WORLD SERIES PARADE!
What to know about Houston Astros World Series championship downtown parade
Nov 7, 2022, 11:32 am
Cheer on José Altuve as he hoists the trophy. Photo by Steven Devadanam.
The Houston Astros have clinched their second World Series title in five years and since the Saturday, November 5 win, nearly all of Houston has been celebrating.
Now, tens of thousands are expected to scream for the team on Monday, November 7 at the official World Series Parade downtown.
Fans can catch the 1.7-mile parade starting at noon at Preston Street and Smith Street and will run to Tuam Street and Smith Street.
City officials ask attendees to arrive early and to take advantage of ridesharing agencies, Houston METRO, or even carpool. To that end, METRO rides will be free all day on Monday.
Please take advantage of METRO," said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. "I ask that everyone be on their best behavior. Showcase the best of what this city is all about. It's our turn to be appreciative and celebrate them."
Rideshare locations include:
- Roast Square Memorial Park
- Allen's Landing
- Eleanor Tinsley Park
- Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Those attending should pack drinks and water and plan for a long, warm day.
Meanwhile, CultureMap news partner ABC13 urges fans to utilize its real-time traffic map — find it here.
Many local school districts including Houston, Fort Bend, Alief, and more are closing on Monday — with one notanle exception, Katy. Astros superstar Alex Bregman lobbied the district to let the kids attend on Twitter.
Hey @katyisd 👋
Please the kids come to the parade! #GoStros
— Alex Bregman (@ABREG_1) November 7, 2022
For lucky fans are attending — many have lined up seats as early as 5:30 am Monday — it's a chance to root, root, root for the home team that brought them a title.
"The fans support us. And seeing that place erupt was spectacular," Astros owner Jim Crane said regarding Saturday's win. "Have a safe day and enjoy the championship."
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Marcell Ozuna hit his major league-leading eighth homer and Orlando Arcia’s RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.
It completes a three-game sweep of the struggling Astros and is Atlanta’s fourth straight victory.
The Braves scored two runs in the eighth inning to tie it at 4-4. Michael Harris II started the 10th as the automatic runner on second and there was one out in the inning when Seth Martinez (1-1) intentionally walked Matt Olson.
Ozuna lined out to right field to send Harris to third base. Arcia then singled on a ground ball to left field to score Harris and put the Braves on top.
Pinch-runner Jake Meyers was on second when Kyle Tucker walked with no outs in the 10th. Meyers moved to third on a fly out by Yainer Diaz but Jeremy Peña grounded into a double play to end it.
A.J. Minter (3-1) got the last two outs of the ninth for the win and Raisel Iglesias earned his fifth save.
Reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. added his first homer of the season to help the Braves to the victory. Ozuna also leads the majors with 23 RBIs and he extended his hitting streak to 16 games, which ties his career best and is the longest active streak in the majors.
Yordan Alvarez and Mauricio Dubón both homered for the Astros, who fell to 6-14 and are last in the AL West.
There was one out in the first when Alvarez connected on his homer to the seats in left field to put Houston up 1-0.
Ozuna opened the second with his 432-foot shot to left field, which bounced off the wall and tied the game.
Acuña put the Braves up 2-1 when he sent the first pitch of the fifth inning to straightaway center field.
The Astros tied it on an RBI single by Alex Bregman in the fifth and Kyle Tucker’s RBI double came next to put the Astros up 3-2.
Dubón hit his first home run of the year off Jesse Chavez to start Houston’s sixth and push the lead to 4-2.
Harris singled to start the seventh before a ground-rule double by Austin Riley. Olson reached, and Harris scored on a fielding error by first baseman José Abreu when he couldn’t grab a routine ground ball.
There was one out in the inning when Riley scored on a sacrifice fly by Arcia to tie it at 4-all.
Houston starter J.P. France allowed four hits and two runs in five innings.
Max Fried gave up seven hits and three runs in five innings.
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Astros: Houston is also off Thursday before ace Justin Verlander will make his season debut Friday night against Washington. The three-time Cy Young Award winner opened the season on the injured list with inflammation in his right shoulder.