World Series Game 5: Astros defeat Nationals 7-1
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The Houston Astros beat the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Sunday night during Game 5 of the World Series.
The Astros are now ahead in the series 3-2, and if they win Game 6 on Tuesday, they will earn their second World Series title in three seasons.
The Astros had two-run home runs from Yordan Alvarez, Carlos Correa, and George Springer, while in the seventh inning, Juan Soto gave the Nationals their only run of the game. When the series has been tied at 2-2, the winner of Game 5 has gone on to win the title 67 percent of the time, CBS Sports reports. Game 6 will be held in Houston on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET, with Justin Verlander pitching for the Astros and Stephen Strasburg for the Nationals.
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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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