Between the regular season and postseason, Yu Darvish had taken a major league mound 135 times. Until tonight’s Game 3 of the World Series, in the biggest start of his career, the Dodgers' right-hander had never failed to finish two innings.

The Astros forced him out with two out in the second inning, after scoring four runs while two more men were on base. The Dodgers will now have to cover at least 6 1/3 innings of relief tonight and several more tomorrow. 

Over the last month, Game 4 starter Alex Wood has pitched only once, a 4 2/3-inning start in the National League Championship Series. After Saturday's Game 4, another game looms Sunday, but the Dodgers will have ace Clayton Kershaw on the mound then.

The Dodgers didn’t want for baserunners in Game 7 of the World Series and were primed with scoring chances in the first three innings.

But Los Angeles left 10 runners on base Wednesday and went 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position, which proved to be the difference in a 5-1 loss.

For the seven-game series, the Dodgers stranded 34 baserunners and hit a paltry .200 with runners in scoring position.

After winning the World Series, the Houston Astros will soon be sporting flashy championship rings, but it appears Carlos Correa came prepared with a ring of his own.

Moments after his team defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers to give Houston its first World Series title, the Astros shortstop got down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend.

"And right now I'm about to take another big step in my life," Correa said while being interviewed by Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal. "Daniella Rodriguez, will you marry me?"

At El Tejano in North Hollywood, Astros fans cheered and jumped up and down, spilling beer on the floor. They cried, hugged and chanted "Astros" and "We did it" while Dodgers fans looked on.

"I can't believe it," Becca Halpin said. "Amazing. I'm so happy. I've got no energy left."

As music played, people screamed out, "It just hit me, I can't believe we won," and, "We're world champions."

As the Astros rushed onto the field after the final out, Eric Beltran, 33, stood in stunned silence, staring straight ahead from the loge section at Dodger Stadium, where he’d bought standing-room-only tickets.

“It’s depressing to watch the other team celebrate on your own field,” he said. He thought the Dodgers would at least have “some fight” in them.

“It wasn’t even exciting for us,” he said of the game.

Bottom of the ninth.

Chase Utley, batting for the pitcher, struck out swinging.

Chris Taylor grounded to second.

Inside El Tejano, a Tex-Mex restaurant in North Hollywood, more than two dozen Astros fans gathered to watch and cheer for their team.

Surrounded by a sea of Dodger blue, the group occasionally cheered and clapped as they watched their team take the lead in the do-or-die game. They celebrated each time their team prevented the Dodgers from scoring or for one of their favorite players, but they made sure they didn't celebrate too much.

"We know we're in enemy territory," said Ian Willoughby, 36.

Top of the ninth.

Charlie Morton struck out looking.

Cameron Maybin struck out looking.

Bottom of the eighth.

Joc Pederson struck out swinging.

Logan Forsythe flied to right.

Top of the eighth. Alex Wood is now pitching.

Yuli Gurriel flied to center.

Brian McCann struck out looking.

John Mann, 54, of Thousand Oaks clutched a michelada at Dodger Stadium and shook his head angrily about the Dodgers trailing 5-0 in the top of the sixth inning.

He stood with Julio Gomez, 38, of Oxnard on the loge level on the third-base side.

“We’re bummed out,” Mann said.