Houston Astros relief pitcher Roberto Osuna celebrates their teams win against the Washington Nationals in Game 3 of the baseball World Series Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Washington. The Astros won 4-1. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Astros beat Nats to get within 2-1
Trump coming to Game 5
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Craig Rhodes
Houston Astros relief pitcher Roberto Osuna celebrates their teams win against the Washington Nationals in Game 3 of the baseball World Series Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Washington. The Astros won 4-1. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
(Washington) — Home-field advantage has meant nothing so far in this World Series.
The Houston Astros are within two games to one after getting a strong performance from their bullpen in a 4-1 victory over the Nationals in Washington. Houston bounced back after dropped the first two games at home by a combined 17-7 margin, including a 12-3 loss in Game 2.
The Astros received two-hit ball from their relievers over the final 4 1/3 innings. Josh James got it going by striking out Ryan Zimmerman with runners on second and third to and the fourth inning, keeping the Astros ahead, 3-1. Will Harris retired all five batters he faced and Roberto Osuna worked a one-hit ninth to get the save.
Houston’s bullpen shut the door after Zack Greinke was reached for one run and seven hits over 4 2/3s.
Michael Brantley delivered a pair of RBI singles and Jose Altuve was 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Robinson Chirinos added a solo homer in the sixth to make it a 4-1 game and chase Nats starter Anibal Sanchez, who allowed 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Victor Robles laced an RBI triple in the fourth for the Nationals, who saw their eight-game postseason winning streak come to an end.
It was the first World Series game in Washington since 1933, when the Senators hosted the New York Giants.
The Nationals will send Patrick Corbin to the mound in Game 4 on Saturday against Jose Urquidy, although Houston manager AJ Hinch expects to make heavy use of his bullpen.
Meanwhile, a day after President Donald Trump said he plans to attend Game 5, the Nationals announced the ceremonial first pitch at that game will be thrown out by chef Jose Andres, a vocal critic of Trump. Andres withdrew from plans to open a restaurant in the Trump International Hotel in Washington following controversial comments by Trump about Mexican immigrants during the presidential campaign.
Trump plans to arrive for the fifth game after the first pitch and leave before the final out. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he spoke with Trump, and the president decided it would be least disruptive to fans to do it that way.
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