Now, another Series between two desperate teams has gone all the way. The Dodgers are seeking their first World Series title in 29 years, and the Astros — an expansion team in 1962 — their first ever. “I’m sure M.L.B. is probably sitting back and kicking their feet up,” said the Dodgers’ third baseman, Justin…
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Baseball, Hot Dogs and Apple Pie. Washed Down With Champagne.
As Major League Baseball’s postseason is nearing the biggest celebration of all — the Houston Astros need one more victory to win the World Series, the Dodgers need two — it seems appropriate to ask: Where does this ritual come from? “Great question, but I have no idea,” said Cubs reliever Pedro Strop, who celebrated…
Astros 13, Dodgers 12, 10 innings | Houston leads series, 3-2: Astros Down the Dodgers in a Dramatic and Dizzying Slugfest
Then it was the Dodgers’ turn, rallying for three runs to tie it in the ninth inning, the last of which came on Chris Taylor’s two-out, two-strike single that scored Austin Barnes. Continue reading the main story But it was the Astros who had the last word in the 10th inning, and while their clubhouse…