2017 world series game 6

The most recent example is last year’s Cubs, but they were trailing, 2-3, when they went into Cleveland and won both games.Rich Hill was cruising, having retired seven consecutive batters. Tony Watson took over for him after Gurriel’s hit, and immediately hit Brian McCann with a pitch. 2, 3 and 4 hitters combining to go 0 for 10 with seven strikeouts.■ George Springer, who has been Houston’s most consistent hitter throughout the Series, provided all of the Astros offense with a solo homer and he was the only batter for either team to have more than one hit. The only other teams to do that in the World Series were the 1989 Athletics and the 1928 Yankees. A seven-pitch first inning should help. He rung up Corey Seager on a called strike three with a 97 mile-per-hour fastball that just caught the inside edge of the plate, and he ended the inning by getting Justin Turner to pop out to third.That was one of the most remarkable World Series pitching performances I ever saw live. Babe Ruth hit 3 in Game 4 of ’28 and Lou Gehrig and Cedric Durst each hit one. He was nearly unhittable in the first five innings but he unraveled to start the sixth, with a single, a hit-by-pitch and a double leading to one run, and a sacrifice fly leading to another. Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa were not able to keep up their hot hitting from Game 5 and combined to go 0 for 8.■ The bullpens for both teams had been atrocious in recent days, but in Game 6 the Dodgers seemed rested and dominant.

Verlander now has five strikeouts, but has seen his pitch-count creep up to 43.With the exception of the solo homer he allowed in the third inning, Rich Hill has matched Justin Verlander. Hill chose to pitch to Josh Reddick despite first base being open and the pitcher being on deck, and was rewarded for it when Reddick struck out. As a group they allowed two hits, struck out four and allowed one walk, with Kenley Jansen slamming the door in a perfect six-out save.But it would not have happened without the Dodgers bullpen, which was magnificent, especially considering the workload and punishment it had faced in this series, most notably in a demoralizing Game 5. Yes, yes.

Hill got out of the inning when Alex Bregman grounded out to short, but Hill has made the mistake of giving Justin Verlander a run to work with.Here’s an interesting tidbit about all the home runs in Game 5. He struck out five and walked one.

It was more of the same in the fourth.

Los Angeles will now try to add some insurance to their two-run lead.A two-run lead will have to suffice for the Dodgers. Justin Verlander racked up the strikeouts. Brian McCann flew out to right, and the half-inning ended when Marwin Gonzalez grounded out to third. He got Carlos Correa to fly out to left, got Yulieski Gurriel to pop out to first and then struck out Brian McCann to end the inning. He retired Chris Taylor on just one pitch when the Dodgers’ leadoff man flew out to right. That brought up Chris Taylor, who lined a double into to right, bringing Barnes home and tying the game 1-1.With runners on second and third, Corey Seager hit a long fly to right that seemed as if it might leave the park, but eventually ended up as a sacrifice fly when the ball landed in Josh Reddick’s glove and Utley scored.Verlander stopped the bleeding by getting a foul-out from Justin Turner and a strikeout from Cody Bellinger, but he will be done with six innings of work because he is due up second in the next inning.Now this game is all about the bullpens, and the Dodgers have the marginal advantage.The Astros got the situation they wanted, with Jose Altuve at the plate with a runner in scoring position, but the Dodgers got out of the inning unscathed, maintaining their 2-1 lead.Josh Reddick walked to lead things off, which brought up the pitcher’s spot, and Justin Verlander was removed for a pinch-hitter. But he finished off the inning without allowing a run, getting Marwin Gonzalez to line out to second, erasing the two base runners.Justin Verlander got himself into trouble and the Astros are now trailing 2-1. World Series 2017: Astros' Justin Verlander solid but loses Game 6. The center fielder is batting .375 for the Series. Chris Taylor came up to the plate with Austin Barnes and Chase Utley on base. Justin Verlander also struck out, and after George Springer was intentionally walked to load the bases, Hill’s night was over.With Los Angeles into its bullpen for the remainder of the game, Hill’s final line was 4 2/3 innings, four hits and one run. Corey Seager worked a full-count, but struck out on a slider that cut in on him. FanGraphs does not have a paywall. The Dodgers’ patient hitters waited him out and broke through at the first sign of weakness in the sixth inning.The Game 7 pitching matchup looks like it’ll be Yu Darvish vs. Lance McCullers, whom Yankees fans will remember from his commanding relief performance against then in Game 7 of the A.L.C.S. He threw just 58 pitches.The fans did not like it when Hill came out, but it worked to perfection. Despite Utley being 0 for 14 in this year’s postseason, Verlander pitched him very carefully before hitting him with a pitch. He retired Jose Altuve on a grounder to short, got Carlos Correa to fly out to center, and after Yulieski Gurriel was once again greeted with heavy booing, Hill got him to fly out to right to end the inning.Through four innings it is almost surprising that the Dodgers have a hit.