<P> The 2017 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2017 season . The 113th edition of the World Series, it was played between October 24 and November 1 . The series was a best - of - seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros . It was sponsored by the internet television service YouTube TV and officially known as the World Series presented by YouTube TV . </P> <P> The Astros defeated the Dodgers, four games to three, to win their first World Series in franchise history, and the first team from Texas to do so . Both teams set a World Series record with a combined total of 25 home runs throughout the entire series, including a team record 15 home runs by the Astros, and hit a combined total of eight home runs in Game 2 to set the single game World Series mark . Houston outfielder George Springer was named as the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) after hitting five home runs in the series to tie a World Series record with Reggie Jackson in 1977 and Dodgers' 2017 World Series representative Chase Utley in 2009 when he played for the Philadelphia Phillies . </P> <P> This was the first World Series in which home - field advantage was decided by the regular season record of pennant winners . From 1903 to 2002, home - field advantage alternated between the AL and NL, and from 2003 to 2016, it was determined by results from that season's All - Star Game, when it was awarded to the team from the winning league . With 104 regular season wins, the Dodgers earned home - field advantage over the Astros, who had 101 regular season wins . The series was played in a 2--3--2 format, with the Dodgers hosting Games 1, 2, 6, and 7; and the Astros hosting Games 3, 4, and 5 . </P> <P> This was the first World Series matchup, and second postseason meeting overall, between the Astros and Dodgers . Los Angeles defeated Houston in the 1981 National League Division Series in five games en route to its World Series championship that year . The teams also met in the 1980 National League West tie - breaker game . This was the first Fall Classic since 1970, and the eighth overall, in which both participants had 100 or more wins during the regular season . </P>

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