The Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros 6-2 in game 7 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Let’s take a look at the takeaways from the Nationals World Series Win.
No teams won at their home ballpark, the road team won every game. It was a strange World Series where home-field advantage seized to exist, making it the first time in 115 seasons that no team won at home.
Stephen Strasburg, who is a pitcher for the Nationals won the World Series MVP. Strasburg deserved the honor. This is the Nationals first-ever World Series title since moving to Washington. Now their only six teams in MLB that have yet to win a World Series title.
The Nationals were 12 games under .500 (19-31) by the end of May and they seemed to be struggling. The made an improbable comeback in the second half of the season earning a wild card spot. They won the Wild Card game, division series, and the Championship series.
The Astros were the favorites going into the World Series because they had the advantage on paper. They have what is considering one of the best rotations with Justin Verlander and Zack Greinke. It helps that they won over 100 games for the third consecutive season. The momentum was on the Nationals side this time around.
It was a good World Series matchup that seem to go back and forth. There was a lot of good pitching in this series. Two former CY Young Winners Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke faced off in game 7. The Nationals found a way to get the lead then they held the Astros for the rest of the game.
The Washington Nationals are well deserved of the World Series title. It will be fun to see what is next for them. The offseason is next on the agenda for MLB. Those were the takeaways from the Nationals World Series Win.
