World Series Game 2: Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros – LIVE!

Brave 0-0 Astros, Bottom First

Max Fried, whose last name is not pronounced as an adjective (regret), is up against Jose Altuve, who hits a ringing double that gets everyone excited at Minute Maid.

Email from Kurt Perleberg:

Who will win the most medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics to be held next February?

Maybe I should have been a little more specific here: please send your baseball related questions for today world Series liveblog

Brave 0-0 Astros, Top 1

It’s okay, he manages to strike out George Soler. That’s three strikeouts, two infield hits, no runs allowed. Not a bad start.

Brave 0-0 Astros, Top 1

Austin Riley trails 0-2 and then makes weak contact that somehow ends a base hit as he aims it where the fielders are not. Urquidy is making a great pitch, he’s just getting unlucky here. The Braves now have two, two-out baserunners.

Brave 0-0 Astros, Top 1

Ozzie is ready to try anything against Albies Urquidy. He falls behind, but somehow manages to climb first over the swinging bunt, hitting slowly. So we have our first Braves baserunner.

Brave 0-0 Astros, Top 1

Freddie Freeman, the alliteration wonder, is next. He does the full count, but in the end he too is out. Better start than yesterday for Houston’s pitching.

Brave 0-0 Astros, Top 1

Jose Urquidi’s first pitch is swung by Rosario, who also swings on Pitch 2. Therefore, the Braves are already down 0-2 against lead-off Man Urquidi. He manages to spoil a few more offerings before he strikes.

The roof at Minute Maid Park is open, as the Astros generally perform better in the open air. They are looking for every edge they can get in this series as well.

Oh, the real game is about to begin!

national anthem

OK, I missed the name of today’s singer by not switching so fast in pregame but she gives a great performance. 9/10.

Speaking of tomahawk chops, our former president never stumbled upon a cultural war he didn’t want to take advantage of, so it’s not surprising:

tomahawk chop controversy

If you were hoping that the league or network shift to an emphasis on Tomahawk chops went well in Atlanta… MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred There seems to be a great intention to preserve it. It seems like an odd decision until you realize that Manfred is very much on track in favor of anything that makes the game potentially more unnerving.

predictions

Listen, nothing about this series suggests that it won’t expand to take as long as possible. If you combine this with the fact that if the Braves win today they will stand a chance of winning this series with a 2-0 lead before going back home…

If that happens, it raises suspicions that the series will go far beyond the minimum. So, I’m saying that the Astros actually win today in a somewhat dramatic fashion. Maybe a 6-7 win with pinballs back and forth between the two teams until the last inning. I am ready to save at least white knuckles. This one is going to be at least six games, I think.

Maybe this is wishful thinking. If you have your own opinion, feel free to chime in. As mentioned earlier, you can either email Hunter.Felt.Freelance@theguardian.com or tweet @hunterfelt.

Houston Astros starting lineup

1. Jose Altuve, 2B

2. Michael Brantley, LF

3. Alex Bregman, 3B

4. Jordan Alvarez, DH

5. Carlos Correa, SS

6. Kyle Tucker, RF

7. Yuli Guriel, 1B

8. Jose Siri, CF

9. Martin Maldonado, CA

RHP Jose Urquidy

Atlanta Braves launching lineup

1. Eddie Rosario, LF

2. Freddie Freeman, 1B

3. Ozzy Albies, 2B

4. Austin Riley, 3B

5. George Soler, DH

6. Pedersen Game, RF

7. Adam Duvall, CF

8. Travis D’Arnaud, c

9. Dansby Swanson, SS

starting the pitcher; Max Fried, LHP

Email from Roger Kirkby:

subject line; Some baseball humor with a lot of swearing.

hi hunter, Here’s Lewis Black’s Take on BaseballSwear a lot, but funny.

I haven’t had time to watch it, but I have fond memories of Lewis Black in the golden age of “The Daily Show,” so I’ll trust you.

I’m not going to suggest that it’s going to be the equivalent of Charlie Morton pitching through a broken leg, but I will say that I’m going to be blogging through an awfully chipped tooth.

Admittedly, it’s more than a hockey-style injury, but I just want to say that the willingness to play through an injury isn’t the only trait found in athletes. (My roommates call this “stubbornness” on my part, but we can talk about definitions later.)

Preface

Hello everyone welcome to game 2 of the world series atlanta brave And the Houston Astros…

Wait, wait, come back! We promise that things will get more interesting from here if only because there is nowhere to go but after the Game 1 snoozefest which may not satisfy anyone but brave fans.

It’s never good when the most notable highlight of your game is a starting pitcher attempting to fight through a fractured fibula. Game 1 starter Charlie Morton was actually recording before his body had fully registered the severity of his injury and had to be picked up. He is now out for the rest of the series, a major blow to Atlanta in what would otherwise have been a perfect evening.

In fact, it looked like the game was decided in Atlanta’s favor after the Braves took a 5–0 lead in the bottom of the fourth. Unfortunately, this made the subsequent two and a half hours felt completely unnecessary. Despite a few brief flashes of a potential Houston return, the game slowly went to the end of regulation with no play, where the Braves held on to the final score of 6–2.

If You’re Still On The Fence As To Who To Root Here, Presuming It’s A Fight MLB’s two most problematic teams… well, I’m afraid I can’t help you there. As your official baseball chronicler today, I’m just pushing for a fast-paced, interesting game. Heck, even super-long playoff games can be fun when there’s play.

We hope it starts today as Astros look to level this World Series 1-1. If you’d like to contribute to Liveblog, send us your comments, questions, predictions, etc. and we’ll include them in the next few hours. if you are on twitter you can send them @hunterfelt And if not (it makes a lot of sense) just email us Hunter.Felt.Freelance@theguardian.com.

It’s Game 2 of the 2021 World Series between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros In Houston’s Minute Maid Park. The first pitch is scheduled at 8:09 p.m. EST, but we’ll be back well before that.

Hunter will be here soon. In the meantime, here’s how Game 1 went down:

A Healthy Swing powered by George Soler atlanta brave To start off with a bang in the World Series.

Making his first start since testing positive for Covid-19, Soler became the first player to start the World Series with a home run and the Braves, despite the loss of a broken leg from pitcher Charlie Morton, calmed down Houston Astros 6-2 Tuesday night in Game 1.

Buoyed by a strong bullpen effort, a two-run homer by Adam Duvall and a late sacrificial flight from Freddie Freeman, the Braves ran their first series as Chipper Jones and his Big Three aces climbed in 1999.

Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Astros looked mostly lost at the plate. this is his third world Series In five seasons—and for the first time since—his illegal sign-stealing scheme was exposed.