HOUSTON, TX (MetroSource-WSAU) — The Washington Nationals are drawing first blood in the World Series, beating the Astros 5-4 in Game One.
Juan Soto went 3-4 with a home run and three RBI for the Nats, who scored three times in the fifth to snap a 2 all tie.
Max Scherzer gave up two runs in the first, but settled down to get through five and get the win. Sean Doolittle got the final four outs for the save.
Gerrit Cole gave up all five runs in seven frames to take the loss. George Springer homered and knocked in two for Houston, which hosts Game Two on Wednesday.
