Now 58 and living in Santa Monica, Leary served as a guest analyst for the World Series between the Dodgers and Houston Astros with an assist from Times staff writer Mike DiGiovanna. But Darvish is now a two-pitch pitcher, so even if Houston did have his pitches, he needed to be almost perfect. The 1-and-1 pitch George Springer roped for a double in the first was a hanging slider. And the full-count fastball Springer hit for a two-run homer in the second was right down the middle. The Houston Astros beat the Dodgers, 5-1, in Game 7 at Dodger Stadium to win the World Series.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 02, 2017 06:20 UTC