Baseball: Maeda pitches in relief in Dodgers' 1st loss in World Series

Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda pitched 1-1/3 scoreless innings in relief on Wednesday, but the Los Angeles Dodgers were defeated 7-6 by the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the World Series after going into 11 innings.With the loss at Dodger Stadium, the best-of-seven series is tied 1-1.Maeda became the fifth Japanese to take the mound in a World Series, after he entered the game in the fifth as the Dodgers' second hurler when the visitor was leading 1-0.The 29-year-old limited the Astros to one hit in a 25-pitch effort. He has pitched 6-1/3 innings in six games in the postseason without allo…READ FULL ARTICLE