27 October 2020
The Los Angeles Dodgers {celebrate|commemorate} after {defeating|beating} the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in {Game|Video game} {Six|6} to win the 2020 MLB World Series at {Globe|World} Life Field on October 27, 2020 in Arlington, Texas.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers brought {a curtain|a drape} down on the {shortest|quickest|fastest} and strangest season of {Major League|Big league} Baseball– and {in the process|at the same time|while doing so} on Tuesday night, ended a three-decade-long franchise curse.
Los Angeles rallied to {defeat|beat} the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-1, in Arlington, Texas, to end the World Series in {six|6} {games|video games} and {hoist|raise} the Commissioner’s {Trophy|Prize} for the {first time|very first time} {since|because|considering that|given that} 1988.
Tampa Bay led, 1-0, {going into|entering into} the bottom of the {sixth|6th} behind dominant {starting|beginning} pitcher Blake Snell. After Snell {surrendered|gave up} a one-out single, Rays {manager|supervisor} Kevin {Cash|Money} pulled Snell in hopes that his stable of hard-throwing relief pitchers would {protect|safeguard|secure}the lead.
{Instead|Rather}, Dodgers star Mookie Betts{greeted|welcomed} {reliever|reducer} Nick Anderson with a momentum-shifting double that {sparked|stimulated|triggered} a two-run rally that put Los Angeles on top for {good|great|excellent}. Betts homered in the {eighth|8th} inning to {add|include} {a key|an essential|a crucial} {insurance|insurance coverage} run.
The Dodgers {celebrated|commemorated} their title, not in St. Petersburg or Los Angeles, {but|however} in the Dallas {suburbs|suburban areas|residential areas} and on the diamond of {Globe|World} Life Field, {brand|brand name} {new|brand-new} {home|house} of the Texas Rangerswho have yet to play {a game|a video game} there.
This was the {first|very first} World Series {completely|totally|entirely} {contested|objected to} on a neutral fieldas MLB took apage out of the NHLand NBA playbooks, and formed loose bubbles to {limit|restrict} travel and possible {exposure|direct exposure} to the coronavirus that’s {raging|raving} {across|throughout} America.
The pandemic, which has {killed|eliminated} more than 227,000 Americans, {forced|required} MLB to {shut down|close down} spring training in March, and no {games|video games} were played {until|up until|till} July 23.
More from NBC News:5 things to {watch|view|enjoy|see} inthe {final|last} week of the 2020 {campaign|project} In Philadelphia, another night of {protests|demonstrations} after {fatal|deadly} {police|authorities|cops} shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.Breonna Taylor grand jurors {say|state} {police|authorities|cops} actions were'{negligent|irresponsible}’and’criminal’After months of acrimonious labor {negotiations|settlements}, MLB returned with {a miniature|a mini} 60-game {regular|routine} season, far {short of|except} the 162 {games|video games} {usually|typically|normally|generally} played, {with no|without any} fans and
under odd {rules|guidelines}. With Tuesday night’s win, the Brooklyn-born Dodgers have {seven|7} World Series
titles , the {sixth|6th} most in baseball. They {trail|track|route} {only|just} the New York/San Francisco Giants with {eight|8}, the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia/Oakland A’s who both have {nine|9}, the St. Louis Cardinals with 11 and the {New York|New York City} Yankees with their 27 world titles. And in {a historical|a historic} {quirk|peculiarity}, Los Angeles now owns World Series titles from MLB’s {two|2} {shortest|quickest|fastest} seasons. The Dodgers won the 1981 world {championship|champion}, following {a regular|a routine} season that lost about {a third|a 3rd} of all {games|video games} to {a players|a gamers}’strike. MLB divided the 1981 {campaign|project} into {two|2} halves, {assigning|designating|appointing} playoff {spots|areas} to half-season {division|department} winners. That {unconventional|non-traditional} format {led to|resulted in|caused} the Cincinnati Reds, with baseball’s {best|finest} 61.1-percent {victory|success|triumph} rate, being {left out|excluded|overlooked|neglected} of the playoffs. The St. Louis Cardinals, who won 57.8 percent of their {games|video games} and were the
{second|2nd} {best|finest} {team|group} in the N.L., {also|likewise} {fell through|failed} the playoff {cracks|fractures}. Source : cnbc.com