Dodger Stadium will host a Game 7 for the first time. The Los Angeles Dodgers staved off elimination Tuesday night with a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the 2017 World Series. The series will be decided Wednesday in Game 7 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. It marks the first time since 2001 and 2002 that the World Series will go to a Game 7 in back-to-back seasons. The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians on the road in Game 7 of last year’s Fall Classic. Astros center fielder George Springer got the scoring started with a solo home run in the third inning. The Dodgers took their first lead
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Astros’ George Springer Wins World Series Game 2 Vs. Dodgers With Home Run
In an instant classic, the Houston Astros emerged victorious in a thrilling Game 2 of the 2017 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. After a game-tying homer in the ninth inning saved the Astros, two more homers — one each by Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa — in the 10th inning appeared to have sealed a win for Houston. But a home run by Yasiel Puig and another run by the Dodgers extended the game into the 11th frame at Dodger Stadium. That’s when George Springer blasted a two-run homer in the top of the 11th to give the Astros a 7-5 lead. The Dodgers got within 7-6 in the bottom of the
Goal records tumble in World Cup qualifiers
With 794 goals across the 270 group games, the European Qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup were the highest-scoring ever. The most goals previously scored across a full set of European World Cup qualifying groups was the 760 in 2006, when 276 matches were played. UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying set the record total for goals scored across the groups in a single European cycle when 839 were struck, though that took 310 matches (2.70 per game, compared with this campaign's 2.94).Meanwhile Belgium and Germany's total of 43 goals was the most ever scored in a single European Qualifying group for a World Cup or
European Qualifiers for World Cup: who is through, who needs what?
Who needs what from the remaining European Qualifiers to join Belgium, England, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Serbia, Spain and hosts Russia at next summer's FIFA World Cup? We explain the permutations.All nine group winners qualify automatically, with the eight runners-up with the best record against the sides first, third, fourth and fifth in their group going into the play-offs. Road to Russia: schedulePlay-off draw (Zurich): 17 October Play-off first legs: 9-11 November Play-off second legs: 12-14 November Final tournament draw (Moscow): 1 December Final tourna... UEFA.com - News
World Cup play-off race: ranking of second-placed teams
How the best second-placed teams are rankedAll nine group winners qualify automatically. The eight best runners-up with the best records against the sides first, third, fourth and fifth in their groups go into the play-offs for UEFA's remaining four berths (the exclusion of results against sixth-placed sides was retained to alleviate any possible imbalance between the qualifying groups caused by the late introduction of Gibraltar and Kosovo). With matches against the bottom side in the six-team groups discounted, the runners-up are ranked by the following criteria, in this order, as per FIFA competition regulations, article 20 paragraph ... UEFA.com - News
Spain clinch World Cup place, Serbia made to wait
Spain seal World Cup berth as Italy draw with FYR Macedonia Serbia miss chance to join them with 3-2 loss in Austria Iceland go top of Group I with eye-catching victory in Turkey Watch highlights of tonight's games from 24:00CET on Saturday Permutations: who needs what to qualify Qualified: Belgium, England, Germany, Spain, Russia (hosts) Group D
European Qualifiers for World Cup: who needs what?
Who needs what from the remaining European Qualifiers to join Belgium, England. Germany and hosts Russia at next summer's FIFA World Cup? With the penultimate games continuing on Friday, we explain the permutations.All nine group winners qualify automatically, with the eight runners-up with the best record against the sides first, third, fourth and fifth in their group going into the play-offs. Road to Russia: schedulePlay-off draw (Zurich): 17 October Play-off first legs: 9-11 November Play-off second legs: 12-14 November Final tourmant draw (Moscow): 1 December