Game 1 of the 2022 World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros will be played Friday night at Minute Maid Park. Houston will have a late play, with the game tied in the final inning. Kyle Tucker gave the Astros a huge lead early, hitting two home runs in the first three innings as Houston outscored Aaron Nola 5-0. However, the Phillies didn’t fall behind for long against Justin Verlander. The Phillies scored five in two innings against the likely AL Cy Young winner, and JT Realmuto hit two in the fifth to tie the game. Here’s how to watch Game 1.
The Astros have won 106 games in the regular season and are 7-0 in the series so far in the playoffs, but the Phillies have done nothing but defy expectations so far this October did not do. As for the first game, the stakes can be imagined. Throughout the history of MLB’s best-of-seven playoff series, the team that won Game 1 went on to win the series 64.3 percent of the time.
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