Dodgers vs. Astros: 10 Facts About World Series 2017 Game 7

The MLB season is guaranteed to end Wednesday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the 2017 World Series. L.A. forced the deciding game with a victory in Game 6 Tuesday night, and the Game 7 winner will deliver a championship to a franchise that has been desperately seeking one.

Los Angeles is one of the most-storied organizations in all of baseball, but it’s been a long time since the Dodgers had any real playoff success. Houston has only won a handful of postseason series since they came into the league, making just one other appearance in the Fall Classic.

Game 7 promises to be the most-watched baseball game this year. Forty million viewers tuned in last year to see the Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians in Game 6 of the 2016 World Series. That game was decided in extra innings, breaking Chicago’s 108-year championship drought.

With games going to extra innings and a couple of historic comebacks, this year’s World Series has been one of the most entertaining of all time. Will Game 7 live up to the rest of the series?

Here are 10 quick facts to know about Game 7 between the Dodgers and Astros:

1. Yu Darvish will start for the Dodgers and Lance McCullers Jr. will start for the Astros in a rematch of Game 3.
2. Los Angeles is favored after Houston was favored to win Game 6.
3. L.A. is 6-1 at home this postseason and Houston is 2-6 on the road.
4. George Springer is the betting favorite to win the World Series MVP award.
5. Jose Altuve is one home run away from tying the record of eight homers in one postseason.
6. The Dodgers haven’t won a World Series since 1988. The Astros have never won the World Series since the franchise was established in 1962.
7. This is the first time since 2001 and 2002 that back-to-back World Series have gone to a deciding seventh game.
8. This is the first time that Game 7 of a World Series will be played at Dodger Stadium.
9. Home teams are 18-19 in the 37 Game 7s that have been played in World Series history.
10. Since 1985, teams that go home down 3-2 are 8-1 after forcing a Game 7 in the World Series.