The Houston Astros were staring at an 0-2 deficit in the 2017 World Series before Marwin Gonzalez stepped to the plate and tied the score 3-3 in the ninth inning.
The 28-year-old infielder took Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen deep to center field to quiet the crowd at Dodger Stadium.
Marwin Gonzalez ties it ups at 3-3 with 9th inning solo shot!
🎥: @MLBONFOX
https://t.co/8kAl3wK5bb— FanSided (@FanSided) October 26, 2017
Gonzalez joined a small list of players to tie a World Series game with a ninth-inning homer.
Marwin Gonzalez is the 10th player in #WorldSeries history to hit a game-tying HR in the 9th pic.twitter.com/QI3mnkWZbY
— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) October 26, 2017
Then, in the top of the 10th inning, Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa each launched solo home runs of their own to give the Astros a 5-3 lead.
HOUSTON, WE HAVE A LEAD. https://t.co/QziKiVPaZQ
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) October 26, 2017
Altuve and Correa are the first teammates to hit #WorldSeries extra-inning HRs in the same game, let alone in back-to-back extra inning PAs pic.twitter.com/AT22YGXQEV
— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) October 26, 2017
The series will head to Minute Maid Park in Houston for the next three games, beginning Friday for Game 3.
Thumbnail photo via  Richard Mackson/USA TODAY Sports Images
