Astros vs. Phillies final score, results: Barrage of home runs gives Phillies dominant Game 3 win, World Series lead

Whether it was Lance McCullers tipping his pitches or the home crowd firing them up, the Phillies bats roared to life on Tuesday.

In Game 3 against the Astros, the Phillies became the fourth team in history to hit five home runs in the World Series as they teed off on Houston's starting pitcher right out of the gate. Though McCullers settled in for a pair of hitless frames, they tagged him all over again in the fifth for two more homers as the Phillies routed the Astros in front of the Philadelphia crowd to take a 2-1 World Series lead.

The barrage of big flies began with, who else, but Bryce Harper, who hit the first pitch he saw from McCullers 402 feet to right field for a two-run home run in the first to give Philadelphia a 2-0 lead. Including his go-ahead blast in the eighth inning of the NLCS Game 5, he became the seventh player since 2000 to hit home runs on back-to-back pitches seen in his home ballpark, per Elias Sports.

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Evidently, Harper must have picked up on something during his at-bat against McCullers. Before Alec Bohm batted to lead off the bottom of the second, Harper spoke with him at the dugout steps. The first pitch Bohm saw, he launched to left for a solo homer of his own. Brandon Marsh added another later in the frame to make it a 4-0 game after only two innings.

McCullers settled in and had back-to-back one-two-three innings in the third and fourth, but the game unraveled in the fifth. With one out and a runner on first, McCullers served up a moonshot to dead center off the bat of Kyle Schwarber to make it a 6-0 game. The next batter, Rhys Hoskins, teed off and sent one to left as McCullers became the first pitcher in MLB postseason history to allow five home runs in a single game, per Stathead.

Harper's home run would have been enough for the Phillies with the way Ranger Suarez and the Philadelphia bullpen pitched. Suarez gave the Phillies five shutout innings, scattering just three hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Connor Brogdon, Kyle Gibson, Nick Nelson and Andrew Bellatti combined to allow only four baserunners (two hits, two walks) the rest of the game as Houston's bats failed to get on the scoreboard for the first time in the playoffs since the Game 6 World Series-clinching 7-0 victory by the Braves in 2021.

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The Astros will send Cristian Javier to the mound in Game 4 opposite Phillies ace Aaron Nola as they hope to avoid falling down in the series three games to one.

The Sporting News tracked live scores and highlights throughout Game 3 of the 2022 World Series. Follow for complete updates to the Astros vs. Phillies matchup.

Astros vs. Phillies score

Astros vs. Phillies live updates, highlights from 2022 World Series

(All times Eastern)

11:14 p.m. End of Game: That will do it. Phillies blank the Astros in a dominant 7-0 victory.

11:10 p.m.: Mancini flies out to right. One out away.

11:08 p.m.: Gurriel pops out to second. Two outs remaining.

11:07 p.m.: Phillies turn to Andrew Bellatti to get the last three outs of this game.

11:04 p.m. End of Eighth: Tucker makes a great snag down the right-field foul line in front of the wall to retire Bohm. Astros batting in the top of the ninth needing an improbable comeback to avoid dropping Game 3.

11:03 p.m.: Castellanos is set down swinging. Bohm due up.

11 p.m.: Urquidy gets Harper to pop out to Bregman on the left side of the infield.

10:56 p.m. End Top Eighth: Tucker flies out to left as Nelson works a scoreless eighth. Phillies three outs away from taking a 2-1 series lead.

10:54 p.m.: Bregman puts together a great at-bat late in this game as he walks on the 11th pitch of the AB.

10:48 p.m.: After a walk to Pena, Alvarez flies out to center. Bregman batting with two away in the top of the eighth.

10:42 p.m.: Altuve grounds out to shortstop.

10:40 p.m.: Nick Nelson is the new pitcher for the Phillies to start the eighth.

10:36 p.m. End of Seventh: Phillies go down in order as Realmuto chases for strike three.

10:35 p.m.: Hoskins flies out to center. Two away in the frame.

10:34 p.m.: Schwarber goes down swinging to start the bottom of the seventh.

10:27 p.m. End Top Seventh: Maldonado bounces out to Gibson for the third out of the frame. Gibson threw 15 pitches in that frame. Certainly feels like he could finish this game out and save the Phillies bullpen a few more arms.

10:24 p.m.: McCormick grounds a base hit against the shift through the right side to give the Astros their fifth hit with two outs in the game.

10:24 p.m.: Hensley goes down swinging for the second out of the frame.

10:21 p.m.: Gurriel flies out to center on three pitches.

10:21 p.m.: Kyle Gibson enters the game for the Phillies. One of the team's starting pitchers, Gibson could finish the night on the hill if he goes three.

10:17 p.m. End of Sixth: Urquidy strands a pair of runners in scoring position as Marsh flies out to left.

10:16 p.m.: Segura skies one to shortstop for the second out. Marsh up to bat with two outs and two in scoring position.

10:14 p.m.: Wild pitch moves Castellanos and Bohm up 90 feet each. Runners on second and third for Segura, who now has a 1-0 count against Urquidy.

10:13 p.m.: Urquidy gets the first out of the inning, finally setting Stott down swinging on a changeup on the eighth pitch of the at bat.

10:09 p.m.: Bohm works a four-pitch walk. Two runners on, no one out for the Phillies as they look to extend their lead in the sixth.

10:07 p.m.: Castellanos joins the hit parade as he lines a single into right off Jose Urquidy, the new pitcher for Houston. That's now six different batters with at least one hit for the Phillies.

10:04 p.m. End Top Sixth: Filthy changeup from Brogdon gets Tucker swinging for strike three. Astros down to nine outs trailing by seven runs.

10 p.m.: Bregman pops out to third for the second out.

9:59 p.m.: Alvarez lifts the first pitch he sees into shallow right, where Castellanos catches it for the first out of the inning.

9:58 p.m.: Connor Brogdon, newly entered for Suarez, gives up a leadoff single to Pena, the first leadoff baserunner of the night for Houston.

9:53 p.m. End of Fifth: Harper goes down on three pitches. The Astros will bat down seven runs with four innings left to play.

9:52 p.m.: Stanek sets down Realmuto on strikes for the second out.

9:50 p.m.: That last home run marked the end for McCullers. Ryne Stanek in to pitch for Houston.

9:46 p.m. Phillies scoring play: Make it back-to-back blasts, and the rout is really on now in Philadelphia. Hoskins blasts one to left 374 feet. Phillies extend their lead to 7-0.

9:43 p.m. Phillies scoring play: Monster home run by Schwarber to straightaway center. 113.2 mph off the plate and 443 feet. Phillies extend their lead to 6-0.

9:40 p.m.: Marsh has his second hit of the game as he flips a base hit into right field. Top of the order due up.

9:39 p.m.: Segura grounds out to third to start the bottom of the fifth.

9:35 p.m. End Top Fifth: Altuve pops out to Hoskins in foul territory as Suarez strands two more. Phillies take their 4-0 lead to the bottom of the fifth.

9:33 p.m.: Now the Astros have their third hit of the game as he grounds a hit up the middle. Astros have some life with two outs. All four Astros hits have come with two outs.

9:31 p.m.: McCormick draws a walk for the first Astros baserunner since the second inning. He's on with two outs.

9:28 p.m.: Hensley comes up empty on the 77.2 mph curveball for the second out of the frame.

9:27 p.m.: Bats have stayed silent for both teams. Gurriel starts the fifth with a groundout to second.

9:23 p.m. End of Fourth: Stott grounds out to first as McCullers posts his second straight one-two-three inning.

9:22 p.m.: Bohm lifts an easy fly out to center that McCormick handles for out No. 2 in the frame.

9:21 p.m.: McCullers appears to be settling in a bit. He gets Castellanos to ground out to short. McCullers has now retired five straight batters.

9:16 p.m. End Top Fourth: Tucker flies out to center, and Suarez keeps rolling. He's allowed just two hits across four innings and has thrown 58 pitches.

9:15 p.m.: Another groundout to first as Bregman bounces one over there for the second out.

9:13 p.m.: Alvarez grounds out to first to start the fourth. Suarez continues to remain efficient with his pitches. Only at 51 through 3.1 innings.

9:08 p.m. End of Third: Much-needed one-two-three inning for McCullers and the Astros as Harper grounds out to second for the third out in the third.

9:06 p.m.: Another McCullers changeup, another strikeout. Realmuto goes down swinging at a change down and in for the second out. Harper coming up.

9:04 p.m.: Changeup below the zone gets Hoskins swinging for the first out in the bottom of the third.

9 p.m. End Top Third: Suarez sets the Astros down in order as Pena grounds out to third. Hoskins, Realmuto, Harper due up for Philadelphia.

8:59 p.m.: Altuve hits a comebacker right at Suarez that he drops, but he calmly grabs it and fires it over to first to get Altuve for the second out.

8:57 p.m.: From 3-0 to 3-3 as Suarez works all the way back to catch Martin Maldonado looking at strike three.

8:52 p.m. End Bottom Second: Schwarber bounces out to first to end the inning, but the Phillies put up another two spot in the frame to take a 4-0 lead over Houston.

8:48 p.m.: Call is confirmed. Big fly, Phillies.

8:46 p.m. Phillies scoring play: Make it three home runs. Brandon Marsh sends one over the right field wall as the Phillies continue to crush McCullers early. The home run is under review, but looks like it will stand. Phillies extend their lead to 4-0.

8:45 p.m.: Jean Segura cuts and misses at a slider that came in through the front door for the second out.

8:43 p.m.: McCullers catches Bryson Stott looking at a backdoor slider for a called strike three.

8:41 p.m. Phillies scoring play: Citizens Bank Park erupts as Bohm rips the first pitch he sees over the left field wall for his first postseason home run. That liner was ripped at 109.2 mph off the bat and traveled 373 feet. It was also the 1,000th home run in World Series history. Phillies extend their lead to 3-0.

8:37 p.m. End Top Second: Home plate umpire Dan Iassogna has had a bit of an expanded zone on the inside all night, and McCormick is the victim of a called strike three just inside off the plate to end the inning.

8:34 p.m.: The Astros are getting production out of their DH spot at last. David Hensley singles up the middle, driving a 3-2 changeup through the infield and moving Gurriel up to third. Runners on the corners with two away for Chas McCormick.

8:31 p.m.: The Astros have their first baserunner of the night as Yuli Gurriel bounces a slow roller to third, and Alec Bohm just puts it in his pocket.

8:30 p.m.: Kyle Tucker grounds out to second for the second out of the frame.

8:28 p.m.: Suarez keeps rolling as Alex Bregman bounces out to third on the third pitch he sees. Through four batters, Suarez has thrown 12 pitches.

8:27 p.m.: That home run from Harper moves him up an impressive list. He now has the second-most go-ahead home runs in a single postseason, just one shy of Cardinals legend Albert Pujols.

Most Go-Ahead HR in Single Postseason

MLB History
2004 Albert Pujols 5
2022 Bryce Harper 4

— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) November 2, 2022

8:24 p.m. End of First: Nick Castellanos grounds out to third, but the damage is done. The Phillies have a lead and the crowd is about as amped up as it gets.

8:22 p.m. Phillies scoring play: It's a storybook start for Harper. The first pitch he sees in Philadelphia in the World Series is launched 402 feet to right-center for a no-doubt, two-run blast. Phillies take a 2-0 lead.

8:21 p.m.: Popup by Realmuto to Martin Maldonado in fair territory sends Bryce Harper to the plate with two away and a runner on first.

8:16 p.m.: Filthy slider by Lance McCullers Jr. to get Rhys Hoskins to chase for the strikeout. J.T. Realmuto coming up to bat with one out and Schwarber on first.

Lance McCullers, Vicious 85mph Slider. 😤

17 inches of break. 3144 RPMs. pic.twitter.com/6vdd0me4Ry

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) November 2, 2022

8:14 p.m.: Kyle Schwarber has now reached base in 10 straight games as he takes a leadoff walk, laying off a ball down and away on a full count for ball four.

8:09 p.m. End Top First: The Astros go down in order as Yordan Alvarez comes up empty swinging at a curveball down and away.

Ranger Suárez, Naty 80mph Curveball. 😨 pic.twitter.com/R5YvqfUVXH

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) November 2, 2022

8:06 p.m.: Another first pitch swing, this one from Jeremy Pena, and he hits a dribbler to short that is fielded and thrown on to first for the second out.

8:05 p.m.: That will fire up the Philly crowd. First pitch of the game to Jose Altuve is lined to right, but Nick Castellanos makes a sliding grab for the first out. According to Baseball Savant, that ball had an expected batting average of .560.

Nick Castellanos starts this game off with a web gem. #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/p4V4gTru7B

— MLB (@MLB) November 2, 2022

8:03 p.m.: Ranger Suarez warming up getting ready to throw out the first pitch in Game 3 of the World Series.

7:55 p.m: Think this Philadelphia crowd is excited? These Philly fans will have a front-row seat to the next three games of the World Series.

The crowd in Philly is ready‼️ #RedOctober pic.twitter.com/eL5v0qzcSX

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 1, 2022

7:18 p.m.: Here's a look at the starting lineups for the two teams tonight.

#WorldSeries Game 3.

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— Houston Astros (@astros) November 1, 2022

There's no place like home. #RingTheBell

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— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) November 1, 2022

World Series start time today

• Time: 8:03 p.m. ET

Game 3 of the World Series will start at 8:03 p.m. ET at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

How to watch the 2022 World Series

• TV channel (U.S.): Fox
• TV channel (Canada): Sportsnet
• Live stream: fuboTV (U.S.) | Sportsnet NOW (Canada)

All the World Series games will be carried by Fox in the United States and on Sportsnet in Canada. The Fox broadcast will be led by Joe Davis calling play-by-play with John Smoltz providing analysis from the booth. Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci will report from the field level.

Streamers can find the game on the Fox Sports Go app or by using fuboTV, which comes with a free trial.