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I can hardly believe that the Stros are in in the World Series!! Incredible!

HOUSTON WINS!!!!


Game 1
Tuesday, October 24th.
In Dodger Stadium

LA Dodgers 2       Astros 1



Game 2
Wed., Oct. 25th
In Dodger Stadium

LA Dodgers 6      Astros 7

* The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers combined for eight long balls at Dodger Stadium, the most ever in a World Series game. .






Game 3
Fri., Oct. 27th
In Minute Maid Park 8:09 p.m.

LA Dodgers 3      Astros 5







Game 4
Sat., Oct. 28th
In Minute Maid Park 8:09 p.m.

LA Dodgers 6      Astros 2





Game 5
Sun., Oct. 29th
In Minute Maid Park 8:16 p.m.


LA Dodgers 12      Astros 13






Game 6
Tues., Oct. 31st
In Dodger Stadium 8:09/5:09 p.m.


LA Dodgers 3      Astros 1







Game 7
Wed., Nov. 1st
In Dodger Stadium 8:09/5:09 p.m.

LA Dodgers 1      Astros 5






HOUSTON WINS!!!!

Game 6 tonight...

The Astros have NEVER won a World Series, shoot I can't remember them ever making it this far
After all the flooding down yonder, they need a "pick me up" ...

Go Stros

Ice

I can't believe the giants are not IN the World Series
OR

World Series 2017: Astros Can Finally Call Themselves Champs
By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN and DAVID WALDSTEINUPDATED 1:36 AM


The Astros celebrated with pitcher Charlie Morton after defeating the Dodgers to claim their first World Series title. Credit Matt Slocum/Associated Press


In the franchise’s 56th season, the Houston Astros are finally champions after closing out the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 5-1 win in Game 7 of what was a thrilling World Series from start to finish.

It was a Series defined by relief pitching and home runs, and Game 7 had both. Neither starting pitcher made it out of the third inning, with the teams combining to use eight relievers. On offense, the Astros were powered to victory by George Springer, the team’s center fielder, who homered for the fourth consecutive game, and tied Reggie Jackson and Chase Utley for the most home runs in a single World Series with five.

On top of his record-tying home run tear, and his terrific defense in center field, Springer hit .379 with eight extra-base hits and five walks in the Series and was an obvious choice for the Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player award.

That the game had just one home run was almost an upset in a Series that included a record-setting 25 home runs, which shattered the previous mark of 22 set by the Anaheim Angels and the San Francisco Giants in 2002.

Jeff Luhnow, the team’s general manager who endured a great deal of criticism when the Astros were, maybe intentionally, the worst team in baseball for multiple years, took pride in Houston having stuck to their plans even when times were tough.

“We did it,” he said in the post-game celebration on the field. “We knew we had a plan that could get us here and we got it. A world championship!”

For all of the drama of the previous six games, the winner-take-all Game 7 was relatively quiet after Houston exploded for five runs in the first two innings against starter Yu Darvish and then simply held on to win.

Lance McCullers started for Houston, and pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings before Manager A.J. Hinch turned things over to his bullpen, with Brad Peacock, Francisco Liriano, Chris Devenski and Charlie Morton combining to close out the win.

The Dodgers, who won a Major League-best 104 games this season, eventually got one run in the sixth inning on a run-scoring single from Andre Ethier off Morton, but otherwise they were almost comically incapable of capitalizing on base runners, stranding 10 over the course of the game.

With the Astros finally winning a championship, there are seven teams left that have yet to win a World Series: The Tampa Bay Rays, the Seattle Mariners, the Texas Rangers, the Washington Nationals, the Milwaukee Brewers, the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies.



Way to go Stros.... It's about time!!

Ice