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— Barstool Sports (barstoolsports) November 6, 2022
Dusty Baker has waited many years for this moment. The veteran Houston Astros coach has never won a World Series. He touched it before, but did not reach the desired destination – until tonight. Houston beat Philadelphia 1:4, won the entire series 2:4 and won the championship for the second time in six years.
Prembar Valdez had another big performance with six innings and nine strikeouts, though the Phillies took the lead in the sixth inning on Kyle Schwarber’s home run. Houston’s response came in the bottom of the inning. A home run by Jordan Alvarez from the hands of Jose Alvarado put two more runners in, and the hosts made it 1:3. Another single made it 1:4, and from here Houston kept the score and gave the signal for the celebrations.
For the 73-year-old Baker, as mentioned, it was a bachelor’s degree since he started coaching 29 years ago. He was asked “what’s next” and replied: “What’s next? I said if I win once I want to win again.” Houston, by the way, reached the World Series for the fourth time in six years, and in all these years it reaches the ALCS.