World Series 2019

**World Series 2019**
Period:	October 22nd - 30th
MVP:	Stephen Strasburg (WHAT)
ALCS 2019	NLCS 2019

In the World Series 2019 from October 22 to 30, the winner of the North American Major League Baseball was determined for the 115th time . The best-of-seven series is traditionally played between the winner of the American League and the champion of the National League . It was presented for the third year in a row on YouTube TV .

The Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS and entered the World Series for the first time.

The Houston Astros defeated the New York Yankees in the ALCS and entered the World Series for the third time.

Minute Maid Park

Nationals Park

World Series 2019 venues

Washington Nationals
2019 World Series winners

The way to the World Series

→ Main articles: MLB 2019 , ALWC 2019 , NLWC 2019 , ALDS 2019 , NLDS 2019 , ALCS 2019 , NLCS 2019

The American League and National League winners were determined between October 12 and 20, 2019. The three division winners and the winner of the wild card game met in two division series matches in best-of-five mode ( ALDS or NLDS = American or National League Division Series). Then the winners of the Division Series matches played the best-of-seven from the respective league champion ( ALCS or NLCS = American or National League Championship Series ).

The following results were found in the postseason:

Wild Card Games			League Division Series			League Championship Series			World Series

			2	New York Yankees	3

			3	Minnesota Twins	0
						1	Houston Astros	4th
American League
						2	New York Yankees	2
			1	Houston Astros	3

			5	Tampa Bay Rays	2
4th	Oakland Athletics	0

5	Tampa Bay Rays	1							AL	Houston Astros	3

									NL	Washington Nationals	4th

			2	Atlanta Braves	2

			3	St. Louis Cardinals	3
						3	St. Louis Cardinals	0
National League
						4th	Washington Nationals	4th
			1	Los Angeles Dodgers	2

			4th	Washington Nationals	3
4th	Washington Nationals	1

5	Milwaukee Brewers	0

Submit Results
Wild Card Games: one game; ALDS, NLDS (Division Series): Best-of Five; ALCS, NLCS (Championship Series), World Series: Best-of-Seven

Results overview

game	date	guest	Result	home	Total status	place	Playtime	spectator
Game 1	October 22, 2019	Washington Nationals	5-4	Houston Astros	1–0	Minute Maid Park	3:43	43,339
Game 2	23 October 2019	Washington Nationals	12-3	Houston Astros	2–0	Minute Maid Park	4:01	43,357
Game 3	October 25, 2019	Houston Astros	4–1	Washington Nationals	1-2	Nationals Park	4:03	43,867
Game 4	October 26, 2019	Houston Astros	8-1	Washington Nationals	2–2	Nationals Park	3:48	43,889
Game 5	October 27, 2019	Houston Astros	7-1	Washington Nationals	3–2	Nationals Park	3:19	43,910
Game 6	October 29, 2019	Washington Nationals	7-2	Houston Astros	3–3	Minute Maid Park	3:37	43,384
Game 7	October 30, 2019	Washington Nationals	6–2	Houston Astros	4-3	Minute Maid Park	3:42	43,326
Washington wins the series 4-3.

Game summaries

Game 1

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 7:08 pm CDT at Minute Maid Park in Houston , Texas


team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Washington Nationals	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	5	9	0
Houston Astros	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4th	10	0

WP : Max Scherzer (1–0) LP : Gerrit Cole (0–1) SV : Sean Doolittle (1)

HRs : WHAT - Ryan Zimmerman (1), Juan Soto (1) HOU - George Springer (1)

Game 2

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 7:07 pm CDT at Minute Maid Park in Houston , Texas


team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Washington Nationals	2	0	0	0	0	0	6th	3	1	12	14th	2
Houston Astros	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	1

WP : Stephen Strasburg (1–0) LP : Justin Verlander (0–1)

HRs : WHAT - Kurt Suzuki (1), Adam Eaton (1), Michael A. Taylor (1) HOU - Alex Bregman (1), Martín Maldonado (1)

Game 3

Friday, October 25, 2019 at 8:07 pm EDT at Nationals Park in Washington, DC


team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Houston Astros	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	4th	11	0
Washington Nationals	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	2

WP : Josh James (1–0) LP : Aníbal Sánchez (0–1) SV : Roberto Osuna (1)

HRs : HOU - Robinson Chirinos (1)

Game 4

Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 8:07 pm EDT at Nationals Park in Washington, DC


team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Houston Astros	2	0	0	2	0	0	4th	0	0	8th	13	1
Washington Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4th	0

WP : José Urquidy (1–0) LP : Patrick Corbin (0–1)

HRs : HOU - Robinson Chirinos (2), Alex Bregman (2)

Game 5

Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 8:07 pm EDT at Nationals Park in Washington, DC


team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Houston Astros	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	7th	10	0
Washington Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4th	0

WP : Gerrit Cole (1–1) LP : Joe Ross (0–1)

HRs : HOU - Yordan Álvarez (1), Carlos Correa (1), George Springer (2) WHAT - Juan Soto (2)

Game 6

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 7:07 pm CDT at Minute Maid Park in Houston , Texas


team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Washington Nationals	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	7th	9	0
Houston Astros	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6th	0

WP : Stephen Strasburg (2–0) LP : Justin Verlander (0–2)

HRs : WHAT - Adam Eaton (2), Juan Soto (3), Anthony Rendon (1) HOU - Alex Bregman (3)

Game 7

Wednesday October 30, 2019 at 7:07 pm CDT at Minute Maid Park in Houston , Texas


team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	R.	H	E.
Washington Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	6th	9	0
Houston Astros	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	9	1

WP : Patrick Corbin (1–1) LP : Will Harris (0–1)

HRs : WHAT - Anthony Rendon (2), Howie Kendrick (1) HOU - Yuli Gurriel (1)

transmission

TV

The World Series was broadcast by Fox for the 20th consecutive year. The main comments were Joe Buck and John Smoltz, while Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci were appointed as secondary reporters.

radio

The World Series was broadcast on ESPN Radio for the 22nd consecutive year.

Individual evidence

↑ Strasburg 1st No. 1 overall pick named WS MVP. MLB.com, accessed October 31, 2019 .
↑ Here is the 2019 postseason schedule. Retrieved September 14, 2019 .
↑ What's ahead? Nationals' World Series FAQ. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
^ Altuve's walk-off homer sends Astros to Series. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Boxscore: Houston vs. Washington, Game 1. MLB.com, October 22, 2019, accessed October 23, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Boxscore: Houston vs. Washington, Game 2. MLB.com, October 23, 2019, accessed October 24, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Boxscore: Washington vs. Houston, Game 3. MLB.com, October 25, 2019, accessed October 26, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Boxscore: Washington vs. Houston, Game 4. MLB.com, October 26, 2019, accessed October 27, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Boxscore: Washington vs. Houston, 5th MLB.com game , October 27, 2019, accessed October 28, 2019 .

↑ ^a ^b Boxscore: Houston vs. Washington, Game 6. MLB.com, October 29, 2019, accessed October 30, 2019 .

↑ ^a ^b Boxscore: Houston vs. Washington, Game 7. MLB.com, October 30, 2019, accessed October 31, 2019 .

[1] Strasburg 1st No. 1 overall pick named WS MVP. MLB.com, accessed October 31, 2019 .

[2] Here is the 2019 postseason schedule. Retrieved September 14, 2019 .

[3] What's ahead? Nationals' World Series FAQ. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .

[4] Altuve's walk-off homer sends Astros to Series. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .

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