Astros slugger Alex Bregman broke finger in World Series clincher: ‘It’s a good thing we won’
HOUSTON – Alex Bregman and Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker are certainly happy they closed out the World Series in six games against the Philadelphia Phillies.
If the Phillies had forced a Game 7 on Sunday, Bregman would have been unavailable.
After the 4-1 win at Minute Maid Park, Bregman says he broke his left index finger in the eighth inning trying to stretch a single into a double.
“I can barely think, because I got a broken finger,” says Bregman amid the clubhouse champagne celebration. “It’s a good thing we won.”
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Bregman finished the game at third base, but his absence in a Game 7 would have been problematic for the Astros. The Astros were already without the services of first baseman Yuli Gurriel, who was replaced on the active roster Saturday because of a knee injury he suffered in Game 5.
Bregman had a solid postseason hitting .294 with three home runs and 11 RBI in 13 postseason games. In the World Series, he had three doubles, four walks and drove in four runs.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Alex Bregman broke finger in Astros’ World Series win
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