Realmuto drop the ball – and compound his mistake by throwing the ball away trying to record the out at first base. In the third, Syndergaard struck out Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña, only to have catcher J.T. However, Syndergaard was able to limit the damage. Kyle Tucker led off the top of the second with a double that was just out of the reach of right fielder Nick Castellanos and Yuli Gurriel singled him in for a 1-0 lead. But just as they'd done in the first two games of the Sim Series, the Astros jumped out to an early lead. The Phillies hoped to capture the momentum as the Sim Series moved to Philadelphia, sending veteran right-hander Noah Syndergaard to the mound. On the mound, Astros right-hander Lance McCullers (1-0) held the Phillies to one run and three hits over seven innings to help give his team a commanding 3-0 series lead.įULL PLAY-BY-PLAY: Astros blow open close game with 7-run sixth How it happened Sim Series Game 3: Astros' turbocharged offense crushes Phillies' hopesĪ seven-run explosion in the sixth inning turned what looked like another close game into a full-on blowout as the Houston Astros demolished the Philadelphia Phillies 16-1 in Game 3 of USA TODAY Sports' annual Simulated World Series.Įvery Houston starter scored at least one run, while Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker and Yuli Gurriel all had four hits and three RBI to lead a 19-hit attack.

How will this year's World Series play out? Using the Dynasty League Baseball online simulation, USA TODAY Sports' Steve Gardner and DLB designer Mike Cieslinski will pre-play each game to provide some insight into the key matchups and strategy fans can expect to see in the Fall Classic.

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