<Tr> <Td_colspan="24"> WP: Clayton Kershaw (1--0) LP: Dallas Keuchel (0--1) Sv: Kenley Jansen (1) Home runs: HOU: Alex Bregman (1) LAD: Chris Taylor (1), Justin Turner (1) Attendance: 54,253 </Td> </Tr> <P> The temperature at the start of the game was 103 ° F (39 ° C), which made this the hottest World Series game ever recorded . Clayton Kershaw started Game 1 for the Dodgers, while Dallas Keuchel started for the Astros . </P> <P> Chris Taylor hit a home run for the Dodgers on Keuchel's first pitch of the game . It was the third home run to leadoff a game in Dodgers postseason history (following Davey Lopes in 1978 World Series and Carl Crawford in 2013 NLDS). Alex Bregman hit a tying solo home run for the Astros in the fourth inning . In the sixth inning, Justin Turner hit a go - ahead two - run home run for the Dodgers . Turner tied Duke Snider for most career runs batted in (RBIs) in Dodgers postseason history with 26 . Kershaw struck out 11 in seven innings pitched with no walks and only three hits allowed while Keuchel allowed three runs on six hits in ​ 6 ⁄ innings . Brandon Morrow pitched a scoreless eighth and Kenley Jansen earned the save . The two - hour, 28 - minute game was the shortest World Series contest since Game 4 in 1992 . </P> <Table> October 25, 2017, 5: 17 pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, 93 ° F (34 ° C), clear <Tr> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 5 </Th> <Th> 6 </Th> <Th> 7 </Th> <Th> 8 </Th> <Th> 9 </Th> <Th> 10 </Th> <Th> 11 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Houston </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Los Angeles </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="24"> WP: Chris Devenski (1--0) LP: Brandon McCarthy (0--1) Home runs: HOU: Marwin González (1), José Altuve (1), Carlos Correa (1), George Springer (1) LAD: Joc Pederson (1), Corey Seager (1), Yasiel Puig (1), Charlie Culberson (1) Attendance: 54,293 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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