WORLD SERIES PREGAME NOTES – GAME 1 WORKOUT DAY NOTES

HOUSTON ASTROS (0-0) vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (0-0)
Game 1: TBD vs. RH Aaron Nola (2-1, 3.12)
Workout Day Notes  Tomorrow’s First Pitch (ET): 8:03 p.m.
Site: Minute Maid Park  Location: Houston, TX

WORLD SERIES DAY-BY-DAY RESULTS

DATE FINAL WINNER LOSER SAVE SERIES

1 Fri., Oct 28 at HOU — — — — —
2 Sat., Oct 29 at HOU — — — — —
3 Mon., Oct 31 at PHI — — — — —
4 Tues., Nov 1 at PHI — — — — —

DATE FINAL WINNER LOSER SAVE SERIES

5 Wed., Nov 2 at PHI — — — — —
6 Fri., Nov 4 at HOU — — — — —
7 Sat., Nov 5 at HOU — — — — —

118TH WORLD SERIES
Tomorrow will mark the 118th renewal of the World Series, featuring the American League champion Houston Astros against the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies…the Fall Classic was first played in 1903 and has taken place every year since, except 1904 and 1994…in 1904, the NL champion New York Giants and their manager John McGraw refused to play the AL champion Boston Red Sox…in 1994, the season ended on Aug 11 due to the players’ strike.

TODAY’S WORKOUT DAY SCHEDULE
• 9:00 a.m. Credential Distribution begins
(Will Call Windows on Texas Avenue, South Home Plate Window)
• 10:00 a.m. Media entrance opens (First Base Gate Entrance)
• 12:00 p.m. Phillies’ workout begins on the field
• 1:30 p.m. Phillies’ Game 1 starter Aaron Nola in Interview Room
• 1:45 p.m. Phillies’ manager Rob Thomson in Interview Room
• 1:45 p.m. Astros’ Full Team Media Availability

(Club Level on Press Box Level, First Base Side)
• 2:35 p.m. Astros’ Game 1 starting pitcher in Interview Room
• 2:45 p.m. Astros’ manager Dusty Baker in Interview Room
• 2:45 p.m. Astros’ workout begins on the field
• 2:45 p.m. Phillies’ Full Team Media Availability

(Club Level on Press Box Level, First Base Side)

RECENT HISTORY
The National League has won three consecutive World Series, tied with 2010-12, 1963-65 and 1907-09 for their 2nd-longest streak all-time behind 1979-82 (4)… the National League has won eight of 12 since 2010 and 10 of 16 since 2006.

• The National League has won 12 of 21 since 2001 on the heels of three straight World Series titles by the Yankees from 1998–2000…World Series have been split 12-12 since 1998 and 14-14 since 1993…however, over a longer span the American League has won the World Series 21 of 38 times since 1983.

• The American League holds the overall lead in the World Series, 66-51.

NO REPEAT
When the defending champion Atlanta Braves lost to the Phillies in the NLDS, it guaranteed that MLB would not have a repeat World Series Champion for the 22nd consecutive season…there has not been a repeat World Series champion since the Yankees won three straight from 1998–2000…not only is this the longest such streak in Major League history, it marks the longest of its kind in the history of the four major sports (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL)…the previous record was 18 straight NBA seasons from 1969-70 through the end of the 1986-87 season.

• There have been eight different World Series champions in the last eight seasons: Braves in 2021, Dodgers in 2020, Nationals in 2019, Red Sox in 2018, Astros in 2017, Cubs in 2016, Royals in 2015 and Giants in 2014…there have been 15 different World Series champions in the last 21 seasons, the most variety in sports during that time…every Club has reached the Postseason since 2014.

• This Postseason, the Mariners clinched their first Postseason berth since 2001 and the Phillies clinched their first Postseason berth since 2011, ending each league’s longest Postseason drought…the Guardians made their fifth Postseason in the last seven years and did so as the 8th-youngest playoff team of all-time.

GAME 1 IMPLICATIONS
In World Series history, the Game 1 winner has gone on to win the Fall Classic 63.8 pct. (74 of 116) of the time…this does not account for Game 1 between the Cubs and Tigers in 1907, which ended in a 3-3 tie after 12 innings due to darkness…the Game 1 winner has won the last four World Series, 16 of 19 since 2003, 21 of 25 since 1997, 23 of 28 since 1993 and 28 of 34 since 1987…said another way, the Game 1 winner has gone on to win the World Series 82.4 pct. of the time since 1987, compared to 56.1 pct. (46 of 82) from 1903-86…since 1987, the only teams to lose Game 1 and win the World Series are the 2017 Astros, 2016 Cubs, 2009 Yankees, 2002 Angels, 1996 Yankees and 1992 Blue Jays.

• According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Game 1 winner of any best-of-7 Postseason series has gone on to win the series 64.7 pct. (121 of 187) of the time.

• The Astros are 0-4 all-time in Game 1 of the World Series, including 0-2 at home…they lost Game 1 in 2021 vs. Atlanta, 2019 vs. Washington, 2017 at Los Angeles-NL and 2005 at Chicago-AL…the Astros are 2-0 in Game 1s this Postseason, both at home, winning 8-7 over the Mariners and 4-2 over the Yankees.

• The Phillies are 5-2 all-time in Game 1 of the World Series, including 3-1 on the road…they won Game 1 in 2009 at New York-AL, 2008 at Tampa Bay, 1983 at Baltimore, 1980 vs. Kansas City and 1915 vs. Boston and lost Game 1 in 1993 at Toronto and 1950 vs. New York-AL…both of their titles have included a Game 1 win (2008, 1980)…they are 3-0 in Game 1s this Postseason, all on the road, winning 6-3 over the Cardinals, 7-6 over the Braves and 2-0 over the Padres.

FAMILIAR TERRITORY
The Astros advanced to the World Series for the fifth time in franchise history, following 2021 (loss), 2019 (loss), 2017 (win) and 2005 (loss)…they are the first team to appear in the World Series four times in a six-year span since the Yankees did so five times in a six-year span from 1998–2003…they also became the first team to win the AL pennant in back-to-back seasons since the 2014-15 Royals.

• The Astros are coming off a 4-game sweep in the ALCS, the fourth time in franchise history they swept a multi-game Postseason series and first time they swept a best-of-7 series…they became the 10th team (sixth AL team) to sweep a League Championship Series since it changed to a best-of-7 format in 1985, joining the 2019 Nationals, 2015 Mets, 2014 Royals, 2012 Tigers, 2007 Rockies, 2006 Tigers, 1995 Braves, 1990 Athletics and 1988 Athletics…two of the previous nine went on the win the World Series (2019 Nationals, 1995 Braves).

• The Astros are 7-0 this Postseason and are the fifth team to begin a Postseason with seven consecutive wins, following the 2014 Royals (8), 2020 Braves (7), 2007 Rockies (7) and 1976 Reds (7)…the 1976 Reds were the only team among the previous group to win the World Series…dating back to the end of the regular season, the Astros are 9-0 over a stretch of 24 days from Oct 4-27… their last loss came on Oct 3 vs. PHI when they faced starter Aaron Nola.

• The Astros appeared in their sixth consecutive League Championship Series, joining the 1991-99 Braves (8) as the only teams to make it six straight times.

ASTROS FALL CLASSIC RESULTS
Year Opponent Result Game-by-Game
2021 Atlanta Braves Loss, 4-2 L-W-L-L-W-L
2019 Washington Nationals Loss, 4-3 L-L-W-W-W-L-L
2017 Los Angeles Dodgers Won, 4-3 L-W-W-L-W-L-W
2005 Chicago White Sox Loss, 4-0 L-L-L-L

RED OCTOBER
The Phillies advanced to the World Series for the eighth time in franchise history, following 2009 (loss), 2008 (win), 1993 (loss), 1983 (loss), 1980 (win), 1950 (loss) and 1915 (loss)…since its introduction in 1995, they became the 14th Wild Card team (10th NL Wild Card team) to advance to the World Series, joining the 2019 Nationals, 2014 Giants, 2014 Royals, 2011 Cardinals, 2007 Rockies, 2006 Tigers, 2005 Astros, 2004 Red Sox, 2003 Marlins, 2002 Angels, 2002 Giants, 2000 Mets and 1997 Marlins…seven won the World Series: 2019 Nationals, 2014 Giants, 2011 Cardinals, 2004 Red Sox, 2003 Marlins, 2002 Angels and 1997 Marlins.

• The Phillies became the 12th and final team to clinch a Postseason berth, punching their ticket with a 3-0 win over the Astros in Game 160…their 87 wins were the 2nd-fewest among Postseason teams, ahead of the Rays (86), and were the fewest by a NL Postseason team in a full season since the 2017 Rockies (87).

PHILLIES FALL CLASSIC RESULTS
Year Opponent Result Game-by-Game
2009 New York Yankees Loss, 4-2 W-L-L-L-W-L
2008 Tampa Bay Rays Won, 4-1 W-L-W-W-W
1993 Toronto Blue Jays Loss, 4-2 L-W-L-L-W-L
1983 Baltimore Orioles Loss, 4-1 W-L-L-L-L
1980 Kansas City Royals Won, 4-2 W-W-L-L-W-W
1950 New York Yankees Loss, 4-0 L-L-L-L
1915 Boston Red Sox Loss, 4-1 W-L-L-L-L

ASTROS vs. PHILLIES
The two Clubs are meeting in the Postseason for the second time…they met in the 1980 NLCS, which ended with the Phillies advancing to the World Series after a “winner take all” Game 5…the only homer hit during the 1980 NLCS was off the bat of PHI Greg Luzinski in Game 1…the one combined homer remains the fewest in a series (min. 5 games) since the Postseason expanded to include League Championship Series in 1969…Games 2-5 all went to extra innings and it remains the only Postseason series in Major League history with four extra-inning games.

• The only series during the regular season was from Oct 3-5 in Houston…the Phillies won the opener to clinch a Wild Card berth and the Astros won the last two, taking a combined no-hit bid into the 9th in the middle game of the series.

•In the regular season the Astros went 106-56 and the Phillies went 87-75…according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com, the 19-win difference marks the 2ndlargest in World Series history behind the Cubs (116-36) and White Sox (93-58) in 1906…the White Sox went on to win that World Series in 6 games (4-2).

• For the third time since MLB began the six-division format in 1994, the Fall Classic is featuring teams from the AL West and NL East…all have occurred over a four-year span: 2022, 2021 (Braves/Astros) and 2019 (Nationals/Astros).

SHORT SERIES
Both League Championship Series were clinched on Oct 23, with the Astros completing a sweep over the Yankees and the Phillies winning Game 5 over the Padres…it marked the fifth time since the League Championship Series changed to a best-of-7 format in 1985 that both were completed in 5 games (or fewer).

Year Matchups (Games) LCS Winner World Series Winner
2022 Yankees/Astros (4) Astros TBD
Phillies/Padres (5) Phillies
2014 Royals/Orioles (4) Royals Giants
Giants/Cardinals (5) Giants
2002 Angels/Twins (5) Angels Angels
Giants/Cardinals (5) Giants
2001 Yankees/Mariners (5) Yankees D-backs
Braves/D-backs (5) D-backs
1989 Blue Jays/Athletics (5) Athletics Athletics
Giants/Cubs (5) Giants

ASTROS MANAGER DUSTY BAKER
Baker is making his third appearance in the Fall Classic as a manager, previously losing the 2021 World Series as the Astros skipper and 2002 World Series as the San Francisco Giants skipper…in 2022, his third season with the Astros marked his 25th season as a Major League manager (1993–2002 Giants, 2003-06 Cubs, 2008-13 Reds, 2016-17 Nationals)…across three campaigns, Baker’s Astros have posted a 230-154 (.599) record…overall, he has managed Clubs to a combined 2,093-1,790 (.539) regular season record…Baker is a three-time NL Manager of the Year winner (1993, 1997, 2000) and led 2022 and 2003 All-Star squads.

• Baker’s 47 career Postseason wins as a manager are the 4th-most all-time, trailing Hall of Famers Joe Torre (84), Tony La Russa (71) and Bobby Cox (67).

• Baker is one of 12 managers in history with 2,000 regular season wins, but he is the only one among them without a World Series title…he did win the 1981 World Series as a player with the Dodgers, beating the Yankees in 6 games.

• Last season with the Astros, Baker became the ninth manager in Major League history to reach the World Series after winning the pennant in both leagues, joining Hall of Famers Yogi Berra, Sparky Anderson, Tony La Russa, Dick Williams and Joe McCarthy, and Joe Maddon, Jim Leyland and Al Dark.

PHILLIES MANAGER ROB THOMSON
Thomson reached the World Series in his first season as a manager after taking over as the Phillies skipper on June 3, inheriting a Club that was 22-29 (.431)… on Oct 10, the Phillies announced that he signed a two-year contract as manager for the 2023 and 2024 seasons…the Phillies went 65-46 (.586) after he took over, the 4th-best winning pct. in the NL from June 3 through the end of the season.

• According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Thomson became the fourth manager in Major League history to take over a team at least 7 games under .500 and lead them to the Postseason, following COL Jim Tracy in 2009, TOR Cito Gaston in 1989 and KC Dick Howser in 1981…Thomson has also become the first Canadian-born in Major League history to manage a game in the Postseason.

• He began his managerial career on an 8-game winning streak from June 3-11.

• Thomson won five World Series rings as a Yankees coach…he is attempting to become the sixth rookie manager to win a World Series…he would join BOS Alex Cora in 2018, ARI Bob Brenly in 2001, NYY Ralph Houk in 1961, STL Eddie Dyer in 1946 and Bucky Harris of the 1924 Washington Senators.

ALCS MVP JEREMY PEÑA
Houston shortstop Jeremy Peña hit .353 (6-for-17) with 2 2B, 2 HR and 4 RBI in the ALCS and became the second rookie position player to earn Most Valuable Player honors in a League Championship Series or World Series, following TB Randy Arozarena in 2020…he became the fifth rookie overall to be named MVP of a League Championship Series, joining Arozarena, STL Michael Wacha in 2013, FLA Liván Hernández in 1997 and BAL Mike Boddicker in 1983.

• Peña became the sixth Astros player to win MVP in a LCS, joining position players Yordan Alvarez in 2021 and Jose Altuve in 2019 and pitchers Justin Verlander in 2017, Roy Oswalt in 2005 and Mike Scott in 1986 (in defeat).

• In Game 4 at NYY, he hit a game-tying, 3-run homer off Nestor Cortes in the 3rd inning, his third homer of the Postseason…the 3 HR are tied for 4th among American League rookies in a Postseason behind TB Randy Arozarena (10) in 2020, TB Evan Longoria (6) in 2008 and NYY Aaron Judge (4) in 2017.

NLCS MVP BRYCE HARPER
Philadelphia designated hitter Bryce Harper hit .400 (8-for-20) with 3 2B, 2 HR and 5 RBI in the NLCS and joined Ryan Howard in 2009, Cole Hamels in 2008, Curt Schilling in 1993, Gary Matthews in 1983 and Manny Trillo in 1980 among Phillies to earn Most Valuable Player honors in a League Championship Series…he delivered the decisive RBI in three of the Phillies four NLCS wins.

• Harper has reached base safely in all 11 games this Postseason and has hit safely in 10 straight, beginning with Game 2 of the Wild Card Series at STL…he has recorded multiple hits in seven of 10 games during his active hitting streak.

• His 18 hits are the most in a single Postseason in Phillies history, passing Shane Victorino (17) in 2009 and Jayson Werth (17) in 2008…his 11 XBH are a Phillies record for a single Postseason, passing Ryan Howard (10) in 2009 and Werth (10) in 2008…his 5 HR are tied for 4th in a Postseason in team history.

• In Game 5 vs. SD, he hit a go-ahead, 2-run homer off Robert Suarez in the 8th inning…it marked the sixth time in Postseason history a go-ahead homer in the 8th inning (or later) erased a deficit in a potential clinching scenario and the first time in the League Championship Series or World Series since TOR Joe Carter hit a walk-off homer in Game 6 to win the 1993 World Series over the Phillies… the Harper and Carter homers were exactly 29 years apart, both on Oct 23.

GLOBAL GAME
According to each Club’s final LCS rosters, the teams combined for 20 foreignborn players from seven different countries and territories…the 20 players hail from the Dominican Republic (eight – Bryan Abreu, Seranthony Domínguez, Cristian Javier, Rafael Montero, Héctor Neris, Jeremy Peña, Jean Segura, Framber Valdez), Venezuela (four – Jose Altuve, José Alvarado, Luis Garcia, Ranger Suárez), Cuba (three – Yordan Alvarez, Aledmys Díaz, Yuli Gurriel), Puerto Rico (two – Martín Maldonado, Christian Vázquez), Honduras (one – Mauricio Dubón), Mexico (one – José Urquidy) and Panama (Edmundo Sosa).

• The 2012, 2019 and 2021 World Series each featured 20 players born outside of the 50 United States, tying for the highest in a single Fall Classic.

BEEN HERE BEFORE
According to each Club’s final LCS rosters, 21 players have previous World Series experience, including 17 from the Astros and four from the Phillies…Astros pitchers have combined for 32 apps (15 starts) and 82.1 IP in previous World Series and Astros position players have combined for 104 games, 360 AB and 14 HR… Phillies pitchers have combined for 3 apps (1 start) and 8.1 IP in previous World Series and Phillies position players have combined for 6 games, 17 AB and 0 HR.

• Houston (17): Jose Altuve (2017 Astros, 2019 Astros, 2021 Astros), Yordan Alvarez (2019 Astros, 2021 Astros), Alex Bregman (2017 Astros, 2019 Astros, 2021 Astros), Luis Garcia (2021 Astros), Yuli Gurriel (2017 Astros, 2019 Astros, 2021 Astros), Aledmys Díaz (2019 Astros, 2021 Astros), Cristian Javier (2021 Astros), Martín Maldonado (2019 Astros, 2021 Astros), Chas McCormick (2021 Astros), Lance McCullers Jr. (2017 Astros), Ryan Pressly (2019 Astros, 2021 Astros), Ryne Stanek (2021 Astros), Kyle Tucker (2019 Astros, 2021 Astros), José Urquidy (2019 Astros, 2021 Astros), Framber Valdez (2021 Astros), Christian Vázquez (2018 Red Sox), Justin Verlander (2006 Tigers, 2012 Tigers, 2017 Astros, 2019 Astros)

• Philadelphia (4): David Robertson (2009 Yankees), Kyle Schwarber (2016 Cubs), Garrett Stubbs (2021 Astros), Noah Syndergaard (2015 Mets)

WORLD SERIES UMPIRES
Dan Iassogna will serve as primary Crew Chief for the umpires in the 2022 World Series, marking his third Fall Classic assignment…Iassogna’s crew will include Jordan Baker, Lance Barksdale, Tripp Gibson, Pat Hoberg, James Hoye and Alan Porter…each of the seven umpires assigned to the Fall Classic could receive one plate assignment during the series…each umpire will be in reserve during the game prior to their scheduled plate duties…Hoberg will not be on the field in Game 1 and will have the plate in Game 2…when Iassogna is off the field in Game 2, Hoye will serve as Crew Chief…Major League umpires Chad Fairchild and Carlos Torres will serve as the World Series Replay Officials.

Game 1 Umpire Previous Postseason Assignments
HP James Hoye 4 WC, 4 DS, 3 LCS, 1 WS
1B Dan Iassogna (CC) 3 WC, 7 DS, 6 LCS, 2 WS
2B Tripp Gibson 3 WC, 3 DS, 1 LCS
3B Jordan Baker 3 WC, 2 DS, 1 LCS
LF Lance Barksdale 3 WC, 6 DS, 3 LCS, 1 WS
RF Alan Porter 3 WC, 6 DS, 3 LCS, 1 WS
Reserve Pat Hoberg 2 WC, 3 DS, 1 LCS