00:01Tonight from Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.
00:05It is game one of the 2021 World Series between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros.
00:12Heading out to the mound now to toss our first pitch.
00:15Please welcome the one and only Craig Pichio.
00:19On the mound for the Astros left-hander Frambois Valdez making his fourth start of this postseason.
00:251-0 so far.
00:26A masterpiece in game five of the ALCS in Boston.
00:30And it'll be Jorge Soler leading things off for the Atlanta Braves.
00:34He is the DH.
00:35Here's one slam to the left field.
00:37How about that start to the World Series?
00:40Soler will take the trip.
00:42And he puts Atlanta up one zip with a first swing of the Fall Classic.
00:48That ball is gone.
00:511-0 Braves.
00:53And Jorge feels like busting loose.
00:56And that's how you start a World Series.
00:58Woo-hoo!
01:00I think that's a good sign of things to come.
01:02That is an amazing start.
01:041-0 Atlanta.
01:05Here's Freddie Freeman.
01:06Here's Freeman with a ground ball.
01:08What a play by Altuve.
01:10He got him!
01:11What a play!
01:13I mean, you just can't do it any better.
01:15And Altuve ended up in center field when he let that thing go.
01:19So now 3-0 on Austin Riley.
01:21Runner at second.
01:21One down.
01:22Here is Riley with a ball in the left center field.
01:25It's going to make it 2-0.
01:27Cut off by McCormick.
01:29But it's an RBI double.
01:31And the Braves have come up flying here in game one.
01:34Braves have rolled up their sleeves and they've come out of the corner just firing haymakers
01:38at the Astros here at the top of the first.
01:40If there's a better hired gun in baseball these days, I don't know who it would be.
01:45Charlie Morton is a guy that you want on the mound.
01:47Yeah, he's going against his former team.
01:48And a very tough team is that.
01:50The bases are loaded for the Astros and Kyle Tucker.
01:53Nothing and one.
01:54Pitch on the way.
01:55Round ball right side.
01:56As he gets to it.
01:57Clubs it.
01:58Spins around.
01:58Fires the first.
01:59And gets the out.
02:00Terrific play by Asi Albeams.
02:03In shallow right.
02:04Loved it.
02:04360 spin and delivered a good throw.
02:07And the Astros leave him loaded in the bottom of the first inning.
02:102-1-1 out.
02:10Solaire, who homered on a 2-0 pitch back in the first inning.
02:15Browns one to short.
02:16Correa will throw to third.
02:18A run scores.
02:19And they have Peterson hung up, tagged out, 2-0, now 3-0 Atlanta.
02:25Watching Frambois Valdez pitch to Eddie Rosario, leading it off in the third.
02:31We did so much damage against the Dodgers.
02:33And a ground ball right side base in.
02:35That is already seven hits by the Braves against Valdez.
02:40Come out and have a visit with Valdez now.
02:41And he's not happy at all.
02:42He takes a walk around the third base side of the mound.
02:45Almost wishing he was anywhere but right there.
02:47He had a scowl on his face.
02:49And now it's just a look of disbelief.
02:52Roger, at first, no one has to do ball.
02:55Patiently waiting.
02:56Valdez just trying to fight to stay in the game.
02:58This one is a rocket into left and gone.
03:015-0 Atlanta here in the third inning.
03:05As Duvall goes deep, what a start to game one for the Braves.
03:10Can you think of anything better than hitting a World Series homer?
03:15Not a thing.
03:15My gosh, that ought to get at him going.
03:18Another missile right into the seats.
03:20And the fans have already launched it back.
03:22Here comes Dusty Baker.
03:23That's it for Valdez.
03:25It's Altuve leading things off.
03:27Top of the order for Houston.
03:29Altuve strikes out looking for the second time.
03:32There it was.
03:33Oh, now Charlie seems to be heard.
03:36George Poole is brave trainers coming out there to the mound.
03:39I think that's suddenly going to be it for Charlie.
03:41Oh, no.
03:42Say it ain't so.
03:43Braves have announced that Charlie Morton underwent x-rays tonight that revealed a right fibula fracture.
03:49He's going to miss the remainder of the World Series.
03:51They say he's expected to be ready for spring training in 2022.
03:55Terrible news for the Braves and for Charlie Morton.
03:59And A.J. Minter is the new pitcher for Atlanta.
04:01Bradley trying to get on in front of Bregman.
04:042-1 pitch.
04:05He is ripped into right.
04:07That will get to the wall.
04:09Bradley will cruise into second base with a one-out double.
04:12Bregman, the batter, grounded out his last time up.
04:16Left side.
04:17Nice little short hop pickup by third baseman Riley.
04:21The tag at first, 2-0.
04:23A big reason the Braves have five lefties locked and loaded in their bullpen is because of this man, Jordan
04:29Alvarez.
04:302-2 to Alvarez.
04:32He struck him out on a nasty pitch down and away.
04:35Tucker on third, Gurriel on first, trailing by five.
04:38And here's McCormick.
04:39Pretty good track record, not only as a big leaguer, but as a minor leaguer against lefties.
04:44Left side.
04:46Kicked by Swanson.
04:48In to score is Tucker.
04:50Going to third is Gurriel.
04:52And it's 5-1 here in the fourth.
04:54And the line keeps moving.
04:57Should have been an easy play for Dansby Swanson.
05:00It certainly should have been.
05:02Might have been able to turn two on that.
05:03It would have been close, but obviously should have gotten at least one.
05:07See how the Braves want to manage this inning.
05:10AJ Minter's out there on the mound.
05:11Brantley raked one on him his first time up against him.
05:15Fly ball into left.
05:18Back is Rosario for the out.
05:21And Minter will stay in to deal with Bregman.
05:23The presence of Jordan Alvarez on deck.
05:26Pitch on away.
05:27Got him looking.
05:28Strike three.
05:30That was a beautiful cutter.
05:32And he froze Bregman.
05:33Here's Alvarez 0-1 with a walk.
05:35That'll be the last batter he faces.
05:37And he will get an incredible that-a-boy when he gets back to the dugout.
05:41Here's the 2-2.
05:42In the air to center field in line with Adam Duvall.
05:45Goes over to his right.
05:47He's under.
05:47And that's a very good inning for AJ Minter.
05:51And a good two and two-thirds altogether for AJ.
05:53Two on, one out.
05:54After a double and a walk.
05:56Ryan Stanek.
05:57And he's been scoreless in seven of his eight postseason appearances.
06:02So far, he's been lights out.
06:04Travis Darnot, the catcher.
06:05He's at the plate.
06:06And the ground ball to short.
06:08Correa.
06:09Altuve.
06:11Not in time.
06:14Stanek wants his dugout to check.
06:17And they're going to have the umpiring crew go look at it.
06:20This is under review.
06:21And it looks like Darnot's out.
06:23Stanek saw it.
06:24And it looks like an inning-ending double play.
06:27So the headphones off.
06:28He's out.
06:28Stanek gets his man.
06:29The wheel is a burst in Dansby.
06:31Back to the top of the order to Solaire.
06:33First pitch to Jorge.
06:34Check swing and a tapper.
06:36Stanek comes off the mound.
06:38And he gets to it, but has no play.
06:39Rounding second.
06:40Heading for third Dansby.
06:42Ball kept on rolling by Stanek.
06:44That is a check swing.
06:46Base hit for Jorge Solaire.
06:47Perfectly placed.
06:48As they were on the ship, Joe.
06:49And there's nobody behind Stanek.
06:51Well, he turned into a beached whale trying to get to that baseball.
06:55He was rolling over and trying to corral it.
06:57And he was going to try to make a play to first base.
07:00But he never got control of it.
07:02Stanek is out.
07:03And the left-hander Brooks Raley takes over.
07:05First and third.
07:06Freddie Freeman up for Atlanta.
07:09And a little pop-up into shallow right.
07:11Tucker with Swanson tagging.
07:15Here's the play at the plate.
07:18And safe.
07:19As Swanson gets around the tag.
07:22Six to one Atlanta here in the eighth.
07:25A dash to the plate.
07:26And I don't think anyone expected it.
07:28And it's 6-1 Braves.
07:30How about that hustle?
07:31How about that for an RBI for Freddie.
07:33About a 200-foot fly ball sack line.
07:36And Matzik, who came on to allow a hit.
07:38And then got a strikeout of Bregman when the seventh deals with Alvarez.
07:44And Alvarez pokes it deep to center.
07:46It sends back Duvall.
07:47Still going back at the wall.
07:49And it's off the wall.
07:51Alvarez motoring for second as the ball bounces back toward the infield.
07:54And Alvarez will get to third base with his second triple of this postseason.
07:59I mean, that just shows you how strong he is.
08:02I'm telling you, he doesn't give way.
08:04It's so incredible to be this big and this strong and not be a three-swinger.
08:09And he stays on a tough pitch.
08:12Correa, the batter, 0 for 2 with a wall.
08:15Shot, a run, scores.
08:17Alvarez makes the play.
08:19And Freeman digs it out.
08:20And the Braves happily trade and out for a run.
08:24Now it's Uli's turn.
08:25He's 1 for 3 with a single.
08:27It's to Gurriel, swing and a deep drive to left field.
08:30Eddie Rosario trying to get there.
08:32Spins around.
08:32It's over, Zed.
08:33That's off the wall.
08:34Gurriel heading for second.
08:35Here comes the throw.
08:36Ozzie with a tag.
08:37They got him!
08:39Wow!
08:39That ends the inning.
08:41Huge out at second base.
08:44Played the carom off the wall.
08:46Spun around and fired.
08:47Great catch at second and tagged by Ozzie.
08:49We go to the bottom of the ninth inning.
08:51Will Smith will try to close it out.
08:53Braves leading 6-2.
08:541-1.
08:55Altuve goes.
08:56Brown ball out to Ozzie.
08:58Boots it.
08:58Picks it up.
08:59Throws to first base.
09:00And deep in the heart of Texas, the Braves have taken game one.
09:04They are three wins away from a World Series championship.
09:07We'll see you in general.
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