Houston left-hander Framber Valdez carried a shutout into the seventh inning in Game 2 of the World Series and, given the Astros' five-run lead at the time, his performance should have sufficed.
But after rallying from five runs down to steal Game 1 on Friday, the Philadelphia Phillies made the Astros sweat out the final three innings of their 5-2 victory on Saturday. The win evened this best-of-seven series at a game apiece with Game 3 scheduled for Monday in Philadelphia.
The Astros opened the game with three consecutive doubles while scoring three runs off Phillies starter Zack Wheeler (1-2) in the bottom of the first inning. Alex Bregman later slugged a two-run home run in the fifth to provide some cushion for Valdez and the bullpen.
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