Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto launched a 346-foot home run to right field in the 10th inning on Friday night to lift Philadelphia to a 6–5 victory and a 1–0 World Series lead over the Astros.
Houston led 5–0 behind two Kyle Tucker home runs in the first three innings. Staring down Houston ace Justin Verlander, the Phillies never relented. A three-run fourth inning, followed by a two-run fifth on a Realmuto double tied the game and chased Verlander off the mound.
From there, the game remained scoreless in the late innings until the Realmuto bomb broke the tie in the 10th. Houston made things interesting in the home half of the 10th after third baseman Alex Bregman hit a one-out double off Phillies closer David Robertson.
