70 Incredible Stats and Facts From the 2017 World Series
Game 2
Prior to Game 2, there had been 17 extra-inning homers in World Series history (spanning from 1903 to 2016). The Astros and Dodgers combined for five extra-inning blasts in less than an hour.
Altuve and Correa hit back-to-back homers in extras, which is the first time that's ever happened.
That wasn't all the work Houston did in this wild extra-inning win. They homered in the 9th, 10th, and 11th inning, which is also the first time that's ever happened in a postseason game.
Los Angeles got into the extra-inning home run fun, too, ya know. Corey Seager slugged one over the wall, making the 23-year-old the second-youngest player to homer in the World Series in franchise history. The only guy younger? Pete Reiser, who hit one during Game 4 of the 1941 Fall Classic as a 22-year-old.
Understandably so, the seven combined RBI after the ninth inning was also a new postseason record.
There were eight homers hit by eight different players, with each of them notching their first career World Series dinger.
This game was shocking for many reasons, but it had to be especially shocking for the Dodgers since they were 98-0 when heading into the ninth inning with a lead this season.
Plus, their bullpen had been nearly automatic up to this point -- their 28-inning scoreless streak was broken in Game 2, which is a record for a single postseason.
This game was significant for the Astros for many reasons, but it was their first World Series win in franchise history. That's pretty cool, but it's even crazier when you remember that they had another World Series appearance in team history (2005)...as a National League team.