“Howie is a true professional. But what he does in that clubhouse with those guys is unbelievable. “So I was excited.”“When they took [Zack] Greinke out, I said, 'It’s Howie time right here,'” Suzuki said. He thought back to a three-week demotion to the minors in 2009, when he was hitting just .231.“Probably the lowest I was at in my career,” Kendrick said. With three innings left, Washington still has starter Anibal Sanchez and closer Sean Doolittle at its disposal, as well as potentially Stephen Strasburg, who pitched 8.1 innings in the Nationals' Game 6 victory on Tuesday.Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings.Washington Nationals designated hitter Howie Kendrick hit a two-run home run to give his team a 3-2 lead in Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night.Washington Nationals' Howie Kendrick watches his grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 10th inning in Game 5 of a baseball National League Division Series on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, in Los Angeles.
You see him on the field and what he does. Anthony Rendon had just homered off Zack Greinke, cutting the Nationals’ deficit to 2-1.Juan Soto walked on five pitches and Harris relieved. Once he crossed the plate, he made it down the dugout steps and was greeted with high fives from the rest of his teammates.
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“So for me, that’s still got to be the top moment in my career, but this is truly special.”Kendrick hit .333 with four doubles and four RBIs in a League Championship Series sweep of St. Louis, earning MVP.He was 5 for 22 with one RBI in the World Series when he came to the plate in the seventh inning of Game 7. With three innings left, Washington still has starter Anibal Sanchez and closer Sean Doolittle at its disposal, as well as its full bullpen and potentially Stephen Strasburg, who pitched 8.1 innings in the Nationals' Game 6 victory on Tuesday.Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings.Washington Nationals designated hitter Howie Kendrick hit a two-run home run to give his team a 3-2 lead in Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night.Washington Nationals' Howie Kendrick hits a two-run home run during the seventh inning of Game 7 of the baseball World Series against the Houston Astros Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Of course, he’s done it twice, both this year.Kendrick singled in the eighth, reaching for the third time.“There’s guys in a big moment you want up there,” Martinez said.Kendrick immediately donated the ball, with a yellow streak of paint from hitting the screen, to the Hall of Fame, a part of his career to be celebrated at Cooperstown.He first came up to the major leagues with the Angels in 2006. At 36 — eight years removed from his only All-Star appearance — his go-ahead, two-run homer off Will Harris in the seventh inning lifted the Washington Nationals over the Houston Astros 6-2 Wednesday night in Game 7 for his team’s first World Series title.
Harris watched. He’s a key component to our leadership structure here. Howie Kendrick gave the Washington Nationals a 3-2 lead over the Houston Astros with a 2-run home run in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series on … HOUSTON (AP) — Howie Kendrick sure has a knack for the dramatic. With the two-run home run, Kendrick had just given the Nationals a one-run lead in the seventh inning in Game 7 of the World Series.