HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit a towering three-run homer and the Houston Astros clinched their second World Series title in six seasons with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6.
That also gave 73-year-old manager Dusty Baker his first title in 25 seasons as a manager, the last three in Houston.
Alvarez’s bomb traveled 450 feet
The 450-foot blast in the sixth inning was the first time the Cuban slugger went deep since the first two games this postseason.
It made a winner out of Yordan Alvarez, who had allowed Kyle Schwarber’s solo shot in the top of the sixth.