The Astros had home-field advantage because they had the better regular-season record. It was the third World Series in which home-field advantage was decided by the regular-season records of the American and National league champions, a practice that started in the 2017 season. It was the first World Series in which the Houston Astros had home-field advantage. The series was played in a 2–3–2 format, with the Astros hosting Games 1, 2, 6, and 7; and the Nationals hosting Games 3, 4, and 5.
For the first time in any of the major North American sports leagues, the visiting team won all the games of a seven-game championship series,[6] surpassing the previous high of five.[7] The road team outscored the home team 49–14 in the seven games played. Washington won despite scoring only three runs at home. It was the sixth straight World Series in which the championship was clinched by the visiting team, and the fourth consecutive seventh game of a Series won by the visiting team.
With the Nationals being from the National League East, this marked the sixth World Series in a row to have been won by teams from separate divisions in Major League Baseball.[note 2]
For the third straight year, MLB sold presenting sponsorships to all of postseason series. As with the 2017 and 2018 World Series, this World Series was sponsored by YouTube TV and was officially known as the 2019 World Series presented by YouTube TV.[8]
This was the first World Series appearance for the franchise that began its existence as the Montreal Expos in 1969, and moved to Washington, D.C. in 2005 to become the Nationals. The Nationals were also the last team from the 1969 expansion class (which also included the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers—who began as the Seattle Pilots—and San Diego Padres) to earn a trip to the series. Also, after their World Series appearance, all National League (NL) teams had played in at least one World Series. The only American League (AL) team that has yet to play in a World Series is the Seattle Mariners, who were part of the 1977 expansion. Prior to this series, the Astros and Nationals had never played each other in a postseason series, even though Houston played in the NL from 1962 to 2012 before moving to the AL West in 2013. In fact, the Nationals are the only team the Astros have faced in the World Series that they have never faced in a pre-World Series playoff round, since the Astros have faced the White Sox, Dodgers, and Braves during at least one playoff round prior to the World Series. The Astros and Nationals did not play an interleague game in 2019, and last faced each other during the 2017 regular season. The two teams share a spring training site in West Palm Beach, Florida, and opened the 2019 spring training schedule against each other.[9] This was the second World Series to feature two expansion teams, the first being in 2015 between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets.[note 3][10] The Astros were deemed as heavy favorites to win the title.[11]
The Nationals finished the 2018 season with an 82–80 (.506) win–loss record, and started the 2019 season with a 19–31 (.380) record. Second-year managerDave Martinez began to receive public pressure to be fired by the Nationals.[12] The team engineered a turnaround and finished the season in second place in the National League East, four games behind the Atlanta Braves, ending the year with a 93–69 (.574) record.[13] The Nationals were one of two teams to qualify for the playoffs as a wild card team from the National League.[14] Martinez had missed three games in September for a cardiac catheterization procedure to treat angina.[15]
The fourth-seeded Nationals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers at home in the National League Wild Card Game, coming behind from a 3–1 deficit in the eighth inning to win 4–3.[16] The Nationals then upset the top-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers, who had won the previous two National League pennants, in the National League Division Series.[17] The Nationals were behind two games to one, and won their second and third elimination games of the postseason to take the best-of-five series. The postseason series win was the first in Washington Nationals history.[note 4] In the best-of-seven National League Championship Series, the Nationals swept the St. Louis Cardinals (who had defeated the Braves in the Division Series round) in four games to secure the first pennant in franchise history (including their time as the Montreal Expos from 1969 to 2004). It was the first World Series appearance for a team from Washington D.C. since 1933, including 33 seasons that the city did not host an MLB team (1972–2004).[18]
In the prior two seasons, the Astros had won the 2017 World Series, the franchise's first World Series championship,[19] and lost the 2018 American League Championship Series to the Boston Red Sox.[20] The Astros finished the 2019 regular season atop the American League West—their third consecutive division championship—with a 107–55 (.660) win–loss record.[21] Their 107 wins were a franchise record, and the most in MLB for the season.[21]
The Astros entered the postseason as the overall #1 seed. Their first opponent in the postseason was determined by the American League Wild Card Game, which saw the Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Oakland Athletics.[22] In the best-of-five American League Division Series, the top-seeded Astros defeated fifth-seeded Tampa Bay in five games, with each game of the series being won by the home team.[23] The Astros' opponent in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series (ALCS) was the second-seeded New York Yankees, who had defeated the Minnesota Twins in their playoff series, three games to none.[24] In the ALCS, the Astros and Yankee split the first two games, followed by the Astros winning two-of-three games played at Yankee Stadium.[25] Game 6 in Houston was then won by the Astros, giving them the series win, four games to two.[26][27] The Astros' ALCS victory advanced them to their third overall World Series appearance (2 in the American League & one in the National League), and second in three years.[28]
The below game summaries include a line score of each game, showing the runs scored by each team during each inning. Various baseball terms appearing in the summaries can be found in the glossary of baseball terms. The performance of pitchers in a game is often summarized by wording such as "two runs on three hits while striking out four batters", indicating how many runs and hits the pitcher allowed (the fewer, the better) and how many opposing batters the pitcher struck out (the more, the better).
Before the national anthem sung by Nicole Scherzinger, a moment of silence took place in honor of umpire Eric Cooper,[37] who had died on October 20. Former Astro Brian McCann threw out the ceremonial first pitch to former teammate Evan Gattis.[37]Max Scherzer started for the Nationals, while Gerrit Cole started for the Astros. With two outs in the bottom of the first inning,[note 5]Yuli Gurriel hit a two-run double, giving the Astros a 2–0 lead. In the top of the second inning,[note 6]Ryan Zimmerman hit a home run to cut the Astros' lead to 2–1. Juan Soto led off the top of the fourth inning with a home run to tie the game, 2–2. Soto became the fourth-youngest player to hit a home run in a World Series; Andruw Jones in 1996 was the youngest to date.[38]Adam Eaton batted in a run in the top of the fifth inning, followed two batters later by a Soto two-run double, giving the Nationals a 5–2 lead.[39]
Scherzer exited after pitching five innings, having allowed two runs on five hits while striking out seven batters. Cole went seven innings, allowing five runs on eight hits while striking out six. After Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin pitched a scoreless sixth, George Springer led off the bottom of the seventh inning with the 14th postseason home run of his career, off Nats relief pitcherTanner Rainey.[40] He also broke a World Series record held by Reggie Jackson and Lou Gehrig, with a home run in five consecutive World Series games,[41] dating back to Game4 of the 2017 World Series. The Astros loaded the bases later in the inning with two walks off Rainey and an infield single off Daniel Hudson, but Hudson struck out Yordan Alvarez to prevent any more scoring. In the bottom of the eighth inning, pinch hitterKyle Tucker singled, advanced to second on a fly ball by Aledmys Díaz, and Springer batted in another run with a double, pulling the Astros to within one run, 5–4. Sean Doolittle, the Nationals' fifth pitcher of the game, got the final out of the eighth inning and retired the side in order in the bottom of the ninth, concluding matters when Carlos Correalined out to Víctor Robles to preserve the win. Doolittle earned his second save of the postseason and the underdogs took the series lead, marking the first time in franchise history that the Nationals won a World Series game.[36]
Gymnast and Houston native Simone Biles threw out the ceremonial first pitch of Game2.[43] The starting pitchers were Stephen Strasburg for the Nationals and Justin Verlander for the Astros. After a walk and a single to start the game, Anthony Rendon batted in two runs with a double. Alex Bregman tied the game with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first. In the top of the second inning, Verlander recorded the 200th postseason strikeout of his career, surpassing John Smoltz (whose career spanned 1988–2009) and setting a new MLB record.[44]
Leading off the top of the seventh, Kurt Suzuki hit a home run to put the Nationals ahead, 3–2. Verlander exited one batter later; he was charged with four runs on seven hits while striking out six batters, and was later assessed the loss. Washington scored five more runs in the seventh off Ryan Pressly, extending their lead to 8–2. With a six-run lead, Strasburg was removed before the bottom of the seventh, having held the Astros to two runs on seven hits while striking out seven. In the eighth inning, a two-run home run by Adam Eaton plus a run batted in (RBI) by Asdrúbal Cabrera extended the Nationals' lead to nine runs. A ninth-inning home run by Michael A. Taylor off Chris Devenski pushed the lead to 12–2. Astro Martín Maldonado hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth off relief pitcher Javy Guerra, but there was no further scoring as the Nationals completed their eighth consecutive playoff win.[42]
This was the first World Series game played in Washington D.C. since October 7, 1933, which was the clinching Game5 of the New York Giants' win over the Washington Senators.[46]Chad Cordero of the 2005 Nationals threw out the ceremonial first pitch to former teammate Brian Schneider; former astronaut Buzz Aldrin also threw a ceremonial pitch.[47]Aníbal Sánchez started for the Nationals, while Zack Greinke started for the Astros. In the second inning, Josh Reddick batted in Carlos Correa as Houston scored the game's first run. In the third inning, Jose Altuve doubled and advanced to third on an error, then scored on an infield single by Michael Brantley, giving the Astros a 2–0 lead. The Nationals loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the third, but were unable to score. In the bottom of the fourth, Ryan Zimmerman walked then was driven in by a triple by Víctor Robles, cutting the Astros' lead to 2–1.[48]
Houston restored its two-run lead in the top of the fifth, as Altuve doubled and was then batted in by Brantley. Greinke left with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, having allowed one run on seven hits while striking out six batters. The Astros extended their lead to 4–1 in the top of the sixth, as Robinson Chirinos hit a home run off the left field foul pole netting. Sánchez lasted until one out in the top of the sixth, having allowed four runs on 10 hits while striking out four. With no additional scoring through the middle of the ninth, the Astros brought in closerRoberto Osuna to pitch the bottom of the ninth. Osuna allowed a one-out single to Adam Eaton, but otherwise retired the Nationals; Juan Sotostruck out looking to end the Nationals’ eight-game playoff winning streak. Osuna earned his second save this postseason, as Houston narrowed Washington's lead in the series to 2–1. This became the first World Series to begin with three games won by the road team since 1996, when the first five games were won by the road team.[49]
The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by a Nationals Youth Baseball Academy scholar-athlete.[51][52]Patrick Corbin started for the Nationals and José Urquidy started for the Astros.[53] The Astros scored early, recording two runs in the first inning on four consecutive singles with one out.[54]Robinson Chirinos hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning, extending Houston's lead to 4–0.[54] Urquidy exited after five innings, having held the Nationals scoreless, retiring nine straight batters before being removed.[54]
Washington scored a run in the bottom of the sixth, when Gerardo Parra scored on a Juan Sotoground out with the bases loaded and one out. Corbin pitched six innings, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out five. After his exit, the Nationals bullpen allowed the bases to become loaded before a grand slam by Alex Bregman off Fernando Rodney in the seventh inning extended Houston's lead to 8–1.[55] It was the 20th ever World Series grand slam and first since Addison Russell hit one in Game6 of the 2016 World Series.[56] With no further scoring, the Astros evened the series, 2–2, ensuring a sixth game in Houston. This was the fifth time a World Series started with the road team winning the first four games, the most recent occurrence having been 1996.[57]
Game 5
The Astros batting in the top of the 2nd inning of Game 5
October 27, 2019 8:08pm (EDT) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., 72°F (22°C), clear
The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by chef José Andrés.[51][58] The starting pitchers were Gerrit Cole for Houston and Joe Ross for Washington. Max Scherzer was scheduled to start for Washington, but was scratched about three hours before the game for neck spasms.[59]
A two-run home run by Yordan Alvarez in the top of the second inning gave the Astros an early lead. In the top of the fourth, Carlos Correa hit another two-run home run, extending Houston's lead to 4–0. Ross pitched for five innings, allowing four runs on five hits while striking out one batter. Juan Soto narrowed the lead to 4–1 with a home run in the bottom of the seventh. Yuli Gurriel batted in a run in the top of the eighth to restore the four-run lead. Cole left after seven innings, having held the Nationals to one run on three hits while striking out nine. George Springer's two-run home run in the top of the ninth stretched Houston's lead to 7–1. With Ryan Pressly ending the game by allowing no baserunners in the bottom of the ninth, the Astros moved to within a victory of their second title in three years. This became the third World Series—along with 1906 and 1996—to have the road team win the first five games.[60]
Home plate umpireLance Barksdale's strike zone during the game drew attention,[61] with some sports journalists, including Jeff Passan, increasing their appeals to MLB for a computerized strike zone.[62][63] Two women in the crowd flashed their bare chests during the game—briefly visible on television—in an attempt to raise awareness for their website, claiming proceeds from the site "will be going to women with breast cancer".[64] Along with a third woman, they were removed from the game and were banned from all MLB stadiums "indefinitely".[64]U.S. PresidentDonald Trump was booed and "chants of 'Lock him up!' broke out in some sections" when he and wife Melania were introduced after the third inning during the regular serviceperson recognition segment.[65] This led to some discussion in the media of the civility required of the event and the larger political discourse taking place.[66] This was not the first time at a World Series that a President was booed;[67] at the 1931 World Series, taking place during Prohibition, fans in Philadelphia had chanted at Herbert Hoover, "We want beer! We want beer!"
Anthony Rendon batted in a run in the top of the first, giving the Nationals an early 1–0 lead. A sacrifice fly by Jose Altuve and a home run by Alex Bregman in the bottom of the first gave Houston a 2–1 lead.[71] Bregman carried his bat to first base after homering, which some media members considered disrespectful.[72] Fifth-inning home runs by Adam Eaton and Juan Soto gave the Nationals a 3–2 lead. Soto also carried his bat to first base after homering, mimicking Bregman.[72] Post-game, both managers voiced displeasure with the bat-carrying; Bregman apologized and said he was at fault.[73][74]
Verlander exited after five innings, having allowed three runs on five hits while striking out three batters.[75] In the top of the seventh inning, Trea Turner was controversially called out for interference on a play at first base,[76] which Washington manager Dave Martinez furiously took issue with, leading to his ejection.[75] It was the first time a manager had been ejected from a World Series game since Bobby Cox in 1996. Later that inning, a two-out, two-run home run by Rendon off Will Harris—who had not allowed an earned run in the postseason—increased Washington's lead to 5–2.[71] Rendon batted in two more runs in the top of the ninth with a double off Chris Devenski, extending the Nationals' lead to 7–2. Strasburg left with one out in the bottom of the ninth, having held the Astros to two runs on five hits while striking out seven.[75]Sean Doolittle relieved Strasburg, and allowed a two-out double to Carlos Correa, but nothing further, and the Nationals evened the series to force a deciding seventh game.[77] This was the first instance in MLB, NBA, or NHL history when the road team won the first six games of a best-of-seven series.[7]
In the top of the seventh inning, the Nationals had a 3–2 lead with a runner, Yan Gomes, on first base with no outs when batter Trea Turner hit a swinging bunt to the third base side of the pitcher's mound.[78] Astros pitcher Brad Peacock fielded the ball and threw it to first base; the ball was not caught by first baseman Yuli Gurriel and rolled into foul territory beyond the base, apparently giving the Nationals runners on second and third with no outs.[78] However, Turner was called out by home plate umpire Sam Holbrook for interference, negating the play and requiring Gomes to return to first base.[78] While initial reports and television commentary indicated the call was for running outside the 45-foot (14m) runner's lane,[79] MLB's chief baseball officer, Joe Torre, clarified after the game that Turner had interfered with Gurriel's attempt to catch the ball,[80][81] stating that Turner "did run to the fair side of the 45-foot line, but really the violation was when he kept Gurriel from being able to catch the ball at first base."[78][82] The call led to a delay of nearly 4+1⁄2 minutes while umpires confirmed their interpretation of the rules (the decision itself was a judgment call not reviewable via MLB instant replay).[78] The call was argued by Nationals manager Dave Martinez when it was first made and again, more intensely, during the seventh-inning stretch, resulting in his ejection by Holbrook.[83] It was the first ejection in a World Series since 1996, when Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox had been ejected.[84][85]
A home run by Yuli Gurriel in the bottom of the second inning gave the Astros an early 1–0 lead. Carlos Correa hit a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning to extend the lead to 2–0. Scherzer pitched five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out three batters. Greinke had given up only one hit (a single) and had shut out the Nats over six innings before Anthony Rendon's home run in the top of the seventh cut the Astros' lead to 2–1. Greinke walked Soto after Rendon's homer and was then replaced by Will Harris. Harris gave up a two-run home run to Howie Kendrick off the right field foul pole, giving the Nationals a 3–2 lead, which they never relinquished. Greinke was charged with two runs on two hits while striking out three in 6+1⁄3 innings.[90]Roberto Osuna pitched the eighth inning for Houston, when Juan Soto batted in Adam Eaton with two outs to give Washington a two-run lead.[91][92] The Nationals extended their lead to 6–2 in the ninth inning, with two runs scoring on a one-out single by Eaton with the bases loaded. With Patrick Corbin having pitched three scoreless innings in relief for Washington, closer Daniel Hudson came in to pitch in a non-save situation in the bottom of the ninth and retired the side in order, as Michael Brantleystruck out swinging to end the game, series, and baseball season, giving the Nationals franchise its first World Series title in 51 seasons,[note 8] and the city's first since the Senators won in 1924.[90]
The Nationals' win marked the sixth straight year that a team clinched the World Series title via a win on the road,[note 9] including four times that a Game7 was won by the visiting team.[93] For the first time in major North American sports history, the visiting team won all seven games of a best-of-seven postseason series.[94][95] In championship series of the NBA, NHL, and MLB contested during 2019, road teams compiled an overall 17–3 record.[note 10] Additionally, the Nationals became the first team to win the World Series in their first appearance since 2002, when the Anaheim Angels accomplished the feat by defeating the San Francisco Giants in seven games.[98] During postgame ceremonies, Washington's Stephen Strasburg was presented with the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, the first time a former No. 1 overall draft pick earned the award,[4][99] and the first time a pitcher had won the award since Madison Bumgarner had won in 2014.
The Nationals’ upset of the Astros was ranked as the third biggest upset in World Series history by MLB.com.[100]
Game1 had the second-lowest audience for any Game1 to date, with only the 2014 World Series having a smaller audience for the opener.[113] Game2 had the lowest audience for any Game2 to date, a distinction previously held by the 2012 World Series.[114] Game4 was the lowest rated World Series game ever, and had the second-smallest audience ever, with only Game3 of the 2008 World Series having a smaller audience.[115] Game7 was the least-watched Game7 ever, falling below the seventh game of 2014.[116] Overall, this World Series had the fourth-lowest average number of viewers, with only 2014, 2012, and 2008 being lower.[117] Ratings spiked considerably for Game 7, and there were strong ratings in the Houston (42.7/63) and Washington, D.C. (31.8/53) markets, making it the most-viewed MLB game in Washington since 1998.[118]
Locally, both teams' flagship radio stations broadcast the series with their regular announcers. In Houston, KBME aired the series with Robert Ford and Steve Sparks announcing. In Washington, WJFK-FM aired the series with Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler calling the games. Per MLB rules, the teams' other radio affiliates may carry the series but must air the ESPN Radio broadcast.[105]
Aftermath
Astros
Speculation about sign stealing by the Astros had been rampant for a number of years. After being knocked out by the Nationals in the National League Division Series, several Dodgers (the team the Astros beat in the 2017 World Series) reached out to Washington Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier, who had been with Los Angeles the previous year, to warn him that Houston was elaborately stealing signs. Many American League clubs also reached out to Washington to say the same, as well.[122]
Shortly after the 2019 World Series concluded, on November 12, 2019, journalists Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich published a story in The Athletic detailing for the first time specific allegations that the Astros had engaged in illicit electronic sign stealing. MLB launched an investigation and found evidence that the Astros did engage in illegal electronic sign stealing in 2017 and 2018, but found no evidence that they used the scheme in 2019.[123] Hours after MLB announced its sanctions, Astros owner Jim Crane fired general manager Jeff Luhnow and AJ Hinch. Crane said: "Neither of them started this but neither of them did anything about it".[124] Veteran manager Dusty Baker was hired a few months later and stayed with the club until retiring in 2023.
After losing the 2019 World Series, the Astros have continued to be a top team, coming within one win of making the World Series in the shortened 2020 season and returning to the World Series in 2021, which they lost to the Atlanta Braves, and in 2022, when they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies. They were beaten by their in-state rival Texas Rangers in the 2023 ALCS, in which the visiting team won all seven games.
Nationals
The Nationals, however, quickly lost many players from their championship team and fell to the bottom of the league. The Nationals let all-star third baseman Anthony Rendon leave in free agency to the Los Angeles Angels in the offseason (the Angels also signed 2019 Nationals part-time catcher Kurt Suzuki). The COVID-19 pandemic kept the Nationals from properly celebrating their 2019 championship the following season, as spectators were not allowed in the stands during the shortened season. They raised their championship banner in front of an empty Nationals Park on the first day of the 2020 season, and received their championship rings in the clubhouse rather than on the field in front of the fans.[125] The Nationals finished tied for last in the NL East in 2020. Postseason hero Howie Kendrick retired at the end of the season.
Struggling at the trade deadline in 2021, the Nationals engaged in a large-scale selloff of top players, most of which had led them to the championship.[126] The Nationals became the first team to trade three players who were All-Stars before the end of the season, which included starting pitcher Max Scherzer, outfielder Kyle Schwarber, and shortstop Trea Turner. They also traded off important pieces from their World Series team, such as catcher Yan Gomes and reliever Daniel Hudson.[127] By the end of 2021, only a handful of players from the 2019 championship team were still with the club.
The Nationals rotation that many saw as the team's strength during their World Series run was not as effective going forward. Scherzer, although still dominant, struggled with lower body injuries until he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the 2021 trade deadline.[128] In 2023, Scherzer would win his second World Series ring with the Texas Rangers. Patrick Corbin led the National League in losses and earned runs given up in 2021 and 2022. Anibal Sanchez struggled mighty during the 2020 season so much that he spent the 2021 season out of baseball entirely, only to return to Washington in 2022. Lastly, Stephen Strasburg, Washington's MVP of the 2019 World Series, was rewarded with a lucrative seven-year contract with the Nationals after the World Series.[129] Unfortunately, Strasburg continued to be plagued with injuries, only making a total of eight starts from 2020 to 2023. He threw just 528 pitches in the majors the rest of his career before retiring in 2024.[130]
In the proceeding years, Washington D.C. would experience a dull period. They have not made the postseason or posted a winning record since 2019. In addition, they only spent a handful of days over .500. from 2020-2024.[131]
1 2 During the postseason, there are seven umpires to a crew. One umpire is designated as the replay official and is assigned to MLB's New York office with replay officials for the first two games of the series. At the first travel day, the replay official umpire is assigned to the field for the remainder of the series while another umpire is designated the replay official. Wolf was the replay official for Games1 and2, while Porter was the replay official for the remaining games.
↑ The Astros entered the NL as the Houston Colt .45s in 1962, acquiring their current name in 1965 and moving to the AL in 2013; the Nationals entered the NL as the Montreal Expos in 1969, moving to Washington and acquiring their current name in 2005.
↑ The franchise, then playing as the Montreal Expos, had one postseason series victory in the strike-shortened 1981 baseball season. That year, the postseason included an extra round, with the first half winner of each of two divisions in each league playing the second half division winner. Montreal won the second half Eastern Division title in the National League and beat the Philadelphia Phillies three games to two to advance to the National League Championship series, in which they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers three games to two.
↑ The "bottom" of an inning refers to when the home team bats, as the home team's runs are listed below the visiting team's runs in the linescore.
↑ The "top" of an inning refers to when the visiting team bats, as the visiting team's runs are listed above the home team's runs in the linescore.
↑ Including the 1912 World Series, which had a deciding Game8 because Game2 ended in a tie.
↑ Through the 2019 World Series, the franchise had competed for 36 seasons as the Montreal Expos (1969–2004) and then 15 seasons as the Washington Nationals (2005–2019).
↑ Through the 2019 World Series, the most recent team to clinch a World Series title at home was the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in 2013. See List of World Series champions.
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The 2021 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2021 season. The 117th World Series was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros. The series began on October 26 and concluded on November 2.
The 2021 American League Championship Series was the best-of-seven series in Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2021 postseason between the fourth-seeded Boston Red Sox and the second-seeded Houston Astros. The series determined the American League pennant winner, the Astros, who advanced to the 2021 World Series.
The 2021 American League Division Series were the two best-of-five-games series in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2021 postseason that determined the participating teams of the 2021 American League Championship Series. The three divisional winners, seeded first through third, and a fourth team—determined by the AL Wild Card Game—played in two series. These matchups were:
The 2022 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2022 season. The 118th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros and the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros defeated the Phillies in six games to earn their second World Series championship. The series was broadcast in the United States on Fox television and ESPN Radio.
The 2019 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2019 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
The 2022 American League Championship Series was the best-of-seven playoff in Major League Baseball's 2022 postseason between the two American League Division Series winners, the top-seeded Houston Astros and the second-seeded New York Yankees, for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2022 World Series.
The 2022 American League Division Series (ALDS) were the two best-of-five playoff series in Major League Baseball (MLB) to determine the participating teams of the 2022 American League Championship Series. These matchups are:
↑ Creamer, Chris (August 5, 2019). "2019 World Series, Postseason Logos Officially Revealed by MLB". sportslogos.net. Retrieved September 27, 2019. the Wild Card Game (in both leagues) will be presented by Hanook Tire [recte Hankook Tires]; the NLDS by Utz, the ALDS by Doosan, and the Series by YouTube TV.
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