World Series Game 6 live: Yordan Álvarez’s home run gives Astros lead over Phillies in sixth

Preamble

To quote a pair of history’s greatest lyrical poets: this could be the last time. This could be the last time. Maybe the last time. I don’t know!

Yes, the Houston Astros held on to a 3-2 win in Thursday’s Game 5 to take their first World Series lead at the best possible time. Now, at 3-2, the series returns to Houston’s Minute Maid Park where the Astros have two chances to beat the Philadelphia Phillies just once to win their second World Series. (And perhaps their first asterisk-free one.)

So, could this be in the end today? The Astros will hand the ball over to Framber Valdez, who got the win back in Game 2 Meanwhile, the Phillies are hoping that ace Zack Wheeler can return to form when he starts Game 6 and—if worst comes to worst—it’s pretty much an “all hands on deck” situation for their pitching staff. If Philadelphia doesn’t figure out a way to win tonight, after all, then the MLB season will be over.

So, for possibly the last time there will be baseball played in 2022. If you want to join in our discussion, this is the perfect time to do so because we might not get a Game 7. So, you can email us at hunter.felt.freelance@theguardian.com or, if you have not (understandably) been driven away by Twitter’s new owner, you can send a tweet to @HunterFelt.

It’s the Philadelphia Phillies vs the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park in Game 6 of the 2022 World Series. We’re scheduled to start actual baseball at 8:03 pm EST but you know how that tends to go: expect possible delays. Either way, this blog will return well before then.