World Series: Nationals beat Astros 7-2, forcing Game 7

Anthony Rendon at bat.
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The Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros 7-2 on Tuesday night during Game 6 of the World Series. With the win, the Nationals tied the series 3-3, forcing a Game 7.

The action started early, with the Nationals earning a run in the first inning and the Astros responding with two of their own, but that was the end of the Astros' scoring. Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals pitched for nearly the entire game, and became the first pitcher in baseball history to go 5-0 in the postseason, CBS Sports reports.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

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.