Nationals Take 2-0 World Series Lead Behind Wild 7th Inning . The Washington Nationals are two wins away from their first World Series title. . The Nationals scored 6 runs in the top of the 7th inning . en route to a 12-3 win over the Houston Astros. . With the scored tied 2-2, Washington catcher Kurt Suzuki hit a solo home run off Houston ace Justin Verlander. . I can't remember the last time I barreled a ball up like that. It felt great. It felt like months ago – probably was months ago. It felt great. , Kurt Suzuki, via statement. Later in the inning, the Astros committed their first intentional walk of the season to Juan Soto to load the bases. . After an infield RBI single by Howie Kendrick, Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-RBI single to center field. . Ryan Zimmerman then hit a ball to Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, who committed a throwing error, . resulting in the final two runs of a six-run inning for Washington.
