The American professional baseball Atlanta Braves took a 2-1 lead over the Houston Astros in the World Series (WS, 4 out of 7) with starter Ian Anderson’s dazzling counterplay.
National League champions Atlanta defeated Houston, who won the American League 2-0, in Game 3 of the WS held at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia on the 30th (Korea time).
Atlanta, who returned home after sharing one win each on the road, went one step further towards their first championship in 26 years by winning Game 3.
In Game 1, Houston won 7-2, and in Game 2, Atlanta counterattacked 6-2.
Unlike the first and second games, which were developed as one team’s one-sided flow, the third game was played on thin ice in a tight pitching battle.
In pitching power, Atlanta overtook Houston.
Atlanta tied the Houston batting average, which is the number one batting average in the major leagues, with a no-hit, starting with starting Anderson, AJ Minter (6 innings) and Luke Jackson (7 innings).
Houston struggled with the lineup silent enough to hit the first hit against Atlanta’s fourth pitcher Tyler Macek in the early eighth inning.
The 0-0 balance was broken at the bottom of the 3rd inning.
Atlanta took the lead in one-out first and second bases, when Austin Riley hit a double that pierced the side of third base and went out to left field.
Atlanta nailed the game with Travis Dano’s mid-month solo homer in the bottom of the 8th.
Atlanta starter Anderson won his fourth postseason career with five innings of no-hit, three walks and four runs.
On the other hand, Houston starting Luis Garcia was yoke from defeat by pitching three hits and one run in 3⅔ innings.
Houston left-hander Brooks Reilly, who played for the Lotte Giants in Korea Professional Baseball, pitched in two-out in the bottom of the 6th inning and perfectly blocked one inning.
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