World Series Game 1
Kershaw, Turner Lead the Dodgers to victory.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers won Game 1 of the World Series 3-1 because of Clayton Kershaw, who went 7 innings, allowing 1 run and striking out 11 batters. Kershaw has always been known for his postseason struggles, but tonight he put all of his critics to rest with a dominating Word Series debut against the best offensive team in Major League Baseball.
This is not ordinary October baseball
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Both pitchers coming into the game had to deal with the temperature and heat. The weather is very unusual for October baseball. The temperature reached 103 degrees, a full 9 degrees above the previous World Series high, and this is something no pitcher has faced in the month of October.
Dominat Pitching for Both Sides
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Besides Kershaw, Dallas Keuchel pitched a great game for the Astros, going 6 and 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs, and striking out 3, but he made a key mistake to Justin Turner. On a 1-2 count, Keuchel hung a curve ball and Turner sent the ball over the center field wall. Turner went 1-4 with the key two run home run.
The Dodgers bullpen shut the door in the 8th and 9th innings to close out Game 1 of the World Series. The final line score for the Astros is 1 run on 3 hits and 0 errors. For the Dodgers, their line score was 3 runs on 6 hits with 0 errors.
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Game 2 should be another low scoring game as Justin Verlander, who is 4-0 in the postseason, will go up against Rich Hill, who has also been dominate in this postseason.
Conclusion
If Game 1 is any indicator, the World Series looks like it will be a good one. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a 1 game to none lead over the Houston Astros in the 2017 World Series. Game 2 will be played on Wednesday at 8:09 eastern time on FOX.