Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw talks reporters about the team’s World Series face-off with the Houston Astros in Los Angeles.
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The National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers host the American League winning Houston Astros Tuesday for Game 1 of the 2017 World Series, a contest matching teams with a combined 205 wins in the regular season.
Astros ace and one-time Cy Young Award winner, Dallas Keuchel, goes up against the Dodgers three-time Cy Young Award winner, Clayton Kershaw. Both starters are pitching on five days of rest.
Unlike past World Series starts, tonight’s game won’t be played in an autumn chill. The temperature at game time in Los Angeles is projected to be a more-than-warm 96 degrees.
The last time the Dodgers won the World Series was 1988 when they beat the Oakland Athletics. The Astros lost in their only previous Series appearance to the Chicago White Sox in 2005.
As NPR’s Sports Correspondent Tom Goldman reports, “It’s a power match-up. The Dodgers are favored, thanks to dominant pitching, especially the relief pitchers, and a lineup filled with dangerous hitters.”
“Houston was the top offensive team in the majors this season, leading the league in runs, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. Whoever wins this battle between Houston hitters and L.A. pitchers could determine who wins the Series,” he added.
This story will be updated as the game continues.