Once again, a World Series game between the Astros and the Dodgers gave us a ton of home runs in one game. They packed seven dingers in one game like they were sardines, except for fun sardines that make you laugh and gasp and scream and sigh depending on what team you were rooting for.
All 7 of the home runs from World Series Game 5, ranked
Even more dingers have been added to the already-impressive series tally.
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In 10 innings, 25 runs got put on the board but in between the early singles that gave the Dodgers a lead and the walk-off single that won it for the Astros, a lot of those runs came from homers.
There were three, three-run shots as well as a few solo home runs for good measure. So we’re taking a walk down memory lane and ranking all of the home runs from Game 5. That memory lane has a few downed trees and a lot of ruts at this point because it was a five-hour baseball game and if you remembered it all crisply well then that’s impressive and you’re probably the only person that was able to do that.
Player: Brian McCann
Inning: Bottom eighth
Result: Astros lead, 12-9
At one point, this home run was the winning run, if things didn’t go to extras. It’s only last because ... does anybody remember this one? The Astros were already in the lead by multiple runs, it was lord knows what time at night, and there was nothing super special about this one beside it just being the second-to-last home run in a night full of them. Sorry, McCann, but it just wasn’t enough to rise above last place.
Player: Yuli Gurriel
Inning: Bottom fourth
Result: Game tied, 4-4
This could have been such a fun home run. It tied the game for the Astros, it was a sign of things to come, and it got Minute Maid Park back into a game that looked like it was over already. Unfortunately, the fact that Gurriel was the one who hit it took a lot of fun out of the moment, based on recent events.
Player: Cody Bellinger
Inning: Top fifth
Result: Dodgers lead, 7-4
The second of the trio of three-run home runs that were nestled in the middle of the game, Bellinger’s had Dodgers fans once again excited about where this game was heading. He’s fully out of his early-series slump now and could have been the hero if, you know, the 14 additional runs after this didn’t happen.
Player: Jose Altuve
Inning: Bottom fifth
Result: Game tied, 7-7
Altuve gets extra bonus points in this ranking because he’s just fun to watch, especially when he hits a home run. This one went 415 feet, tied the game right after Bellinger took the lead back for LA, and gave Houston some hope again. The 5’6 (if being generous) Altuve hitting a ball farther than 400 feet is just great.
Player: Carlos Correa
Inning: Bottom seventh
Result: Astros lead, 11-8
The Crawford Boxes got a lot of love as far as home run balls go. What really made this one was Correa’s fist-pumping, screaming reaction on the first base line once it left the park. Pure, uncut, excitement about hitting a baseball really far. Baseball is great.
Player: George Springer
Inning: Bottom seventh
Result: Game tied, 8-8
This Springer Dinger literally made something explode. That’s all you need to know.
Player: Yasiel Puig
Inning: Top ninth
Result: Astros lead, 12-11
This home run didn’t tie the game, or even break a tie. But it’s the top home run because on Thursday, during batting practice at Minute Maid Park, Puig called it a “f***ing baby stadium” as he smashed balls out of the park. It took him until the last opportunity he had to hit one in Houston, but he followed up on that comment with a dinger at long last. The world just wouldn’t have felt right if he didn’t. Plus it gave us this moment.
This series already broke the World Series record for home runs, and there’s still at least a game left to play. We might be back here again ranking more if this home run pace continues.
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