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In a sea of leftover Halloween costumes and hackneyed, “Houston We Have A Problem” posters, the Phillies blanked the Astros 7-0, setting World Series records to boot.

The rainout on Monday was a gift from god for Philly on Tuesday with Ranger Suarez taking the reins from Noah Syndergaard. Who knows what the ex-Met with the Thor moniker would have done, and frankly, who cares?

Suárez took the mound and owned the Astros for five scoreless innings. His cutter cut, his breaking ball broke and his slider sunk. And unlike Game 2, Jose Altuve and Jeremy Pena’s first pitches produced a pair of outs, and Yordan Alvarez’s big stick struck out swinging.

Phil’s outfielder Nick Castellanos, having a field day in right, added another highlight to his resume with a sliding catch that set the stage for the hungry home team.

‘Stros starter Lance McCullers walked the first batter he faced, Kyle Schwarber, and two batters later, he got a not so nice how do you do from Bryce Harper, who crushed his knuckle curve into the right field seats. The ex-Nat returned to the dugout to a series of hugs and high fives – the fans soaking it up – wildly waving their red October rally towels.

In the top of the second,  Suárez with trouble when Yuli Gurriel beat out an infield single, and rookie David Hensley, in his Postseason debut, singled the guy with the weirdest haircut under a Helmut, Gurriel, to third. Chas McCormick was then caught looking.

Matinee idol looking Alec Bohm greeted McCullers with a first pitch lead off home run – setting World Series record – three home runs in the first two innings. Then Brandon Marsh, who I’ve learned has wet, not greasy locks, launched a hanging breaking ball over the right field Budweiser banner. Tacking on yet another historical stat.

In between frames, sports reporter Ken Rosenthal tried to get some inside skinny on what Harper whispered to Bohm before his at-bat. The cagey third baseman didn’t bite – smiling, and in so many words politely inferred, that it wasn’t his business.

After a two-out walk in the top of the fifth,  Suárez allowed a single to Martin Maldonado, and questions from the booth surfaced as to whether Phil’s skipper Rob Thomson should keep his starter in the game. He did – and that’s why sports announcers shouldn’t manage because the young lefty got Altuve to foul out to first.

Dusty Baker on the other hand, with his black latex gloves, making him look like a stylist waiting to color his clients’ hair, kept his guy on the mound – which turned out to be a very bad move. Schwarber and Rhys Hoskins jacked two-strike back-to-back shots – the fourth and fifth of the game – for yet another record – the most in the World Series for the first five innings of play.

A slew of relievers, look it up in the box score, picked up the slack for the remainder of the night with the Phillies wrapping it up with a big, strike-out-looking, bowtie.

I’ve been pretty transparent that I’m rooting for the team that spawned the film, “Rocky”. So, as not to jinx this monumental statement of a win, I’ll say nothing. And hope, just by bringing it up, I didn’t jinx them in the process.