Phillies tie World Series mark with five home runs in Game 3 win over Astros

• Phillies move within two wins of title after Game 3 win
• Philadelphia smash five homers to tie World Series mark
• As it happened: Phillies rout Astros in Game 3

The Philadelphia Phillies are two wins from the most improbable of titles after matching a World Series record with five home runs in a 7-0 battering of the favored Houston Astros on Tuesday night in Game 3.

Bryce Harper hit a two-run home run off the first pitch he faced in the bottom of the first inning, Alec Bohm and Brandon Marsh added solo shots in the second, then Kyle Schwarber and Rhys Hoskins went back to back in the fifth. All of the long balls came off Houston starter Lance McCullers Jr, who became the first pitcher to surrender five home runs in a World Series game.