the Nationals are uncertain on whether Scherzer will be able to pitch, if needed for Game 7. Scherzer received an injection, because of nerve irritation near his neck.
The Boston Red Sox have confirmed the hiring of Chaim Bloom as their chief baseball officer. The hiring was first reported Friday, but the announcement came Monday.
Gerrit Cole, who dominated baseball most of this season, bouncing back from a Game 1 clunker to pitch the Astros to a 7-1 win Sunday night and a 3-2 lead.
But the unlikely World Series run of the Washington Nationals has become something truly unexpected: a unifying force in a city that hasn't known much unity recently.
The Nats erupted for 10 runs over their last three at-bats and blasted the Astros 12-3. Kurt Suzuki’s solo homer broke a 2-2 tie off of Houston's Justin Verlander.
Juan Soto's homer hit the train tracks above the left field wall as the Nationals tagged Gerrit Cole and the Houston Astros 5-4 in the World Series opener.
Justin Verlander will follow Gerrit Cole and start Game 2 of the World Series for Astros against Nats on Wednesday and Zack Greinke will start for the Astros on Friday.