The Dodgers struggled at the plate against Blake Snell, but took the lead after the Rays pulled the pitcher in the sixth inning and L.A. captured its first championship in 32 years.
A drought is over, the heavens have opened, and all over Los Angeles it’s raining blue. The Dodgers are World Series champions for the first time since 1988.
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