Yeah I don’t get it. Garcia was a beast in game 3 but you have a high leverage successful reliever just sitting there.
5-0 lead. Two homers from Tucker. All the momentum. Verlander blows it. Castellanos makes a game saving diving catch. Leadoff homer in extras for Philly. This hurts more than any loss in our World Series history.
Choking a 5-0 lead at home with Verlander pitching is tough. They were bound to lose sooner or later. Get it out if the way and move on...
If Astros can't come back, this loss will feel like a 100 loses. Wheeler will be tough. Yes, Valdez as well but could potentially be down 2-0 ,going into Philly 3 straight
But it wasn’t. The offense went completely dead after taking the 5-0 lead in the 3rd. They never responded to the challenge and its nothing new for us in the WS
I cannot express how much I hate Justin verlander. He's not built for this, he's never going to be. There's enough evidence. He doesn't need to pitch another inning this series.