After experiencing the highest of highs in a beatdown of the Astros in Game 3 of the World Series, the Phillies came crashing down in Game 4 by becoming the second team in World Series history to be no-hit.
It was a combined effort by the Astros, with Cristian Javier going the first six innings before Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly closed the deal.
The 5-0 win for Houston tied the series 2-2 heading into a pivotal Game 5. Of the 64 Game 5 winners of a 2-2 series, 45 of them have gone on to win the World Series. So the importance of this game cannot be overstated before the series returns to Houston for at least a Game 6.
The Astros will have their Cy Young ace, Justin Verlander, on the mound. Verlander’s struggles in the Fall Classic have continued in this series. He was perfect through the first three innings of Game 1 and it appeared the Astros were going to cruise after building a 5-0 lead, but the Phillies battled back and ended up winning 6-5 in 10 innings.
The Phillies will look for innings out of their bullpen with Noah Syndergaard making his first World Series start since 2015. Syndergaard went three innings in his only other start this postseason.
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The Astros’ bats have struggled outside of periodic bursts in this series. They touched up the Phillies in the fifth inning Wednesday but were held scoreless otherwise by the back end of the Phillies’ bullpen. In fact, the Astros haven’t scored a single run past the fifth inning in this World Series.
The Phillies, meanwhile, just need to shake things off and get an early hit Kyle Schwarber said “I don’t give a s—“ when he was asked about how it felt to be in the record book for being no-hit. That may be true, but if Verlander begins Game 5 the same way he began Game 1, the Phillies may start to care very quickly.
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Astros vs. Phillies score
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Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Phillies | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Astros vs. Phillies live updates, highlights from 2022 World Series
(All times Eastern.)
9:21 p.m. — Brogdon gets Alvarez swinging out of the bullpen with some high heat. One down with Bregman coming up.
9:17 p.m. — That now does it for Syndergaard. Connor Brogdon is on.
9:15 p.m. — What a swing from Peña, as he got behind in the count and raked one to left for his fourth home run of the playoffs. Tremendous swing to give the Astros the lead back with one pitch after a few Phillies threats.
Houston back in front!
The rookie Jeremy Peña with a solo shot to make 2-1! pic.twitter.com/CAbUS44afb
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 4, 2022
9:10 p.m. — Verlander gets out of this one too, as he gets in on the hands of Stott and forces a fly-out to Tucker in right. Tucker stumbled but recovered quickly to make the play.
9:09 p.m. — Bohm gets one past the outstretched glove of Peña for a hit to advance Harper. Jumped on a four-seam and now Stott steps up.
9:07 p.m. — Castellanos scorches one 105 mph off the bat but Peña climbs the ladder and makes a sensational play. Huge play there, and it was hit so hard there wasn’t even a chance to double up Harper. Inning will now rest on Bohm.
Jeremy Peña got up 😳
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— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 4, 2022
9:06 p.m. — Harper walks again after working the count full, Verlander’s fourth walk in the game. Nick Castellanos now steps up again with one out.
9:02 p.m. — Umpire-catcher camaraderie abounds after a foul ball clips Maldonado in the mask. Baker checks up on him and the Astros catcher is fine. Realmuto now goes down swinging on another knuckle curve from Verlander, and Harper is up next. Great pitch.
8:58 p.m. — Altuve rolls over a slider from Syndergaard and chops one to Stott, who throws him out to get out of the inning. J.T. Realmuto will lead off for the Phillies.
8:56 p.m. — Syndergaard now gets in on the hands of Maldonado and he flies out to Marsh in center. The order now turns over to Altuve, who obviously doubled in his first at-bat.
8:53 p.m. — Some shades of old Verlander in that last at-bat against Hoskins, with his fastball approaching 98 mph and his slider nearly touching 90. Chas McCormick now steps in against Syndergaard and promptly flies out to right. Maldonado up next.
8:50 p.m. — Huge pitch there for Verlander, as he gets Hoskins swinging to get out of trouble. Much ado about nothing after a pair of walks, and Dusty Baker exhales in the dugout as well.
Verlander gets himself out of a big jam with a HUGE strikeout of Rhys Hoskins 🥵
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— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 4, 2022
8:47 p.m. — Verlander now loses Schwarber on the next four pitches and walks him to load up the bases with two outs. Rhys Hoskins will now step in for a huge at-bat.
8:45 p.m. — Marsh now turns the heat up a bit with a five-pitch walk to bring up Kyle Schwarber, who takes a knuckle-curve for a first-pitch strike.
8:42 p.m. — Segura jumps on Verlander now and rips one to left to keep the inning going. Verlander is still at only four pitches this inning, but Brandon Marsh comes up with a runner on.
8:40 p.m. — Lots of jumpy bats tonight, as Alec Bohm comes up first pitch swinging and pops out to Bregman at third. Stott went up taking all the way and takes a curveball at the top of the zone for strike out. Now he’s jammed up by a fastball, and he pops out to Peña behind second. Short work for Verlander so far as Segura digs in.
8:37 p.m. — Hensley battled but a brutal curveball from Syndergaard falls off the table and gets him swinging for the third out. Big inning there and he might come out for the third.
8:35 p.m. — Syndergaard seems to have recovered nicely from that brutal start. He got Tucker swinging and forced Gurriel into weak contact. Hensley is looking to do something this inning and keep things from being too simple.
8:28 p.m. — Castellanos gets under one and flies out to left for the third out of the inning, and the ball turns back over to the Phillies after a long break.
8:25 p.m. — Harper takes ball four to walk in a full count. Realistically it was probably ball five but he got yanked back by Jordan Baker.
8:23 p.m. — After going down 0-2, Realmuto takes a slider and catches one off the end of the bat to pop out to second for the second out of the inning. Bryce Harper will now try to keep the inning alive.
8:21 p.m. — Rhys Hoskins now lines out to Alvarez in left field for the first out of the inning. More good contact, just bad aim. Realmuto up now.
8:18 p.m. — That’s one way to get a run back. Verlander gives up a leadoff home run to Kyle Schwarber in the home half of the inning, and it’s a whole new ballgame instantly. That’s an inauspicious start for Verlander as his World Series struggles continue.
NO TIME WASTED. SECOND PITCH SCHWARBOMB 💣
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— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 4, 2022
8:15 p.m. — And Bregman goes down swinging on a slider to end the inning for Syndergaard. All things considered, that mitigates a lot of the damage. But the Phillies bats need to wake up early.
8:13 p.m. — HUGE swing here for the Phillies, as Syndergaard gets Alvarez swinging and JT Realmuto catches Peña trying to steal second for the old strike ’em out throw ’em out. All big plays early as Alex Bregman steps up.
Strike him, throw him out! J.T. Realmuto with throws out Jeremy Pena at second base 💪
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— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 4, 2022
8:08 p.m. — Correction: Double E8 for Altuve, as Peña scorches one up the middle past the pulled-in infield to drive Altuve in for a quick Astros lead. They’re jumping all over Syndergaard early.
And just like that, @astros lead 1-0 in Game 5! pic.twitter.com/uTRwDU1N54
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 4, 2022
8:07 p.m. — And we’re underway, with a ball away from Jose Altuve. Altuve then jumps on Syndergaard and triples to the right-center wall to lead of the game. Great swing the other way and the Astros call back to Game 2.
The @astros are off and running with a Jose Altuve three-bagger! 🌬️
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— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 4, 2022
8:03 p.m. — Philadelphia has Meek Mill on the scene driving around on a four-wheeler piloted by the Phanatic to perform ahead of Game 5 before the Phillies take the field. This is a choice.
7:37 p.m. — It’s almost time to put Game 4 completely in the rear-view. But before you do, see what Mr. October himself had to say about the Cristian Javier-helmed no-hit effort by the Astros. From TSN’s Ryan Fagan.
Astros’ Cristian Javier pitched a gem of a game and Mr. October liked what he saw 💯
SN’s @ryanfagan caught up with Reggie Jackson post-game.
📰: https://t.co/mnqmL4koPH pic.twitter.com/f51etZo1iR
— Sporting News MLB (@sn_mlb) November 3, 2022
7:15 p.m. — It appears Phillies fans are not daunted by Wednesday’s absolute debacle of a game.
she wins pic.twitter.com/lO6frZZxAa
— Ryan Fagan (@ryanfagan) November 3, 2022
6:42 p.m. — No real surprises in either lineup, as it looks like Trey Mancini will sit out the rest of this series with David Hensley back in the lineup batting seventh. Martin Maldonado is also batting ninth after Christian Vasquez got the start behind the plate Wednesday.
6:40 p.m. — And in this corner: The Astros are looking to build on their momentum from Wednesday’s no-hitter, featuring a sterling performance from Cristian Javier’s “invisible” fastball. Justin Verlander will make his second start of the series, looking to notch his first World Series winning decision.
Astros lineup with @JustinVerlander on the mound and David Hensley back at DH pic.twitter.com/B30bnRw9Ib
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) November 3, 2022
6:40 p.m. — The Phillies will be rocking their baby blues, a home game tradition on Thursday nights since 2018. Here’s a look at their lineup, with Noah Syndergaard on the mound.
Thursday blues. #RingTheBell
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📻: @KYWNewsradio pic.twitter.com/wl9zD7ff2b— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) November 3, 2022
World Series start time today
Game 5 of the World Series will start at 8:03 p.m. ET at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
How to watch the 2022 World Series
- TV channel (U.S.): Fox
- TV channel (Canada): Sportsnet
- Live stream: Fox Sports Go, fuboTV (U.S.) | Sportsnet NOW (Canada)
All World Series games will be carried by Fox in the United States and on Sportsnet in Canada. The Fox broadcast will be led by Joe Davis calling play-by-play with John Smoltz providing analysis from the booth. Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci will report from the field level.
Streamers can find the game on the Fox Sports Go app or by using fuboTV, which comes with a free trial.
World Series schedule 2022
Date | Game | Start time | TV channel |
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Fri., Oct. 28 | Phillies 6, Astros 5 (PHI 1-0) | ||
Sat., Oct. 29 | Astros 5, Phillies 2 (1-1) | ||
Tue., Nov. 1 | Phillies 7, Astros 0 (PHI 2-1) | ||
Wed., Nov. 2 | Astros 5, Phillies 0 (2-2) | ||
Thu., Nov. 3 | Astros at Phillies, Game 5 | 8:03 p.m. ET | Fox, fuboTV |
Sat., Nov. 5 | Phillies at Astros, Game 6 | 8:03 p.m. ET | Fox, fuboTV |
Sun., Nov. 6 | Phillies at Astros, Game 7* | 8:03 p.m. ET | Fox, fuboTV |
* – If necessary
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