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World Series Game 2 underway at Dodger Stadium LOS ANGELES - Game 2 of the World Series is underway, offering a fresh start for the New York Yankees. But Aaron Judge's slump has continued.
The 118th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros and the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros defeated the Phillies in six games to earn their second World Series championship.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a 1-0 World Series lead heading into Game 2 against the New York Yankees tonight at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers needed extra innings to pick up the 6-3 victory in Game 1.
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
Game 1 was the least-watched World Series game ever, in terms of number of viewers, per Nielsen Media Research records dating back to 1968; it was also the first World Series game to draw less than 10 million viewers since Game 3 in 2008, which underwent a 90-minute rain delay. [82] Games 2 and 3 subsequently established new lows.
With the teams combining to score 25 runs throughout the game, this was the highest scoring World Series game since the Florida Marlins defeated the Cleveland Indians 14–11 in Game 3 of the 1997 World Series. [93] Game 5 lasted five hours and seventeen minutes, making it the second-longest World Series game in history by time. [94] [95]
World Series starting pitchers: Game 1 Yankees : Gerrit Cole (8-5, 3.41 ERA) – The 2023 AL Cy Young winner missed the early part of the season due to injury. He's made three starts in the 2024 ...
The seven-inning no-hit bid by the Atlanta pitching staff was the longest in a World Series game since Jim Lonborg of the Boston Red Sox went 7 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings before allowing a hit in Game 2 of the 1967 World Series. [39] [40] This was the first shutout in the World Series since Game 3 of the 2016 World Series.