Just as the Braves piled on early in Game 1, the Astros jumped on Atlanta right from the get-go in Game 2. Jose Altuve scored following a leadoff double when Alex Bregman lifted a sacrifice fly; a huge four-run second inning, with RBIs coming on hits from Jose Siri, Martin Maldonado and Michael Brantley, put Houston out to a commanding 5-1 lead.

The Astros tacked on two more runs later in the game, and the Braves never could catch back up as Houston evened the series at one win each with a 7-2 victory on Wednesday.

While the Astro bats came out in force, it was also a strong start by Jose Urquidy that helped quiet an Atlanta offense that scored six in Game 1. Urquidy pitched five innings and allowed just two runs on six hits while striking out five. His counterpart, Max Fried, allowed six runs on seven hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out six.

Jorge Soler, who appeared in only the final two games of the NLCS as a pinch hitter after missing several games due to a positive COVID-19 test, didn’t show any rust in his first at-bat in Game 1 of the World Series.

On the third pitch of the night, he became the first player ever to lead off the World Series with a home run. Atlanta added another in the first, one more in the second and two more on an Adam Duvall homer in the third to take an early 5-0 lead in Houston.

The Astros were able to scratch across a pair after Braves’ ace Charlie Morton was forced to exit the game with a fractured right fibula, but the Braves bullpen still held them to just two runs across the final six innings of the game as Atlanta won Game 1 of the World Series 6-2.

Basketball Hall of Famer and always fascinating Dennis Rodman spent Friday night at two strip clubs in Manhattan, enjoying the views first at Hoops Cabaret Sports Bar, and later that night at Rick’s Cabaret.

Hoops Cabaret (48 West 33rd Street) bills itself as “combining the fun of a sports bar with the excitement of a gentlemen’s club,” and there were “Hoops girls” wearing very little clothing performing on stage and doing lap dances across the club’s three floors.

While basketball games were playing on the giant Mega-tron Video Wall, Rodman seemed more interested in the bevy of sexy Hoops girls who were at his table. “He’s legendary,” said Hoops girl Candace. “And I know now that he is really nice and a lot of fun!”

Later that night, Rodman went next door to Rick’s Cabaret (50 West 33rd Street), the city’s top gentlemen’s club, known for the VIP treatment that all guests receive. “The girls all love Dennis Rodman. He is totally unique,” said Rick’s girl Katina.

Nightlife in New York City is making its triumphant return. Surprisingly, Dennis Rodman and strip clubs are showing the way.

HOOPS Cabaret and Sports Bar
48 West 33rd Street, New York City
***Beautiful Entertainers in Sports Themed Outfits
***Super VIP “Man Cave”

Rick’s Cabaret New York
50 West 33rd Street
*** VIP Suites, Deluxe Sky Boxes
*** Rick’s Steakhouse, Open Late