{"id":13677,"date":"2017-11-01T22:38:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T22:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2017\/11\/01\/its-winner-take-all-in-game-7-of-the-world-series\/"},"modified":"2017-11-01T22:38:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T22:38:11","slug":"its-winner-take-all-in-game-7-of-the-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/its-winner-take-all-in-game-7-of-the-world-series\/","title":{"rendered":"It's Winner-Take-All In Game 7 of The World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Players warm up before Game 7 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n

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Game 7 of the World Series tonight in Los Angeles will answer the original questions posed by this contest between the champions of baseball’s American and National Leagues. Will the Los Angeles Dodgers win their first title since 1988? Or will the Astros bring the game’s most coveted crown to hurricane-ravaged Houston for the very first time?<\/p>\n

The starting pitchers are the Dodgers’ Yu Darvish<\/a>, who lasted only 1 2\/3 innings in a poorly pitched Game 3<\/a>, against the Astros’ Lance McCullers<\/a>, the winning pitcher as Houston won that game 5-3.<\/p>\n

Who knows whether either pitcher will still be in the game when the results are tallied? History suggests not, especially given the tendency of Dodgers manager Dave Roberts to go to his bullpen at the first sign of trouble. Last night he used four pitchers to great effect, holding the Astros’ potent offense to one run. And hey, it’s Game 7! Any manager would throw in the kitchen sink<\/a> to win. So don’t be surprised if you see the Dodgers ace, Clayton Kershaw<\/a>, pitching at some point with only one day’s rest. He pitched brilliantly in Game 1<\/a>, but allowed six runs<\/a> in 4 2\/3 innings in Game 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n