HOUSTON ASTROS WORLD CHAMPIONS! SURVIVING HURRICANE HARVEY TO SHINE AS THE CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MLB HISTORY

The Houston Astros celebrate beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Los Angeles. The Astros took the Series 4-games-to-3 to capture the franchise's first title.

McCullers, the Astros' starter, struggled with his control but worked his way out of trouble in each of the first two innings. The pitcher left with one out in the third and a new all-time record with four hit batsmen in the World Series.

But a series of Houston relievers kept the Dodgers' offense at bay. Los Angeles got multiple runners on base in the first, second, third and fifth innings but did not score in any. In the sixth, a pinch-hit single for Andre Ethier off Charlie Morton plated the Dodgers' first run, but Morton struck out Chris Taylor and got a groundout from Corey Seager to end the threat.