Down 2-0 to Gerrit Cole and the Astros, the Washington Nationals hung five earned runs on the ace to steal Game 1 in Houston.
The Astros jumped out to a two-run first-inning lead. With Gerrit Cole on the mound for Houston, things did not look bright for the Nationals. However, Max Scherzer stopped the bleeding there, pitching four scoreless innings. Meanwhile the Astros chipped away with solo tallies in the second and fourth...