World Series Game 2: Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals, October 23, 2019
World Series Game 2
October 23, 2019, 8:07 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Washington Nationals
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2019Washington NationalsHouston Astros
.796
OPS.847
231
HR288
873
Runs920
4.27
ERA3.66
1.29
WHIP1.13
1511
Strikeouts by pitchers1671
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
5 players led Washington Nationals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trea TurnerSS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam EatonRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerardo ParraPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Rendon3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Juan SotoLF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Howie KendrickDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Zimmerman1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kurt SuzukiC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor RoblesCF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 40 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
Jose Altuve led Houston Astros with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George SpringerCF/RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael BrantleyLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake MarisnickCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robinson ChirinosC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh ReddickRF/LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Pitching
Stephen Strasburg went 6.0 innings for Washington Nationals (7 SO, 2 ER); Justin Verlander went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (6 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Stephen Strasburg | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Fernando Rodney | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Rainey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Javy Guerra | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Justin Verlander | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Ryan Pressly | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh James | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Héctor Rondón | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Devenski | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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