00:01Good evening, everybody.
00:02Welcome back to Minute Maid Park for Game 2 of the World Series for 2021.
00:09Ben, the roof is open.
00:10Should be a great night.
00:11And the roof opened for the first time in 16 years for a postseason game.
00:15The last time the roof was open was Game 3 and 4 of the 2005 World Series.
00:21And I'll tell you what, it's a different look for this place.
00:23I know they've not had the roof open for a game here since May.
00:26For tonight's ceremonial first pitch,
00:28he was a member of the first Astros team to make the World Series back in 05.
00:33Heading out to the mound now to toss our first pitch,
00:36please welcome the one, the only, Jeff Bagwell.
00:41And on the mound for the Astros is Jose Urquidy.
00:44This is his second career World Series start through five shutout innings in Washington
00:49in Game 4 of the 2019 World Series.
00:52And puts away Rosario to start the night.
00:55This will be a challenge facing Freeman.
00:57Freeman really good.
00:58Stays on all the off speeds.
00:59Free two to Freeman.
01:01He got him working two down.
01:02And the Braves had back to back two on base hits here in the top of the first inning.
01:06Now with Soler, you don't want to throw him many strikes.
01:09Pitch on the way.
01:10Swing and a miss.
01:11Got a fastball by him.
01:12And the inning is over.
01:13Jose Altuve digs in against Max Freed, who's making his fourth start of this year's postseason.
01:18One and one with a 3.78 ERA.
01:21A 1-2.
01:22And Altuve lines it down the left field line.
01:24Hooking.
01:24Fair.
01:25And that'll bounce into the corner.
01:26Altuve on his way to second base as Rosario fishes it out.
01:30And it's a leadoff double for Jose.
01:33Altuve.
01:33And when Altuve goes, the Astros go.
01:36So one out and a runner at third.
01:38Braves with the infield back for Alex Bregman.
01:412-2.
01:42And Bregman lines it in the center field.
01:44Fairly deep.
01:45Racing back Duvall.
01:46He's there.
01:46Backpedals to make the catch.
01:47Altuve tags.
01:48He scores.
01:49Astros lead 1-0.
01:50Graded bat by Alex Bregman.
01:52Jose Gerciti is the first Houston pitcher with three strikeouts in the first inning of a World
01:57Series game.
01:57Accomplished that in the first inning.
01:59A strikeout.
02:01It's number four.
02:03And now the eight hitter Travis Darnot.
02:05With nobody on for Atlanta in a 1-0 game.
02:08And sends that one deep to left field.
02:10And forget about it.
02:12Travis Darnot showing off the muscles.
02:14And goes deep to even up the game at 1.
02:18His first home run of this postseason.
02:20Anybody up and down this lineup can take you deep.
02:24Travis Tomahawk to high fastball inside.
02:27It looked like he hit it about eight rows deep.
02:31So runners at the corners.
02:32And the Astros with another threat.
02:33And Jose Siri to the plate.
02:35One for eight this postseason.
02:37Then one hit.
02:38A two run single.
02:41Jammed.
02:42It'll score a run.
02:45And a safe all-round 2-1 Houston here in the second.
02:49You can't teach speed.
02:50It's a broken bat.
02:52It's low roller towards second base.
02:53Gets the run in and he gets on board with that blazing speed.
02:57And a celebration by Siri as he crossed the bat.
03:00Runners at first and second now with one down.
03:02And the batter is Maldonado.
03:04The 1-1 to Maldonado.
03:05And that's a ground ball through the left side.
03:07A base hit.
03:08On his way to third.
03:09Gurriel.
03:09He's around third and coming home.
03:11The throw goes toward third.
03:13As Siri gets there.
03:14The ball gets away.
03:15Gurriel scores.
03:16Siri coming home.
03:17And he will score as well.
03:19Maldonado goes to second.
03:20And the Astros lead 4-1.
03:22And Rosario saw correctly what he thought he could get the out at third but there was nobody there.
03:28Swanson could not rotate over to third base.
03:31Heads up base running.
03:32Aggressive base running.
03:33And the Astros are coming out hot with four runs already.
03:37Inning number four which begins with Jorge Soler against Jose Urquidy.
03:42Another punch out for Urquidy.
03:44Make it five tonight.
03:46Good two strike pitch.
03:48Change up.
03:48Have Soler way out in front.
03:50You can see he's thinking fastball all the way.
03:52The ball just doesn't get there.
03:54Jock was a strikeout victim in the second.
03:560-2 got him again.
03:58Back to back strikeouts for Jose Urquidy.
04:00He's retired six in a row.
04:02Six strikeouts for Urquidy.
04:04See the tumbling action.
04:06Appears to have that four-seat rotation.
04:07It just dives down and away from the lefties.
04:10Here's Adam Duvall.
04:11He comes up with two outs.
04:13Nobody on.
04:14Into right.
04:15Kyle Tucker.
04:18It's Jose Urquidy's night.
04:19The leadoff man is on here in the fifth.
04:22Going to bring Dansby up to the plate.
04:230-2.
04:24Swing and a miss.
04:24Good slider down and away.
04:26Good morning.
04:26Good afternoon and good night.
04:28Dansby Swanson.
04:29Seventh strikeout for Urquidy.
04:30And there is one away.
04:32Two out.
04:32Over the third goes Darnot.
04:34And this inning is up to Freddie Freeman.
04:361-1 pitch.
04:37That is barreled through the left side and a base hit.
04:39Now driving Darnot.
04:41Braves pick up the tally here at the top of the fifth inning.
04:43The inning will continue.
04:45And now a 5-2 ball game here at the top of the fifth.
04:47Now Albies at the plate.
04:49An infield hit and a ground out tonight.
04:51First pitch.
04:52Grounded right at Gurriel.
04:54Fields it down on one knee.
04:56Stands up.
04:56Steps on first.
04:57Inning over.
04:58And we're through four and a half at game two of the World Series.
05:00Brantley with a two out RBI hit his last time up.
05:04Yep.
05:05Strikeout throughout number two.
05:06And that's five strikeouts now for Freed.
05:09Bregman now with a sack fly and a ground out.
05:11Here's the 1-2 to Bregman.
05:13Swung on and missed strike three.
05:15Ten straight sat down by Max Freed.
05:18And maybe somewhere along the way someone reminded him who he is.
05:22Snicker out of the dugout.
05:23He's gonna take the ball from Freed.
05:25With Kyle Tucker coming up.
05:28Two on.
05:28Nobody out.
05:29Dealing with Dylan Lee.
05:31The left-hander who takes over.
05:32To the right side.
05:34Albies.
05:35Out at second.
05:36And that's it.
05:36Alvarez to third.
05:38And Tucker at first.
05:39And now Uli stands in.
05:40And that's a bouncing ball left side.
05:43And fielding it is Swanson.
05:45A throw to second.
05:46Drop by Albies.
05:47And safe at second base.
05:49With Alvarez coming home to make it 6-2.
05:52Jesse Chavez is coming into the ball game.
05:55Second and third.
05:56Two out.
05:57Our team Maldonado.
05:580-2.
06:00Popped up behind short.
06:02Swanson says he's got it.
06:04And good relief work by Dylan Lee and Jesse Chavez.
06:09Altuve one for three.
06:10Doubled and scored in the first.
06:12Trying to get things going with Drew Smiley on the mound now.
06:15Veteran lefty.
06:16His first appearance of this World Series.
06:18Driven to left field.
06:21Hooking down the line.
06:22She's gone.
06:24She's gone.
06:26Altuve goes deep for the 22nd time in his postseason history.
06:32Second most all time.
06:35Tied with Bernie Williams at 22.
06:39Astros lead at 7-2 because of the little big man.
06:44Ryan Presley.
06:45Closer comes in with a heart of the order coming up for the Atlanta Braves.
06:49Austin Riley one for three.
06:51Struck out his last time.
06:52Infield shaded to pull.
06:54Got him looking.
06:57One out.
06:57Riley one for four on the ninth.
06:59So one out and Albee's still at first for Jorge Soler.
07:02And Soler drills it deep to left field toward the corner.
07:06Racing over is Brantley into the corner.
07:09And he makes the catch.
07:11Gets it into Correa.
07:13They throw to first but it's not going to be in time to double up Albee's.
07:17A lot of hang time.
07:19And Brantley played it perfectly into the left field corner.
07:22So two outs runner at first for Jack Peterson who's 0 for 3.
07:260-2.
07:28Fastball strike three.
07:29Call at the knees.
07:30And the inning is over.
07:32Kendall Braveman.
07:32Another in-season addition for this pen.
07:35And a good one.
07:36Braves down to their final out of game two.
07:38Pitch to Swanson.
07:39Swing and a foul tip held onto by Maldonado.
07:42And that is the ball game.
07:44The Houston Astros even up the World Series at a game apiece.
07:47Winning game two over the Atlanta Braves 7-2.
07:51Winning game two over the Atlanta Braves 7-2.
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