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Houston Astros Take First-Ever World Series In 7 Games

Published November 2, 2017 at 12:33 PM CDT
The Houston Astros celebrate defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7 to win the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium on Nov. 1, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)
The Houston Astros celebrate defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7 to win the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium on Nov. 1, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)

The Houston Astros have won the World Series for the first time in team history. The victory came in a winner-takes-all seventh game.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks about the ins and outs of the game and the series with sports analyst  Mike Pesca  ( @pescami), host of the daily podcast  The Gist.

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