It took until the eighth inning and it took a blooper dropping in front of an outfielder who appeared to have a play on the ball for the Houston Astros to land their first hit of the game. Houston's Aledmys Diaz led off the top of the eighth with a flare off Braves reliever Tyler Matzek that barely landed in front of left fielder Eddie Rosario. The Astros had zero hits through seven innings as the Braves were bidding for the first no-hitter in the World Series since the New York Yankees Don Larsen tossed a perfect game in Pitcher Ian Anderson started and went five innings.
Minter and Luke Jackson each threw one inning. All the Astros had until the eighth were three walks and two hit batsmen. Minter going. Jackson threw 1. It's still Braves in the top of the 7th.
Although Ian Anderson is a rookie, and yes, he was about to go a dreaded third time through the Astros' vaunted lineup, it was still surprising to see Braves manager Brian Snitker pull him after five no-hit innings considering the massive workload Atlanta will be putting on its bullpen in the next couple of games.
Anderson is the first rookie to toss at least five no-hit innings in a World Series in years. On now for the Braves is lefty A. Minter, the pitching hero of Game 1, whose critical 2. It's Braves as we start the 6th. Houston Astros starter Luis Garcia had a heavy workload through the first three innings, throwing 70 pitches.
He started the bottom of the fourth smartly, getting the first two batters on two pitches, but manager Dusty Baker felt it was time to pull Garcia and bring in left-handed reliever Blake Taylor to face the left-handed hitter Eddie Rosario. Garcia left having pitched 3. Read our Announcement. Prev Game Next Game. Logos via Sports Logos.
Los Angeles Dodgers. Tampa Bay Rays. Other Info. Starting Lineups. Full Site Menu Return to Top. Louis Cardinals. We're Social Matzek allowed the leadoff single to Diaz but escaped his inning without any runs coming across. Will Smith finished the job in the ninth. The only run the Braves needed came early. Eddie Rosario led off the third with a walk and moved up to second on a single by Freddie Freeman.
After a strikeout, Riley doubled down the left field line to score Rosario and give Atlanta the lead. The Braves now hold the advantage in the series with two games still to play in Atlanta. Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Braves vs. Astros in the World Series. Follow below for complete results from Game 3. End of Game: Tucker flies out to center, and the Braves win They now lead the World Series End of Eighth: Swanson strikes out, and this game heads to the ninth.
Will Smith will come in trying to nail down the win for the Braves. Braves' scoring play: What a huge insurance run. Braves extend lead to End Top Eighth: Brantley pops out to third. Matzek leaves the runner at third, and the Braves now just need three outs to win Game 3. Runner on third now for Brantley. Brantley due up for Houston. Altuve and the top of the order due up. Diaz drops in a single that falls just between Rosario and Swanson.
According to Baseball Savant , that ball had an 85 percent catch probability. It took until the 8th inning, but the Astros officially have their first hit of the night. End of Eighth: Stanek gets Riley swinging for the third out of the seventh. Tyler Matzek coming in to face Maldonado, a pinch hitter and Altuve. With Riley due up, Baker hands the ball to right-hander Ryne Stanek. End Top Seventh: Nice backhand by Riley to field the hard grounder from Gurriel and a pick on the other end by Freeman keeps the Astros out of the hit column in the seventh.
At the stretch, the Braves still have not allowed a hit. That ball came off the bat at
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