After brilliant performances from both starting pitchers, a ninth-inning meltdown by the Houston Astros bullpen allowed the Los Angeles Dodgers to claim a 6-2 win that levels the World Series at two games apiece. Astros' Gurriel gets five-game ban – next season – for World Series racist gesture Read moreEarlier, Houston had a 3-1 series advantage in their sights. The Dodgers’ Alex Wood carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, when a George Springer home run broke a scoreless game. The unusual field dimensions – deep centre field, shallow left field – may not provide as much of a home advantage as the roof. But the ninth-inning implosion ensured that shaky, rather than solid, pitching would be the main topic of discussion after the game.

Source: The Guardian October 29, 2017 03:45 UTC