{"id":13670,"date":"2017-10-31T23:38:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T23:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2017\/10\/31\/los-angeles-dodgers-beat-houston-astros-3-1-extend-world-series-to-game-7\/"},"modified":"2017-10-31T23:38:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T23:38:00","slug":"los-angeles-dodgers-beat-houston-astros-3-1-extend-world-series-to-game-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/los-angeles-dodgers-beat-houston-astros-3-1-extend-world-series-to-game-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Dodgers Beat Houston Astros 3-1, Extend World Series to Game 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n The Los Angeles Dodgers pour onto the field after beating the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the World Series.<\/p>\n

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Updated at 1:10 a.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 3-1 in Game 6 of the World Series, evening the best-of-seven series at three games each and guaranteeing a Game 7 on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers had trailed 1-0 until the bottom of the sixth inning when catcher Austin Barnes singled and Houston starter Justin Verlander hit L.A.’s second baseman Chase Utley. Center fielder Chris Taylor doubled to score Barnes. Shortstop Corey Seager’s sacrifice fly scored Utley.<\/p>\n

Until then Verlander appeared to be in control of the game, holding the Dodgers to just one hit in five innings.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers added another run on a home run by left fielder Joc Pederson in the bottom of the seventh inning.<\/p>\n

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\n Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chris Taylor hit a RBI double off Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander during the sixth inning of Game 6 of the World Series Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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For Houston, Game 6 was about their failure to capitalize on opportunities to get on the board. They scored their only run when Astros center fielder George Springer hit a home run off of Dodgers starter Rich Hill in the top of the third inning.<\/p>\n

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\n Houston Astros’ George Springer opened the scoring in Game 6 with a home run off LA’s Rich Hill at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n

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The Astros threatened to score in their half of the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, but each time they came up with nothing.<\/p>\n