World Series 2017: Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers for 4-3 series win
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The Houston Astros won their first World Series title by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in the decisive seventh game.
Astros centre fielder George Springer was presented with the series' most valuable player award after becoming the first man to hit home runs in four successive World Series games, and only the third to hit five homers in the same Fall Classic.
Since the Houston area suffered heavy flooding after Hurricane Harvey this summer, the Astros players have worn a "Houston Strong" patch on their uniforms, while also helping with relief efforts.
"We wore that patch, we wore it proudly, and the people of Houston were never far from our minds," said Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.
Springer added: "Our fans have endured a lot, and we're coming home champions."
Shortstop Carlos Correa, who proposed to his girlfriend during celebrations on the pitch, also dedicated the win to those affected by Hurricane Maria in his native Puerto Rico.
"To be able to bring joy and happiness to their lives is special in this moment," he said.

Dodgers starting pitcher Yu Darvish, who was racially abused by Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel in game three, struggled early on at Dodger Stadium and failed to make it through the second inning.
After Houston went 2-0 ahead in the first inning and Darvish's opposite number McCullers Jr drove in a third, Springer's two-run shot prompted Dodgers manager Dave Roberts to lift his starter with the score 5-0.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers, who had the highest payroll and the best regular-season record in Major League Baseball this year, stranded eight baserunners in their first five innings.
After four scoreless innings from their ace Clayton Kershaw, pitching in relief on two days' rest, the hosts rallied in the sixth as pinch-hitter Andre Ethier drove in a run.
However, Houston right-hander Charlie Morton kept the Dodgers quiet for the final three innings.
The Astros - in their 56th year in the majors - had appeared in only one previous World Series, when they were swept 4-0 by the Chicago White Sox in 2005.
The Dodgers have not won the World Series since 1988.
"It's a tough one - we just didn't get it done," said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
"We went a little further than we did last year and I expect us to be in this same position next year."
World Series result: Dodgers 3-4 Astros | |
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Game 1: Dodgers 3-1 Astros | Game 5: Astros 13-12 Dodgers |
Game 2: Dodgers 6-7 Astros | Game 6: Dodgers 3-1 Astros |
Game 3: Astros 5-3 Dodgers | Game 7: Dodgers 1-5 Astros |
Game 4: Astros 2-6 Dodgers | Home team listed first |
Analysis
BBC Sport presenter Nick Marshall-McCormack in Los Angeles
For decades to come we will be talking about this baseball World Series as one of the best ever - a seven-game marathon of beautiful baseball between the two best teams from the regular season.
If that wasn't enough to pull the heart strings, we also saw a marriage proposal as Carlos Correa popped the question to his girlfriend, Miss Texas Daniella Rodriguez.
While this victory won't go close to fixing the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, it will give a massive boost to the city's morale. Watching the tears of joy flow down fans' faces at Dodger Stadium was just another indelible image of this baseball epic.
This has put Houston into the history books - a classic that went all the way to game seven and gave players and fans a rollercoaster ride of emotions they'll never forget.
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At least we can identify them and their ill-informed prejudices.
Just thinking aloud!
I discovered baseball on holiday in Florida years ago and found it so much more subtle than 'blokes hitting balls with sticks - like rounders'.
Anyway, those who don't want to understand, don't learn!
Congratulations to the Astros, and a nice lift for Houston after the devastation of the Hurricane! Can you send some of your positive attitude over here, for the no-hopers that hang around in here?
"World Series? Rounders played in USA only so hardly world series status."
If you have not played both games or lived in both rounders playing countries and hardball baseball countries (which include several far eastern countries) you can be forgiven for not knowing the difference. Evolved from common historical heritage, like humans and lemurs, but far from the same.
Really? You had people throwing a ball at you at 95mph in Infant school, and were expected to hit it over 300 feet? Really? Do you know many rounders players who earn millions, and play 162 games in 6 months, travelling tens of thousands of miles? Of course you don't. Ignorance is bliss.
You need to google sic my friend.
Not a sport I've ever watched but it was apparently very exciting and made millions of people very happy; what's not to like? Don't get the sniping posts (though I suppose they're par for the course).
Who in Britain cares about the World Series?
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Er...baseball fans, and probably quite a few Americans that live here? Just a wild guess.
"What's wonderful about HYS is that complete ignorance and lack of any intelligence doesn't preclude expressing an opinion."
That's right - it's an egalitarian message board. Everybody is free to demonstrate how ignorant they are, should they wish!
And they do!