It’s October and that means the Best of Baseball! It’s World Series Time, and this year the top two teams are the LA Dodgers and the Houston Astros! They play “the best of seven” series, which means that as soon as one team has come out victorious in four games, it’s all over...except the crying!
The Los Angeles ace is Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw has regularly struggled throughout his career in the postseason, but he has done somewhat better this year with a 2-0 record and a 3.63 ERA along with 16 strikeouts and five walks.
Astros pitching is lead with staff bell-cow Dallas Keuchel. Keuchel was 14-5 with a 2.90 earned-run average during the regular season, while Kershaw was 18-4 with a 2.31 ERA. Keuchel is 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA in the postseason, and he has struck out 25 batters while walking just five in his playoff outings.
The Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner has been the most productive of their hitters with a .387 average, three home runs and 12 RBI. Yasiel Puig is hitting .414 with 12 hits, six runs scored and six RBI, while Chris Taylor and Cody Bellinger have two home runs and four RBI each.
The Astros are led by MVP candidate Jose Altuve, who is hitting .400 in the postseason with five home runs and eight runs batted in. Veteran first baseman Yuli Gurriel is hitting .366 with 15 hits, including four doubles and a triple. Carlos Correa is hitting .295 with three homers and nine RBI, and he is expected to take on a key role in the World Series.
Catch all the action this weekend on the big screen with your friends!
Friday, October 27 – Game 3
8:09pm Dodgers at Astros
Saturday, October 28 – Game 4
8:09pm Dodgers at Astros
Sunday, October 29 – Game 5, if necessary
8:16pm Dodgers at Astros
Tuesday, October 31 – Game 6, if necessary
8:09pm Astros at Dodgers
Wednesday, November 1 – Game 7, if necessary
8:10pm Astros at Dodgers
