World Series: Nationals beat Astros 7-2, forcing Game 7
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.
During the seventh inning stretch, Nationals manager Dave Martinez was ejected after an explosive argument with umpires over a controversial interference call involving Trea Turner. The last manager ejected from a World Series game was Bobby Cox for the Atlanta Braves in 1996.
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Game 7 is set for Wednesday night at Houston's Minute Maid Park.
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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.