Nationals ignore the odds, beat Astros in Game 1
by Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times
Oct 23, 2019
3 minutes
HOUSTON - The Washington Nationals, oddsmakers' steepest World Series underdogs in more than a decade, toppled the seemingly untouchable Gerrit Cole and staved off a bullpen collapse to steal Game 1 from the Houston Astros 5-4 at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday night.
Ryan Zimmerman, the Nationals' first draft pick, in 2005, produced the franchise's first Series run with a home run in his first plate appearance. Juan Soto, who turns 21 on Friday, became the fourth-youngest player to hit a home run in a
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