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Houston Astros TV announcer Todd Kalas might have been the only person who enjoyed all three games of the 2022 World Series in Philadelphia.Game four, of course, was the historic combined no-hitter of the Phillies by Cristian Javier and three relievers, a 5–0 win. And game five’s thriller, highlighted by Chas McCormick’s ninth-inning heroics in center field, set the stage for Houston to win its second championship (finally!) back at Minute Maid Park on Saturday.But game three’s beating by the Phillies? The one in which home runs by Kyle Schwarber and Rhys Hoskins gave Philadelphia a 7–0 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning? At that point, Kalas knew the Astros probably weren’t coming back. But having resigned himself to that, he also knew…

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