Los Angeles Dodgers<br />Win First World Series<br />Title Since 1988 .<br />The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated<br />the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 of<br />the World Series on Tuesday night.<br />The Rays initially held<br />the lead, with Randy<br />Arozarena scoring a home<br />run in the first inning.<br />The game’s turning point came in the sixth inning<br />when the Rays pulled their pitcher, Blake Snell. .<br />Right fielder Mookie Betts<br />took advantage, hitting a double<br />off of his replacement and setting<br />Austin Barnes up to score.<br />Betts went on to score as well, giving<br />the Dodgers a one-hit lead over the Rays.<br />Betts later scored again, with a solo home run in<br />the 8th inning, clinching the team’s victory.<br />It is the first time the Dodgers have<br />won the World Series since 1988.<br />It is also the franchise’s seventh<br />overall championship.<br />The team’s victory was <br />clouded by the news that the<br />Dodger’s third baseman, Justin Turner,<br />had tested positive for COVID-19.<br />He was initially pulled<br />from the game in the<br />seventh inning and<br />asked to isolate. .<br />Instead, Turner returned to the field for the post-game celebration, sans mask.
