Photo: Houston Astros Shortstop #1 Carlos Correa and Second Baseman #27 Jose Altuve embrace following their 7-1 win over the Washington Nationals in Game Five of the 2019 World Series on October 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
The Houston Astros are one win away from winning their second World Series title in three seasons. Yordan Alvarez, Carlos Correa and George Springer all launched two-run homers as the Astros beat the Nationals 7-1 in Game Five of the Fall Classic in DC. Gerrit Cole fired seven innings of one-run ball for Houston, who won all three games in Washington to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven set. The Astros will host Game Six on Tuesday.