2021 World Series Game 3: Carrasco, bullpen fail to stop Astros

HOUSTON — It was to be expected. We all knew going into Houston wasn’t going to be easy, but it doesn’t make it any easier to swallow.
After Aaron Nola’s gem in Game 2 to tie the series, all of the nerves that took over this young team in Game 1 seemed to be gone. Manny Machado’s two-run home run at the top of the first to silence the Houston crowd definitely helped. So did the double-play tandem of Scott Kingery and J.P. Crawford which got Carlos Carrasco out of tr