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BATTLE

OF L.A.

Washington Nationals' Juan
Soto celebrates in the dug-
out after his home run against
the Houston Astros during the
fourth inning of Game 1 of the
baseball World Series Tues-
day, Oct. 22, 2019, in Houston.
Associated Press
Soto,

Nationals

top Cole,

Astros

5-4 in

opener

By BEN WALKER
AP Baseball Writer
HOUSTON (AP) — Juan
Soto and the Washington
Nationals quickly derailed
the Cole Express.
A 20-year-old prodigy with
a passion for the big mo-
ment, Soto homered onto
the train tracks high above
the left field wall and hit a
two-run double as the Na-
tionals tagged Gerrit Cole
and the Houston Astros 5-4
Tuesday night in the World
Series opener. Leonard, Clippers pull away
“After the first at-bat, I just
said, ‘It’s another baseball
game,’” Soto said. from Lakers in season opener
“In the first at-bat, I’m not
going to lie, I was a little bit
shaking in my legs.”
Not even a history-mak- Los Angeles Clippers' Kawhi Leonard (2) shoots over
ing home run by postsea-
son star George Springer Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) during the sec-
— and another shot that ond half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 22,
nearly tied it in the eighth 2019, in Los Angeles.
inning — could deter Associated Press
Washington.
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