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Baseball-Astros beat Dodgers for maiden World Series title

LOS ANGELES, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Wednesday to win a World Series title for the first time in their 55-year existence as a Major League Baseball franchise.

With the win, the Astros clinched the best-of-seven series 4-3 over a Dodgers team that had MLB's best record this season. (Reporting by Rory Carroll; Editing by Andrew Both)