World Series Game 5: Astros defeat Nationals 7-1

The Houston Astros celebrate their Game 5 win.

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last updated 28 October 2019

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 has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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