Dodgers Capture World Series Title Dodgers End World Series Drought with 3-1 Victory Over Rays
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Established 1961 Sport THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020 Losing leg and winning gold: Bartomeu resigns as Barcelona president, Bayern and English clubs 14India’s para-badminton star 15 drops European Super League bombshell 15 win in Champions League Dodgers capture World Series title Dodgers end World Series drought with 3-1 victory over Rays ARLINGTON: The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after Julio Urias #7 strikes out Willy Adames (not pictured) of the Tampa Bay Rays to give the Dodgers the 3-1 victory in Game Six to win the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 27, 2020. — AFP ARLINGTON: The Los Angeles 2010 earlier this month. As the Dodgers Betts beating the throw to home to give Dodgers ended their 32-year wait for a celebrated on the field, one key contrib- the Dodgers a 2-1 lead. “Snell was pitch- World Series title on Tuesday, beating utor was missing, as third baseman Justin ing a great game,” Betts said. “That’s all the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to claim the Turner was pulled in the late innings we needed.” Major League Baseball crown at last after testing positive for coronavirus-a A parade of Dodgers pitchers-it Last 10 World Series winners after a string of agonizing near-misses. final sombre reminder of the shadow cast would total seven in all-kept it close after ARLINGTON: Last 10 winners of the World Series after the Los Angeles Corey Seager drove in the go-ahead run, on the season by the pandemic. rookie sensation Arozarena clubbed his Dodgers’ victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday: Mookie Betts homered late and a stream It was the first positive test since record-extending 10th home run of the 2020 - LA Dodgers (beat Tampa Bay Rays 4-2) of Los Angeles pitchers stood firm as the baseball put teams in quarantine bubbles post-season off an 88 mph slider from 2019 - Washington Nationals (beat Houston Astros 4-3) Dodgers won the seventh World Series for the League Championship Series, Tony Gonsolin, the rookie righthander 2018 - Boston Red Sox (beat LA Dodgers 4-1) in club history but their first since 1988. prompting commissioner Rob Manfred whose impressive regular season num- 2017 - Houston Astros (beat LA Dodgers 4-3) Back in Major League Baseball’s to call it a “bittersweet night” for MLB. bers haven’t translated in the playoffs. 2016 - Chicago Cubs (beat Cleveland Indians 4-3) championship showcase for the third The Rays, needing a victory to force a Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had said 2015 - Kansas City Royals (beat NY Mets 4-1) time in four years, the Dodgers eased the decisive game seven, couldn’t take he was hoping for five or six innings from 2014 - San Francisco Giants (beat Kansas City Royals 4-3) disappointment of defeats in 2017 and advantage of a dominant performance Gonsolin. But he lasted just 1 2/3 innings 2013 - Boston Red Sox (beat St Louis Cardinals 4-2) 2018. They beat the Rays four-games- from starting pitcher Blake Snell, who before giving way to Dylan Floro. Snell, 2012 - San Francisco Giants (beat Detroit Tigers 4-0) to-two at Globe Life Field in Arlington, gave up just two hits and no runs with meanwhile, retired the first six batters he 2011 - St Louis Cardinals (beat Texas Rangers 4-3) Texas, where the first neutral site World nine strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. But Rays faced before giving off a leadoff single to Series in baseball history capped a pan- manager Kevin Cash opted to pull Snell Chris Taylor in the third, then retired nine demic-shortened campaign. “This is with one out and one on in the bottom of more as the Rays preserved their one- With two outs in the inning Graterol “We won a World Series, I can’t believe what you think about when you are a the sixth with the Rays leading by just run lead through five innings. gave up a line drive single to Mike it,” Kershaw added. “Let me say it a few kid,” said Seager, who was named Most one run thanks to Randy Arozarena’s Zunino and was replaced by game-four more times. It feels really good.” Betts Valuable Player of the series after bat- first-inning homer. ‘Our year’ starter Julio Urias of Mexico-who didn’t was a newcomer this year, traded prior ting .400 with two home runs and five “I wanted to keep going, man,” Snell After Arozarena cracked a single to allow a baserunner in closing out the to the season from the Boston Red Sox runs-batted-in. said. “I felt so confident in how I adjust- left field with two outs in the top of the victory. “Man this was just awesome,” team that broke Dodgers’ hearts in 2018. “You strive to hear that,” he said of ed. I wanted to go the whole game.” fifth off the Dodgers’ fourth pitcher of said Seager, who is among the core of Roberts said he was a key component as being called a World Series champion. Sure enough, when Snell departed, the the night-Pedro Baez-Victor Gonzalez players who lived through the Dodgers’ the team finally got over the hump. “To do it with this group couldn’t be any momentum shifted. Dodgers rightfielder took over on the mound and recorded recent World Series defeats, a group that “Mookie is a superstar player who is more special.” Added catcher Austin Mookie Betts promptly smacked a dou- the last out of the inning. Gonzalez also includes star pitcher Clayton present in every conversation,” Roberts Barnes: “We had our hearts broken so ble up the left field line off Rays relief retired three straight in the top of the Kershaw-who finally added a World said. “He’s that sort of player.” Roberts, many times.” The Dodgers win complet- pitcher Nick Anderson. Barnes, who had sixth, and after the Dodgers seized the Series title to his Hall of Fame resume. who rattled superstitious Dodgers fans ed a championship double for Los singled off Snell, advanced to third and lead in the bottom of the frame Brusdar “The resilience, the energy, every- when he declared before the series “This Angeles, whose LeBron James-led scored on a wild pitch. Seager then Graterol took over on the mound for Los thing that this team’s done this year, it’s is our year,” was vindicated. “This is our Lakers won their first NBA title since made it to first on a fielder’s choice, with Angeles in the seventh. been fun to be a part of,” Seager said. year,” Roberts said. “We said it.” — AFP another year, however. A proposed new Brazilian addition, likely to be paired with the season-ending Formula E and Extreme E founder Alejandro Agag, Saudi set for 2021 Grand Prix track in Rio de Janeiro has yet to be built round in Abu Dhabi, one informed source told Reuters. speaking to Reuters from Saudi Arabia, said he had and faces mounting environmental concerns, meaning Jeddah, the country’s second city, would host the heard lots of rumors about Formula One coming next the calendar could ultimately drop to a still-record 22 race until a purpose-built circuit in Qiddiya-about an year. Formula One this year announced a long-term F1 debut; Miami races. The new coronavirus pandemic adds uncertainty, hour’s drive from the capital Riyadh-is built. The vast global partnership with state-owned energy giant although the sport’s ability to race this year has boost- Qiddiya entertainment resort is at the heart of an ambi- Saudi Aramco and has been in talks for some time race on hold ed the chances of a fuller calendar. tious strategy to open the economy and ease social about a Saudi race. Saudi Arabia has come under The 2020 season would have featured 22 races, restrictions. Saudi Arabia hosts the Dakar Rally in heightened international criticism over its human rights LONDON: Saudi Arabia is set to host a Formula One with Vietnam due to debut and the Dutch Grand Prix January while the all-electric Formula E series has two record after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered grand prix for the first time next year with a street race returning for the first time in 34 years, but was reduced races in Diriyah scheduled for Feb 26-27. A new and dismembered by Saudi operatives inside its in Jeddah featuring on a record 23-round draft calen- to 17 due to COVID-19. F1 teams were shown a draft Extreme E off-road electric series is due to race in Al Istanbul consulate in 2018. A Saudi race would be the dar presented to teams, F1 sources said yesterday. A 2021 calendar on Monday, with a final version unlikely Ula on March 20-21 while tennis, boxing and golf have third in the Middle East after Bahrain, which comes in second US race in Miami appears on hold for at least to be published for some weeks. Saudi Arabia was the held events in the country. the early part of the year, and Abu Dhabi. — Reuters.