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GAME 1 at L.A. Dodgers Tues., Oct. 24
*If necessary
GAME 2 at L.A. Dodgers Wed., Oct. 25
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GAME 3 at Houston Astros Fri., Oct. 27
WORLD
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GAME 4 at Houston Astros Sat., Oct. 28
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GAME 5* at Houston Astros Sun., Oct. 29
A S T R O S
GAME 6* at L.A. Dodgers Tues., Oct. 31
GAME 7* at L.A. Dodgers Wed., Nov. 1
First Fall Classic matchup of 100-win teams since 1970 sets up a ...
Heavyweight battle O
nce bitter rivals in the National League West, the Dodgers and Astros will renew acquaintances in the World Series marking the first time two 100-win teams face each other on this Series stage since the Reds and Orioles in 1970. With a major league-high $226 million payroll, Los Angeles rolled to an MLB-best 104 wins this season and its fifth straight NL West title. Justin Turner and the Dodgers then went 7-1 in the playoffs against the Diamondbacks and defending champion Cubs to win their first pennant since the club’s last championship in 1988. The 101-win Astros, who ousted the Yankees in Game 7 of the ALCS, will try for their first World Series title, thanks in large part to Jose Altuve, the diminutive second baseman who swings a potent bat, and ALCS MVP Justin Verlander, who switched teams for the first time in his career to chase a ring. Houston led the majors in runs scored, finished second in home runs, and had the lowest strikeout rate in baseball. Let’s get ready to rumble!
TURNER’S TIME Established himself as one of the most dangerous hitters in the postseason. His walk-off home run against the Cubs in the NLCS was the Dodgers first in the postseason since Kirk Gibson in 1988. Batted .333 with two homers and seven RBIs to share the NLCS MVP along with teammate
HOME COOKIN’
Teams playing at home are enjoying success during the 2017 postseason. Home teams are 23-8 (.742) heading into the World Series. The Dodgers will hold home-field advantage this year due to a better regular-season record.
Dodger Stadium 395 ft.
385 ft.
385 ft. Home BA
330 ft.
HR
Justin Turner
ERA
Away .252 .246 115 106
330 ft.
3.01 3.77 SEATING CAPACITY
2017 record at home 57-24*
Projected starters
LOS ANGELES DODGERS CATCHER
FIRST BASE
Austin Barnes
Cody Bellinger
8 38 1 3
Fresh off his third batting title (.346), he Minute Maid Park was the engine 409 ft. that powered 373 ft. this offense all 362 ft. Away Home year and is a solid favorite to win the .279 BA .284 AL MVP award. 326 ft. 115 315 ft. The five-time HR 123 All-Star can 3.65 ERA do amazing 4.61 things with SEATING both bat 2017 CAPACITY and glove.
HOME/AWAY DURING THE 2017 REGULAR SEASON
56,000
.267 39 97 .278 2 4
SECOND BASE
BATTING AVERAGE • HOME RUNS • RUNS BATTED IN (2017 regular season and postseason stats) NOTE: The designated hitter will only be used at Minute Maid Park. Evan Gattis/Carlos Beltran will DH for Astros; Dodgers TBD. THIRD BASE
Corey Seager
Justin Turner
Enrique Hernandez
Chris Taylor
Yasiel Puig
.295 22 77 .273 0 2
.322 21 71 .387 3 12
.215 11 37 .417 3 7
.288 21 72 .281 2 4
.263 28 74 .414 1 6
6 36 0 3
Split w/C. Utley
Split w/Y. Grandal
41,168
SHORTSTOP
Logan Forsythe .224 .316
record at home 48-33
Jose Altuve
(Reg. season)
(Reg. season) *Led MLB
.289 .261
HIT MACHINE
LEFT FIELD
CENTER FIELD
RIGHT FIELD
PROJECTED ROTATION
LH Clayton Kershaw 18-4 2-0
2.31 3.63
Split w/A. Ethier
RH Yu Darvish
CLOSER
LH Alex Wood
10-12 3.86 2-0 1.59
16-3 0-1
2.72 5.79
LH Rich Hill 12-8 0-0
3.32 3.00
RH Kenley Jansen 41/42 sv 1.32 3/3 sv 0.00
With Rangers and Dodgers
HOUSTON ASTROS
Brian McCann
Yuli Gurriel
Jose Altuve
Carlos Correa
Alex Bregman
Marwin Gonzalez
George Springer
Josh Reddick
LH Dallas Keuchel
.241 18 62 .156 0 5
.299 18 75 .366 0 4
.346 24 81 .400 5 8
.315 24 84 .295 3 9
.284 19 71 .190 2 5
.303 23 90 .162 0 2
.283 34 85 .233 1 2
.314 13 82 .171 0 2
14-5 2.90 2-1 2.60
RH Justin Verlander 15-8 4-0
RH Lance RH Charlie McCullers Jr. Morton
3.36 1.46
7-4 0-0
4.25 2.08
14-7 3.62 1-1 6.23
RH Ken Giles 34/38 sv 2.30 2/3 sv 7.50
With Tigers and Astros
MANAGERS
(Regular season stats)
WON LOST
Padres: 0-1 (2015) Dodgers: 195-129 (2016-present) TOTAL: 195-130 The 45-year-old Dave reigning NL manager Roberts led the majors with 104 wins, swept Arizona in the NLDS and quickly dethroned the champion Cubs in the NLCS. SOURCE: Major League Baseball
WON LOST
D-backs: 89-123 (2009-10) Astros: 271-215 (2015-present) TOTAL: 360-338
A.J. The third-year skipper, Hinch helped turn around a franchise that lost a club-record 111 games in 2013. Houston led the majors in scoring (896 runs) this
BETWEEN THE LINES Regular • Postseason OFFENSE (record) AVG HR
FIELDING
PITCHING
RUNS/GM
SB/CS (PCT.)
E
ERA
BB/GM SO/GM
BBA
DODGERS (104-58) .249 (7-1) .273
221 13
4.8 6.0
77/28 (73.3) 5/3 (62.5)
88 2
3.38 2.28
2.7 1.5
9.6 10.1
.228 .169
ASTROS (101-61) .282 (7-4) .247
238 12
5.5 4.0
98/42 (70.0) 1/1 (50.0)
99 4
4.12 3.79
3.2 2.8
9.8 9.4
.240 .236 AP