Dodgers beat Rays, win 1st World Series title since 1988

The Dodgers celebrate winning the World Series.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday night, giving the team its first MLB championship in 32 years.

With the Rays ahead 1-0 in the sixth inning and Tampa Bay pitcher Blake Snell with nine batters struck out, manager Kevin Cash decided to pull him out of the game. The Dodgers quickly turned things around, batting in two runs. Mookie Betts hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, giving the Dodgers a cushion and 3-1 lead.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.