It was never going to be easy. Here's ScottLauber's story from Game 5 of the WorldSeries.
And now, after a cuticle-chomping 3-2 loss in Game 5 at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies must chew on this: Unless they win back-to-back games in Houston this weekend, their magic-carpet ride of a postseason will end with a National League pennant but also the emptiness of not being able to etch their names alongside the World Series victors of 1980 and 2008.“Obviously it’s a tall task,” Realmuto said from a quiet clubhouse. “But we’ve won two games in a row a lot of times this season.
And then there’s the experience of the Phillies’ very own leadoff hitter. Kyle Schwarber played for the hex-breaking 2016 Chicago Cubs when they won a Game 6 and 7 on the road in Cleveland to author a World Series comeback.But the Phillies’ best hope to vanquish the 106-win Astros was always to outslug them. They were built to mash, and after tying a World Series record with five homers in Game 3, it seemed like things might actually go according to plan.
“I’d say it’s a little bit of both,” said Realmuto, 1-for-18 with 11 strikeouts since his 10th-inning homer in Game 1. “We’re striking out more than we normally would in these situations, and that’s a testament to how good these pitchers are.
Then, in the ninth, after Harper got hit by a pitch, Castellanos worked the count full again before rolling an inning-ending groundout to Astros rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña, who had an RBI single, a solo homer, and took a hit from Castellanos in the third inning with a leaping catch. “He’s got the stuff to get the job done,” Realmuto said. “Whether his velo is at 98 or not, as long as he’s got his command and then he’s able to attack the strike zone and work ahead of hitters, I’m not too worried about the velo.”
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