Manfred said Cora developed the sign-stealing system used by the Astros. sports’ largest scandal since the New England Patriots’ “Spygate,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the discipline and strongly hinted that Cora - the Astros bench coach in 2017 - will face equal or more severe punishment. Hinch and Luhnow were fired Monday after being suspended by Major League Baseball for the team’s illicit use of electronics to steal signs during Houston’s run to the 2017 World Series title and again in the 2018 season. He has postseason pedigree, though, pitching five scoreless innings as a rookie to beat Washington in Game 4 of the 2019 World Series.HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal cost manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow their jobs, and Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora could be next. With a chance to clinch, the Atlanta ace gave up five runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings.Īstros: Urquidy was tagged by Boston for six runs over 1 2/3 innings in his previous start in Game 3 of the ALCS. The visiting team won every game in 2019, and last year’s Series was played at a neutral site in Arlington, Texas.īraves: After two fine playoff starts, Fried faltered in Game 5 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium. No team has won a World Series game in its own park since the Dodgers beat Boston in 18 innings in Game 3 of 2018. The Astros fell to 0-4 in World Series openers. Soler returned late in the NLCS and went 1 for 2 with a double in a pair of pinch-hit appearances. Soler and Duvall became the first teammates both acquired midseason to homer in the same World Series game. It was the first World Series action with a packed stadium since Game 7 at this very park in 2019, when a sellout crowd silently filed out after watching the Nationals rally past Houston.
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