Joe Ross, a late choice to start tonight’s game when Max Scherzer was scratched with what Davey Martinez said were spasms in his right trap and neck, gave the Washington Nationals five innings of work in which he gave up four runs on two, two-run home runs, and Houston Astros’ starter Gerrit Cole bounced back from a less-than-stellar start in Game 1 of the 2019 World Series (7.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER) with seven strong innings in a 7-1 win which gave the ‘Stros a 3-2 lead heading into Game 6 on Tuesday night in Minute Maid Park.
World Series Game 5: Washington Nationals drop third straight, down 3-2 after 7-1 loss to Houston Astros
