World series game 3 errors

Starter Ian Anderson and two Atlanta Braves relievers held the Houston Astros hitless through seven innings en route to a critical win in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday night. The Braves now lead the best-of-seven series by a count of two games to one.

The year-old rookie Anderson twirled five of those no-hit innings. He did so despite inconsistent command, and Braves manager Brian Snitker lifted him before he could face the tough Houston lineup a third time.

The decision proved wise, as the Braves' bullpen completed the shutout. Houston finally managed its first hit when pinch-hitter Aledmys Diaz led off the eighth against Tyler Matzek by dumping a bloop single in front of Eddie Rosario in left. The Astros finished with two hits on the night, as Alex Bregman led off the ninth inning with a single.

As for Anderson, he became the first starting pitcher in World Series history to be removed after throwing at least five no-hit innings. After four starts and 17 innings during these playoffs, Anderson now boasts an ERA of 1.

The first run of the game came on a one-out double by Austin Riley in the third inning that plated Freddie Freeman. Atlanta catcher Travis d'Arnaud added a valuable insurance run in the eighth when he hit a solo home run off Astros reliever Kendall Graveman. D'Arnaud now has five hits through the first three games of the series.

Here are five takeaways from Game 3. Not necessarily, but Ian Anderson tossed five no-hit innings against the Astros in Game 5 , limiting the highest-scoring offense in baseball to three walks and a hit batter. He struck out four and threw nearly as many balls 37 as strikes It is tied for the third longest no-hit bid by a starter in Braves postseason history:.

Anderson's no-hit bid is the second longest by a rookie in World Series history, trailing only former Giants righty Jeff Tesreau. According to Statcast, only one Astros batter put a ball in play with an expected batting average north of. That was Martin Maldonado's lineout in the fifth inning. Similar batted balls go for a hit 67 percent of the time. Other than that, the Astros hit nothing hard against Anderson.

Look at his pitch locations:. Can't avoid the heart of the zone much better than that. Not surprisingly, Anderson held the Astros to an Hard to drive the ball when you get nothing in the wheelhouse and constantly have to reach. He scored on Scott Alexander's error. Eduardo Nunez hit a grounder on the infield, Alexander scooped and threw to first, but his throw sailed over Enrique Hernandez at the bag, allowing Holt to score from second to give Boston a lead.

Ouch, that hurts. First baseman Max Muncy came in to get the ball and that left it up to Hernandez, the second baseman, to hustle over to first base. Alexander should've just held on to the ball rather than force the throw.

It would've given the Red Sox runners on the corners with no outs, but that's better than a runner on first with no outs and a run in. Not to be outdone, Ian Kinsler gifted the Dodgers the game-tying run in the bottom of the 13th with an error. Muncy worked a leadoff walk and took second base when Nunez caught a pop-up in foul territory and tumbled into the stands. Nunez made the catch on the field and his momentum took him into the stands, and that gave Muncy enough time to tag up.

After the Indians defused those rallies, Cleveland got the winning run in the 11th. Foreshadowing Game 6, Bernie Carbo hit a pinch-hit homer to get them back in the game. A ninth-inning homer by Dewey Evans sent it into extra innings. After the first Red facing a reliever walked, the next 14 batters resulted in 14 outs. The bullpen kept Boston in the game. But the Reds could only be held at bay so long.

Both of these closely fought contests came in the midst of fantastic World Series. They trailed , but rallied with a score in the sixth and seventh. Then, in the eighth, starter Ken Heintzelman lost his control, walking the bases loaded. A muffed grounder, one of two Philly errors in the game, tied it.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Yanks rattled off a trio of two-out singles to win the game. The Series would be a Yankee sweep, but a hard-fought one. This time the losing team scored an unearned run. The highlight came in the ninth. After a single and stolen base, Atlanta intentionally walked Joe Carter , hoping the aged Dave Winfield would hit into a double play.

It was a reasonable guess. Instead, he did something he only did 19 times in 22 seasons: he laid down a sacrifice hit. He had only one all year. Shortly afterwards, Toronto won on a two-out single. Both games had ties for a while before the home team won it in the ninth.

Sadly, both had heartbreaking losses for their fans in Game 3. Pete Alexander pitched great. Only two times all game did a Red Sox make it past first base.

Opposing him, Dutch Leonard looked shaky initially. The first batter he faced punched out a double and in the third the NL squad put men on second and third with only one out. Showing the stuff that gave him a 0.

In , the Yanks made two errors, leading to an unearned run for pitcher Jim Bouton who set a record for most times having his hat fall off his head in a postseason game. This one may have lacked the brilliance of Dutch Leonard, but it ended in a perfectly appropriate World Series manner—with Mickey Mantle crushing a walk-off homer deep to center field.

The Giants made five errors in this one. First baseman Max Muncy cut off the throw and threw home. Catcher Will Smith swiped a tag, but Arozarena had fallen and was still between third and home. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

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