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The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
Ford is the leader both in World Series wins by a starting pitcher, with 10, and World Series losses by a starting pitcher, with eight. Christy Mathewson is the career leader in World Series complete games , with 10 during 1905–1913, all for the New York Giants . [ 2 ]
This was the 40th time a World Series reached its deciding Game 7. [86] [note 7] The starting pitchers were Washington's Max Scherzer, who won Game 1, and Houston's Zack Greinke, who received a no decision in Game 3, [87] making this the first World Series Game 7 started by two previous Cy Young Award winners. [88]
If the Dodgers have to dip into their bullpen early in Games 1, 2 or 3, it’ll make it that much more difficult to navigate the Yankees’ lineup in a bullpen game in Game 3 or 4 with no days off ...
Even with rosters capped at 13 pitchers, the league average for innings per start went down in 2023, which Manfred views as an issue.
The Dodgers lead this World Series 3-0, with Game 4 Tuesday night Yankee Stadium, a contest that could end in a big, blue dogpile at the pitcher's mound. The Yankees seem powerless to stop that.
By 1949, World Series games could be seen east of the Mississippi River. [49] The games were open to all channels with a network affiliation. [50] By 1950, World Series games could be seen in most of the country, [51] [52] [53] but not all. 1951 marked the first time that the World Series was televised coast [54] to coast.
The 2022 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2022 season.The 118th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros and the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies.