Phillies get no-hit by Astros, World Series now 2-2

Cristian Javier threw six no-hit innings and Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly combined to finish the job as the Houston Astros beat up on Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0, Wednesday in Game 4 of the World Series. 

The series is now tied 2-2. 

Aaron Nola loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth inning and then it all unraveled. Nola left, Jose Alvarado came in and then the Astros plated five runs. That was all Javier and the Astros needed.

Javier struck out nine batters and allowed no hits on 97 pitches.

Nola's final line was four innings, three earned runs on seven hits.

Game 5 is scheduled for 8:03 p.m. Thursday at Citizens Bank Park.  

The Phillies are down 5-0 after six innings and they have yet to have a hit. But good news (maybe!). Astros starting pitcher Cristian Javier was pulled after six no-hit innings. He struck out nine on 97 pitches.

Per Stathead, Javier is just the second pitcher in MLB playoff history to strike out nine or more batters and allow 0 hits in at least six innings.

Right-handed reliever Bryan Abreu relieved Javier in the bottom of the seventh inning.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — First lady Jill Biden joined the Standup to Cancer tribute in the middle of the fifth inning of Game 4 of the World Series on Wednesday night.

Biden arrived at Citizens Bank Park shortly before the tribute, which occurred just after the Astros scored five runs in the top of the inning to take a 5-0 lead.

Attendees held up signs with the names of people they want to pay tribute to. Biden's were for son Beau, who died of a brain tumor in 2015; her sister's father-in-law; and Corey Phelan, a Phillies minor league pitcher who died last month.

Houston's Trey Mancini, who missed the 2020 season while undergoing treatment for colon cancer, planned to hold up a card honoring Ryan Minor, his Low-A manager in the minors at Delmarva. Mancini said Minor had recently been disagnosed with colon cancer,

Cedric Mullins and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. held up cards for Mancini at the 2021 All-Star Game in Denver.

"I competed in the home run derby the day before, so I was on the flight back and saw that," Mancini said. "I was overcome with a wave of emotion when I saw that. Cedric, obviously we're really close and good friends and teammates, and for Vlad to do it as well, somebody that I've been playing against for a few years and had a very high respect for, I just thought it was an incredible gesture and it really meant a lot to me. It was a really cool thing to see."

Astros manager Dusty Baker had surgery for prostate cancer in 2001.

"Mine wasn't as serious as his," Baker said. "I followed it from afar when he was in Baltimore. And a lot of guys that have had cancer, especially prostate cancer, called me for advice or asked me what I did for mine."

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After four innings of scoreless baseball, the Astros are on the board. Houston leads, 5-0, after the top of the fifth inning.

Jose Alvarado plunked Yordan Alvarez with the first pitch of his at-bat with the bases loaded, which gave the Astros a 1-0 lead. But it didn't stop there. 

Alex Bregman, who hit a home run in Game 2, hit a two-run double to right field to add to Houston's lead. 

Kyle Tucker added a run on a sac-fly and Yuli Gurriel knocked in a run on a single to left field.

Alvarado eventually got out of the inning by striking out Aledmys Diaz.

Aaron Nola's night is over after four innings in Game 4 of the World Series against the Astros. The game is still 0-0, but Nola was replaced by left reliver Jose Alvarado after leaving the bases loaded. 

Yordan Alvarez is due up with an opportunity for the Astros to take the lead. 

Nola's night ended after he allowed seven hits and struck out four batters on 67 pitches. 

Astros righty Cristian Javier is dealing through four scoreless innings, striking out the side in the bottom of the fourth. Javier has seven strikeouts through four innings.

Javier has 62 pitches through four innings, 42 of which have been fastballs and 31% sliders. He's thrown just one curveball.

He's averaging 93.8 mph on his fastballs, maxing out at 95.9 mph.

The righty has nine swing and misses, with four coming on fastballs and five on sliders.

Aaron Nola has danced with trouble but has escaped thus far.

The game is 0-0 through four innings.

Aaron Nola found himself with ducks on the pond in each of the first two innings but especially found himself in danger in the top of the second inning. The Astros had runners on the corners with one out, but Nola escaped danger with back-to-back strikeouts.

Nola needed 36 pitches to get through the first two innings. He has five swing and misses through two innings. Sixteen of his 36 pitches have been curveballs.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies' 7-0 win over Houston in Game 3 of the World Series was seen by 11,162,000 viewers on Fox, down 2.7% from last year's third game.

Atlanta's 2-0 victory over the Astros last season was seen by 11,469,000. That game was on a Friday night, while this year's Game 3 was on a Tuesday.

This year's audience was up 34% from the 8,339,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers' 6-2 win over Tampa Bay in 2020, the lowest-rated World Series.

Including Fox Deportes and Fox's streaming platforms, this year's Game 3 was viewed by 11,373,000. The game, which began at 8:05 p.m. EDT and ended at 11:13 p.m., drew a 29.1 rating and 56 share in Philadelphia and a 21.9/47 in Houston.

Game 3 was postponed by rain on Monday night.

The first three games this year averaged 11,179,000 viewers on Fox, up 2% from the three-game average of 10,964,000 last year and an increase of 25% from the three-game average of 8,977,000 in 2020.

The rating is the percentage of television households tuned in to a broadcast. The share is the percentage viewing a telecast among those households with TVs on at the time.

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The Phillies and the Astros are battling for the World Series title. But the matchup has also sparked a food fight from Philadelphia all the way to Houston.

You've probably seen the story going around on social media that Angelo's Pizzeria in South Philly refused to provide a post-game meal for the Astros.

Ever since the video went viral, the owner says he's been inundated with calls from angry Astros fans.

But he told CBS3's Pat Gallen the only reason he turned the Astros down is that the restaurant closes at 7 p.m. -- long before the game's end.

The owner says the restaurant frequently cooks for visiting teams -- including the Pittsburgh Steelers when they played the Eagles last weekend.

Jayme Hoskins has quickly established herself as a Philadelphia legend. While Jayme's husband Rhys is a slugger for the Phillies, she has been buying fans beers at Citizens Bank Park -- and she's at it again Wednesday night.

Jayme tweeted at 7:21 p.m. Wednesday that she was about to buy more beers for Phillies fans.

Jayme tweeted out "beers soon fam" on Tuesday night and then provided the location -- Section 104 -- where she then bought 50 fans beers.

Win or lose in Game 4, Wednesday's Game 5 of the World Series will be the final home game of the season for the Philadelphia Phillies, and it could have a real Throwback Thursday feel. A lot of fans want to see the Phils break out their classic powder blue uniforms for Game 5.

Bryce Harper was sporting the retro look when he arrived for Game 1 in Houston last week.

The Phillies typically wear the powder blue jersey on Thursday home games, which we'll have for Game 5.

We'll have to wait and see what the team decides to wear.

The old saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," rings true for the Philadelphia Phillies. Manager Rob Thomson is sending out the same lineup that produced seven runs Tuesday night for Game 3 of the World Series on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Aaron Nola will get the ball as the Phillies look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Houston Astros.

Here's the full lineup:

1. Kyle Schwarber, LF
2. Rhys Hoskins, 1B
3. J.T. Realmuto, C
4. Bryce Harper, DH
5. Nick Castellanos, RF
6. Alec Bohm, 3B
7. Bryson Stott, SS
8. Jean Segura, 2B
9. Brandon Marsh, CF

First pitch is scheduled for 8:03 p.m. The game will air on FOX.

Who's ready for more mayhem at Citizens Bank Park?

There were a number of former Phillies inside the ballpark for Game 3 of the World Series Tuesday night, but who will throw the ceremonial first pitch for Game 4? 

Two beloved Phillies legends. 

Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins - members of the Phillies 2008 World Championship team - will take the field Wednesday night and throw the ceremonial first pitch. 

Before Utley and Rollins, Luke Theodosiades, a 19-year-old Phillies fan from Ridley Township, will throw the first pitch as a special invited guest of the MLB and Stand Up To Cancer. 

Luke is a survivor of pediatric cancer who was diagnosed at 11. CBS3's Stephanie Stahl caught up with him Tuesday.   

Our beloved home team may have won 7-0 yesterday, but tonight's weather is shaping up to be a perfect 10!

After a questionable start to the week, with a postponement due to rain, Game 4's weather will be fantastic, with clear skies and light winds, despite slightly chillier temperatures.

High pressure is moving in from the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. This takes control of our forecast, ensuring calm, beautiful and rain-free weather—not just for today, but for the remainder of the week.

Here's your Game 4 forecast: 

• First pitch: 59° with clear skies
• 7th Inning:  57° with clear skies
  
• Final Out: 55° with clear skies
  

If you plan on celebrating into the night, expect temperatures to drop into the lower 50s and upper 40s during the overnight hours. Definitely consider bringing a light jacket or sweater with you!

If there is a return to Houston, travel weather will cooperate, with clear to partly cloudy skies here, and temperatures in the 70s as we head into the weekend.

The weekend forecast for Houston, by the way, calls for similar temperatures -- Philly may even be warmer than Houston on Saturday -- with just a few scattered storms possible Saturday afternoon.

The Philadelphia Phillies are two wins away from winning the World Series. Really. They turn to one of their two aces in Game 4.

Aaron Nola's World Series debut didn't go as planned, but the Phils still found a way to win Game 1 last Friday.

Nola's second turn in the WS comes with a chance to put Philadelphia up 3-1 in the best-of-seven series.

Houston will send out righty Cristian Javier.

For more on Game 4's pitchers, click here.

There's no love lost for Houston around the Philadelphia region. 

Lower Gwynedd Township wants to make sure there's no confusion about who they're rooting for in the World Series. The township removed the "Houston Road" street sign outside Wissahickon High School. 

The street has temporarily been renamed "Phillies Road" thanks to a suggestion from a young Phillies fan. 

Excitement is taking over for sleepless Phillies fans Wednesday morning. It was a fun night down at the ballpark as the Phillies took a 2-1 Series lead over the Astros.

Hear what Phillies manager Rob Thomson and players were thinking after winning their first World Series game at Citizens Bank Park. Click here to relive the madness of Game 3.