Source: heavy.com --- Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Will the Major League Baseball season come to an end Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium in Game 6 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, or will fans be treated to a second straight Fall Classic that goes the full seven games? Los Angeles is a slight -104 underdog on the Game 6 odds for Tuesday night after opening as a -125 favorite for the contest. Houston is the -275 chalk on the odds to win the World Series . The Game 6 pitching matchup is the same as it was for that wild Game 2, won by Houston 7-6 in 11 innings in truly one of the best World Series games ever. Houston tied that game in the top of the ninth at 3-3 on a Marwin Gonzalez home run off perhaps the best closer in Baseball, Kenley Jansen. The Astros got solo home runs from likely AL MVP Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa to take a 5-3 lead in the top of the 10th, but the Dodgers came back with two runs of their own. George Springer hit what would prove to be the winning two-run homer in the top of the 11th. It was only the third 11th-inning home run in World Series history, and the Astros became the first team to hit three extra-inning home runs in a postseason game. The Dodgers had been an incredible 98-0 in 2017 when ahead after eight innings, including the playoffs. Jansen had converted the first 12 save opportunities to begin his postseason career, an MLB record. Houston traded for Detroit pitcher Justin Verlander just for games like ...
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