Nationals face Astros in bid to end Fall Classic drought
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HOUSTON ASTROS
Champions: 2017
3rd World Series
Regular season W/L 
Home: 60-21 Road: 47-34
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WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Champions: -
1st World Series
Regular season W/L 
Home: 50-31 
Road: 43-38
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Manager A.J. Hinch
Player to watch Gerrit Cole

Manager Dave Martinez
Player to watch Max Scherzer
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Houston: Oct 22, 23, 29*, 30* Washington: Oct 25, 26, 27*

American League
Houston 3-2 Tampa Bay 
Results: 6-2, 3-1, 3-10, 1-4, 6-1 
NY Yankees 3-0 Minnesota 
10-4, 8-2, 5-1

Division Series

National League
Washington 3-2 Los Angeles 
0-6, 4-2, 4-10, 6-1, 7-3
St. Louis 3-2 Atlanta 
7-6, 0-3, 1-3, 5-4, 13-1
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Houston 4-2 NY Yankees       Championship    Washington 4-0 St. Louis 
0-7, 3-2, 4-1, 8-3, 1-4, 6-4      Series      2-0, 3-1, 8-1, 7-4
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LONGEST WORLD SERIES DROUGHTS    Years without winning title
Cleveland   71               
Texas (est. 1961)   59 2011 
Milwaukee (1969)   51  1982
San Diego (1969)   51  1998
Washington (1969)   51 2019
Seattle (1977)   43    -
Pittsburgh   40      1979
Baltimore   36     1983 
Detroit   35       2012
New York Mets 33   2015
Los Angeles 31     2018


2016 Last appearance in World Series

Washington Nationals First World Series berth for team from U.S. capital since 1933

Houston Astros Best record in 2019 regular season (107 wins)
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