'I wasn't here in 2017, but it's definitely a weight off of everybody's shoulders. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow their jobs, and made Houston the most reviled team in baseball. He's spent the past three with the Astros after they hired him to help the team regain credibility after their trash can banging scheme cost manager A.J. The 73-year-old Baker finally got his first title in his 25th season as a manager. 'When I was rounding second base, I felt the whole stadium moving,' Alvarez said through a translator.

'But we have turned the page and hopefully we'll continue this run.'Īlvarez blasted a ball over the 40-foot batter's eye in center field during the sixth inning immediately after Phillies starter Zack Wheeler was pulled with a 1-0 lead.Īs Alvarez's 450-foot shot sailed, Astros starter Framber Valdez jumped and wildly screamed in the dugout while the crowd of 42,958 went crazy waving orange rally towels. 'What happened before, it doesn't ever pass over completely,' said Baker, the veteran manager hired by the Astros in the wake of their sign-stealing scandal. While the stain on Houston's first championship might never completely fade, Alvarez's majestic three-run homer helped fashion a fresh crown for the Astros - and the first for Dusty Baker as manager - in a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 on Saturday night. HOUSTON - Yordan Alvarez hit a moon shot that sent Space City into a frenzy, and the Houston Astros to their second World Series title. The Houston Astros celebrate their 4-1 World Series win against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 on Saturday, Nov.

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