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Game 1 note:
Dusty Baker made his Major League debut with the Braves on September 7, 1968, in a game against the Astros. Now he’s going to be managing the Astros in the 2021 World Series against the Braves. Hang around long enough, and it all goes and comes around.
— Anthony Castrovince (@castrovince) October 24, 2021
Here’s the boxscore from that game, won 6-3 by Houston in 10 innings. Dusty Baker’s debut was as a pinch-hitter for future Hall of Famer Phil Niekro in the seventh. He grounded out. Three other future MLB managers played in that game: Joe Torre, Felipe Alou and Doug Rader.
Here are the results from the latest SB Nation Reacts survey about the World Series:
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Here’s everything you need to know for today’s World Series game.
Braves vs. Astros, 7:09 p.m. CT.
Charlie Morton, RHP vs. Framber Valdez, LHP
#WorldSeries: Game 1.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) October 26, 2021
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#Astros Lineup 10/26/21
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) October 26, 2021
1. Jose Altuve 2B
2. Michael Brantley LF
3. Alex Bregman 3B
4. Yordan Alvarez DH
5. Carlos Correa SS
6. Kyle Tucker RF
7. Yuli Gurriel 1B
8. Chas McCormick CF
9. Martin Maldonado C
Starting Pitcher : Framber Valdez
TV: Fox-TV (check local listings for channel). Announcers: Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci.
Baseball-reference.com preview
This is the only thread for today’s game. Enjoy, and discuss amongst yourselves.