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2017 – Astros ambush Yu Darvish for four runs in the second inning then hold on for a 5-3 victory in Game Three of the World Series for a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven classic. Lance McCullers and Brad Peacock combine to allow just three hits. Yuli Gurriel homers then is shown afterwards in the dugout making a gesture some believed to be a racial slur against the Japanese star. The result is a five-game suspension to open the 2018 season. 

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2017 – Astros ambush Yu Darvish for four runs in the second inning then hold on for a 5-3 victory in Game Three of the World Series for a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven classic. Lance McCullers and Brad Peacock combine to allow just three hits. Yuli Gurriel homers then is shown afterwards in the dugout making a gesture some believed to be a racial slur against the Japanese star. The result is a five-game suspension to open the 2018 season. 

Edwin Diaz is named winner of the Mariano Rivera award as the best reliever in the American League while Josh Hader wins the equivalent Trevor Hoffman Award in the NL.

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Edwin Diaz is named winner of the Mariano Rivera award as the best reliever in the American League while Josh Hader wins the equivalent Trevor Hoffman Award in the NL.

Down 4 – 0 after 6 innings, the Red Sox score 9 runs over the last three innings to win Game 4 of the World Series, 9 – 6 over the Dodgers

Down 4 – 0 after 6 innings, the Red Sox score 9 runs over the last three innings to win Game 4 of the World Series, 9 – 6 over the Dodgers

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Down 4 – 0 after 6 innings, the Red Sox score 9 runs over the last three innings to win Game 4 of the World Series, 9 – 6 over the Dodgers. Yasiel Puig hits a three-run homer to help build Los Angeles’s lead, but a three-run pinch-homer by Mitch Moreland and a solo shot by Steve Pearce tie the game, before the Red Sox score 5 runs in the 9th to put the game away.

2017 – The Astros win Game 3 of the 2017 World Series at home, 5 – 3 over the Dodgers, behind a great combined pitching performance by Lance McCullers and Brad Peacock, who limit Los Angeles to 4 hits. The Astros chase Yu Darvish with 4 runs in the 2nd, but five relievers manage to keep the game close until the end, although the Dodgers’ bullpen is heavily taxed again, with 6 1/3 innings of work after having had to work 7 innings in Game 2.

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2017 – The Astros win Game 3 of the 2017 World Series at home, 5 – 3 over the Dodgers, behind a great combined pitching performance by Lance McCullers and Brad Peacock, who limit Los Angeles to 4 hits. The Astros chase Yu Darvish with 4 runs in the 2nd, but five relievers manage to keep the game close until the end, although the Dodgers’ bullpen is heavily taxed again, with 6 1/3 innings of work after having had to work 7 innings in Game 2.

The Royals win an epic Game 1 of the World Series, 5 – 4 over the Mets, on Eric Hosmer’s 14th-inning sacrifice fly off Bartolo Colon that scores Alcides Escobar with the wining run. Escobar opens the bottom of the 1st with an inside-the-park home run off Matt Harvey, but Kansas City trails, 4 – 3, in the 9th before Alex Gordon homers off Jeurys Familia with one out to send the game into extra innings.

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The Royals win an epic Game 1 of the World Series, 5 – 4 over the Mets, on Eric Hosmer’s 14th-inning sacrifice fly off Bartolo Colon that scores Alcides Escobar with the wining run. Escobar opens the bottom of the 1st with an inside-the-park home run off Matt Harvey, but Kansas City trails, 4 – 3, in the 9th before Alex Gordon homers off Jeurys Familia with one out to send the game into extra innings.

Michael Conforto becomes the third player to accomplish the World Series Triple Crown, playing in the Little League World Series (2004 Redmond LL, WA), the College World Series (2013 Oregon State) and the MLB World Series (2015 Mets). The two other major leaguers who have participated in the rare event are Jason Varitek (1984 Altamonte Springs LL, FL, 1994 Georgia Tech, and the 2004 Red Sox) and Ed Vosberg (1973 Tucson LL, AZ, 1980 University of Arizona, and the 1997 Marlins).

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Michael Conforto becomes the third player to accomplish the World Series Triple Crown, playing in the Little League World Series (2004 Redmond LL, WA), the College World Series (2013 Oregon State) and the MLB World Series (2015 Mets). The two other major leaguers who have participated in the rare event are Jason Varitek (1984 Altamonte Springs LL, FL, 1994 Georgia Tech, and the 2004 Red Sox) and Ed Vosberg (1973 Tucson LL, AZ, 1980 University of Arizona, and the 1997 Marlins).

The Red Sox win the first World Series game to ever end on a pickoff, beating the Cardinals, 4-2, in Game 4 of the Fall Classic. Kolten Wong, a 23 year-old rookie pinch-running for Allen Craig, is caught off first base by Boston closer Koji Uehara, ending the Busch Stadium contest with the dangerous Carlos Beltran at the plate.

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The Red Sox win the first World Series game to ever end on a pickoff, beating the Cardinals, 4-2, in Game 4 of the Fall Classic. Kolten Wong, a 23 year-old rookie pinch-running for Allen Craig, is caught off first base by Boston closer Koji Uehara, ending the Busch Stadium contest with the dangerous Carlos Beltran at the plate.

The San Diego State University baseball team continues their tradition in which every player dons a costume during a late-October intra-squad scrimmage. The Aztecs’ third annual Halloween Game at Tony Gwynn Stadium, which is open to the public, features team members dressed as the Jamaican Bobsled Team, social media apps, a Leprechaun, as well as Captain America and Captain Underwear.

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The San Diego State University baseball team continues their tradition in which every player dons a costume during a late-October intra-squad scrimmage. The Aztecs’ third annual Halloween Game at Tony Gwynn Stadium, which is open to the public, features team members dressed as the Jamaican Bobsled Team, social media apps, a Leprechaun, as well as Captain America and Captain Underwear.

The Giants shut out the Tigers, 2 – 0, in Game 3 of the World Series, behind Ryan Vogelsong, Tim Lincecum and Sergio Romo. The Giants score both runs off Anibal Sanchez in the 2nd, on a run-scoring triple by Gregor Blanco and a single by Brandon Crawford. They are the first team to record back-to-back shutouts in the World Series since the Baltimore Orioles lined up three whitewashes in a row in sweeping the 1966 World Series against the Dodgers.

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The Giants shut out the Tigers, 2 – 0, in Game 3 of the World Series, behind Ryan Vogelsong, Tim Lincecum and Sergio Romo. The Giants score both runs off Anibal Sanchez in the 2nd, on a run-scoring triple by Gregor Blanco and a single by Brandon Crawford. They are the first team to record back-to-back shutouts in the World Series since the Baltimore Orioles lined up three whitewashes in a row in sweeping the 1966 World Series against the Dodgers.

2011 – Down to their last strike twice, the Cardinals come back from two-run deficits in both the 9th and 10th innings to defeat the Rangers, 10 – 9, and force a Game 7 in the World Series for the first time since 2002. David Freese ends the thrilling game with a walk-off home run off Mark Lowe in the 11th inning.

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2011 – Down to their last strike twice, the Cardinals come back from two-run deficits in both the 9th and 10th innings to defeat the Rangers, 10 – 9, and force a Game 7 in the World Series for the first time since 2002. David Freese ends the thrilling game with a walk-off home run off Mark Lowe in the 11th inning.