Phillies-Astros World Series Game 5: Live updates and more

Well, the Phillies have a chance. 

Jean Segura singled to right field to knock in Nick Castellanos in the bottom of the eighth inning to make it a 3-2 game against the Astros.  

But, that was the only run the Phillies scored in the inning, and they left runners in scoring position once again. 

Brandon Marsh struck out swinging and Kyle Schwarber lined out to first base to end the inning. 

Bryson Stott was left stranded on third base, while Segura was on first. 

The Phillies are six outs away from heading back to Houston down 3-2 in the World Series. Houston added another run in the top of the eighth inning and takes a 3-1 lead into the bottom half.

The Phils have stranded nine runners on base and are 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position.

They're now 0 for their last 20 with RISP.

The Phillies are down to their final 12 outs, and a familiar face has replaced Justin Verlander in the sixth inning. Hector Neris is on for the Astros in the seventh inning.

Neris has the Phillies' all-time strikeout record among relievers.

The Phillies had Justin Verlander on the ropes several times but couldn't land the knockout punch. After Bryce Harper hit a two-out double, Verlander got Nick Castellanos to fly out to left field after an epic 10-pitch at-bat.

The Phillies have stranded seven runners through five innings and find themselves down one run.

Verlander allowed one run, struck out six batters and walked four in five innings.

Philadelphia trails 2-1 after five.

After allowing a leadoff double and then a single that gave Houston a 1-0 lead, Syndergaard settled down and gave the Phillies three solid innings. The Phillies tried to get one more out from him, and it backfired.

Jeremy Pena gave Houston a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning on a two-strike homer.

Pena was Syndergaard's 11th batter.

Connor Brogdon replaced Syndergaard in the fourth inning.

Through three innings, the Phillies have stranded six runners, including the bases loaded in the second inning.

The Astros' 1-0 lead didn't even last one Justin Verlander batter. Kyle Schwarber said after the Phillies were no-hit Wednesday night "I don't really give a sh*t" and he responded by Verlander deep to tie the game at 1-1 to lead things off for the Phils.

Schwarber's homer was 110.6 mph off the bat and traveled 368 feet.

The Astros jumped on Zack Wheeler early in Game 2, and they did it to Noah Syndergaard in Game 5. José Altuve took Syndergaard's second pitch to right-center for a double and a Brandon Marsh error allowed Altuve to take an extra base.

Altuve then came home on a Jeremy Pena single for Houston to take a 1-0 lead.

Syndergaard was able to escape further damage thanks to a strikeout-double play. Syndergaard struck Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez out and Gold Glover J.T. Realmuto caught Pena stealing.

Syndergaard then struck Alex Bregman out to end the inning.

Houston has a 1-0 lead after one, but the damage could have been worse.  

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Houston Astros' World Series no-hitter was the most-watched Game 4 in three years.

Houston's 5-0 win over Philadelphia on Wednesday night, which tied the Series at two games apiece, was seen by 11,809,000 viewers on Fox. That was up 9% from the 10,789,000 for Atlanta's 3-2 win over the Astros in Game 4 last year and up 23% from the 9,563,000 for Tampa Bay's 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of 2020.

Including Fox Deportes and Fox's streaming platforms, this year's Game 4 was viewed by 12,061,000. The game, which began at 8:03 p.m. EDT and ended at 11:28 p.m., drew a 26.6 rating and 56 share in Philadelphia and a 24.0/52 in Houston.

Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly combined for the second World Series no-hitter, the first since the New York Yankees' Don Larsen pitched a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956.

The first four games this year averaged 11,329,000 viewers on Fox, up 4% from the four-game average of 10,918,000 last year and an increase of 24% from the four-game average of 9,151,000 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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Calum Scott, whose "Dancing on My Own" cover has become the Philadelphia Phillies' postseason anthem, is doing all he can to help the Fightins in the World Series. Scott tweeted a photo of himself wearing a Phillies uniform with his last name and the number 22.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Garrett Stubbs, the Philadelphia Phillies' DJ and creator of an unhinged Spotify playlist played around the Delaware Valley, is the only player that has yet to make an appearance in a game this postseason. But Stubbs is making quite a fashion statement for Thursday's Game 5 of the World Series.

Stubbs wore a custom-made suit to Citizens Bank Park on Thursday.

The Phillies' backup catcher's suit jacket is lined with the lyrics of the team's adopted anthem "Dancing on My Own."

Custom tailor The Gentleman's Playbook made the one-of-a-kind suit for Stubbs.

Judging by Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado, the Fightin's seem pretty loose after they were no-hit by the Houston Astros in Game 4 of the World Series on Wednesday night. Alvarado biked to work on Thursday.

No changes for the Phillies' lineup tonight in Game 5 against Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros. 

The Phillies will look to take a series lead and head back to Texas for Game 6, and potentially Game 7. 

Thursday night's game will have a little extra Philadelphia flair. That's because Philly native Jazmine Sullivan is going to sing the National Anthem.

You probably remember the Grammy winner also sang "The Star Spangled Banner" before the Super Bowl last year.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kevin Long was summoned to George Steinbrenner's office.

"You want to tell me what's going on with Jason Giambi?" the New York Yankees owner thundered.

"I said, 'Boss, I like his swings.'"

"He's hitting .180," Steinbrenner snapped at the rookie coach, Long recalled. "If you don't get his average above .200 in the next two weeks, you're out of here."

Fifteen years later, Long has become Major League Baseball's most successful hitting coach. He's reached the World Series with a fourth team at age 55, pursuing a third title with the Philadelphia Phillies after earning rings with the Yankees in 2009 and Washington in 2019.

"I don't wear them very often," he said. "I'll wear them out to dinner once in a while or to a nice family function or something like that. But they're gaudy and I'm always afraid I'll lose one."

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It's going to be a true Throwback Thursday in South Philadelphia. 

The Phillies tell CBS3 the team will sport their powder blue jerseys for Game 5 World Series. 

The Phillies typically wear this uniform on Thursdays. 

CBS3 did some digging and found something to keep fans positive. The last time the Phillies played the Astros in the postseason while wearing the powder blue uniforms, things turned out pretty well. 

It was in the 1980 NLCS. The Phillies beat the Astros in Game 5 and went on to win the World Series. 

Here's to hoping the throwback jerseys can work their magic tonight.

Are you ready for another fan favorite to take the field at Citizens Bank Park for tonight's ceremonial first pitch?

Brad Lidge will throw the first pitch. Lidge threw the final out during Game 5 in the 2008 World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays. 

Here is a nostalgic picture to help reminisce the emotions you were feeling the moment the Phils became the 2008 World Champions. 

Will Carlos Ruiz make a special appearance and catch the first pitch? On-field pregame events are scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. so be sure to be in your seats!

We know Citizens Bank Park will be packed tonight and the players can feed off that energy. But the feeling in South Philadelphia is a bit more mellow than in the previous days. 

For the first time in a few days, there was not a line waiting outside the team store. But fans started to file in around noon. 

They are still ready to fight with the Phils. They might be disappointed after last night's shutout, but they are still hopeful. 

"Well it was our first World Series experience our first game so we had a great time, unfortunately, the result wasn't what we wanted. The crowd was definitely, it didn't seem to be as loud maybe because we didn't get off to the fast start like we did Tuesday night but the fans are still into it everybody in my section was loud we had a good time," Nazareth resident Tom Whiteash said. 

Overbrook resident Milton Ray is positive. 

"We can bounce back not a problem. Miracles happen all the time you know how that goes," Ray said. 

The Phillies Block Party begins this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. 

Is Game 5 a "must-win" for the Phillies? While that answer could be debated, we know a win tonight would be big for the Fightins. 

Game 5 is their final appearance in front of Philadelphia fans and an electrifying win tonight would give the Phils a 3-2 series lead and could help roll the energy over to Game 6 in Houston. 

Phillies radio play-by-play announcer Scott Franzke joined Eyewitness News Thursday morning. Watch the video below to hear his Game 5 thoughts and how important the fans could be in the last home game of the season. 

After a rainout Monday, the weather in Philadelphia has been cooperating wonderfully with the World Series. It'll be another beautiful night for fans headed to the ballpark. 

Temperatures will be in the 60s at first pitch, but it probably wouldn't hurt to bring a sweater or sweatshirt with you. 

Check out Thursday's weather forecast.