closest game of the Series and a really exciting one to win,” said Trey Mancini. His Phillies fan friends and family have found themselves torn so far this World Series, but he guessed the messages were mostly the congratulatory kind.
wftv.comAstros' McCormick, Mancini show off glovework, stop Phils
PHILADELPHIA — (AP) — Trey Mancini saved the Houston Astros with the play of the game. Until teammate Chas McCormick topped him with the play of a lifetime. “You have to play defense,” McCormick said Thursday night after a 3-2 win gave Houston a 3-2 edge in the Series. I was going to run through a wall and catch it, no matter what.”“I saw it up in the air. Astros reliever Ryan Pressly pointed toward McCormick, and his teammates broke into huge smiles.
wftv.comVerlander gets World Series win, Astros lead Phillies 3-2
PHILADELPHIA — (AP) — Justin Verlander overcame an early jolt to grit out the World Series win that long eluded him, rookie Jeremy Peña hit a go-ahead home run and the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Thursday night to head home with a 3-2 lead. Then Philly's Kyle Schwarber homered leading off the bottom half, harkening to the five-run lead Verlander wasted in Houston's opening 6-5, 10-inning loss. He made a leaping catch at shortstop to foil the Phillies in the third, then regained the lead an inning later with his fourth postseason homer. Jose Altuve drove his second pitch high off the wall in right-center and took third when center fielder Marsh fumbled the pickup for an error. Peña jumped on a hanging curveball in the fourth for his fourth postseason homer, Syndergaard’s 44th and final pitch.
wftv.comReal Chas: McCormick in CF for Astros, no twin switch here
HOUSTON — (AP) — That is the real Chas McCormick playing center field for the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series. The Phillies won the World Series in 2008, when the twins were 13 years old, and won the National League pennant again the next season. In only his second big league season, McCormick is already playing in his second World Series. Before turning his cell off when getting to Minute Maid Park ahead of Friday's game, McCormick said the phone had been blowing up for a couple of days. As for twin Jason, Chas said, “I don’t think he likes the spotlight that much.
wftv.comJavier, Astros romp 5-0 over Yanks, Cole, take 3-0 ALCS lead
NEW YORK — (AP) — Cristian Javier and Houston’s bullpen combined on a three-hitter, Chas McCormick followed a dropped flyball with an early two-run homer and the Astros beat Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees 5-0 Saturday night to take a 3-0 AL Championship Series lead. The 106-win Astros, trying for their second straight AL pennant, improved to 6-0 this postseason. Only once in major league history has a team overcome a 3-0 postseason series deficit, Boston against the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS. Christian Vázquez added a two-run single and Trey Mancini a sacrifice fly as the Astros chased Cole in the sixth inning and opened a five-run lead. Javier pitched seven innings during the Astros’ combined no-hitter at Yankee Stadium on June 25 and was nearly as sharp this time.
wftv.comVerlander wins MLB-leading 15th game, Astros blank Cleveland
Astros Guardians Baseball Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander delivers against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane) (Ron Schwane)CLEVELAND — (AP) — Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings for his MLB-leading 15th victory, Chas McCormick and Martin Maldonado each homered and had three RBIs, and the AL West-leading Houston Astros beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 Thursday night. In addition to leading the majors in wins, Verlander leads with a 1.73 ERA. McCormick gave the Astros a 2-0 lead with run-scoring singles in the third and fifth off Cleveland starter Zach Plesac (2-10). The Guardians entered the day one game behind AL Central leader Minnesota and one game out of the final wild-card spot.
wftv.comYankees' Judge walks off Astros for 2nd time in 4 days
Aaron Judge drove a three-run homer in the 10th inning for his second walk-off hit against Houston in four days, and the New York Yankees recovered after nearly being no-hit for the second consecutive game, beating Houston 6-3 to split a four-game series between the AL’s best teams.
Benches clear in 9th, Servais tossed as Mariners beat Astros
Mariners manager Scott Servais was ejected for his role in a benches-clearing scuffle in the ninth inning of Seattle’s 7-4 win over the Houston Astros, a game in which Cal Raleigh had a career-high four RBIs and Julio Rodriguez hit a late two-run shot.
Tucker's pinch HR lifts Astros over Texas in starters' duel
Astros Rangers Baseball Houston Astros' Kyle Tucker (30) celebrates with Chas McCormick (20) after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) (Tony Gutierrez)ARLINGTON, Texas — (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit a tiebreaking pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 in a series finale that began as an impressive duel between starting pitchers. Tucker's two-run blast came off Matt Bush (0-1), the first reliever for Texas after left-hander Martin Perez took a perfect game into the seventh inning before giving up his only run. The only Rangers hit, and only baserunner, before then was No. General manager James Click says Altuve wanted to play a couple of games to get his timing back before rejoining the Astros lineup.
wftv.comOhtani bounces back with go-ahead run as Angels edge Astros
This time, the calls went Shohei Ohtani's way. Ohtani came home on Jack Mayfield's two-run double Thursday night and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Houston Astros 3-2 to snap a six-game losing streak. The two-way star from Japan tried to score the winning run during Wednesday's 9-5 loss to Houston in 12 innings, but was called out after a perfect throw from right fielder Chas McCormick.
news.yahoo.comSiri, McCormick rally AL West-leading Astros past D-backs
Jose Siri and Chas McCormick hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning, rallying the AL West-leading Houston Astros over the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 on Sunday. Carlos Correa also homered as the Astros held their comfortable division lead over Oakland. Houston won for the fourth time in five games and cut Tampa Bay’s lead for the best record in the AL to 3 ½ games.
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