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Houston Astros beat Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game 6 on Saturday night winning their second World Series title in six seasons with Yordan Alvarez making a powerful three-run drive to take his team to victory.
It was an
exciting time for manager Dusty Baker in his 25th season as manager, getting his
first major win since resuming as manager, according to The Associated Press. The
team has been struggling to keep up with stronger team in the MLB.
Alvarez made
a 450-foot drive in the sixth inning just moments after Phillies starter Zack
Wheeler was pulled with a 1-0 lead, The Associated Press reported.
Astros
Jeremy Pena helped Alvarez make his powerful drive to become the World Series
MVP.
Christian Vazquez
made an RBI single to make it 4-1 later in the game.
The disappointed
Phillies manager Rob Thomson went to Jose Alvarado to face the lefty slugger
for the fourth time in the series.
Houston got
two runners on base against Wheeler for the first time in the game in the sixth
when Martin Maldonado was hit by a pitch, according to The Associated Press.