Photos: The 2022 World Series

Updated 0451 GMT (1251 HKT) October 29, 2022

The World Series began Friday night with the Houston Astros hosting the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the Fall Classic. The Astros jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the third inning, but the Phillies rallied to win the game 6-5 in 10 innings.

This is the fourth World Series in six years for the Astros, who won it all in 2017 but lost last year to the Atlanta Braves. They came in as the favorite, having finished with the regular season with 106 wins — the second-most in baseball. They also went undefeated in the American League playoffs, sweeping the Seattle Mariners and then the New York Yankees to win the pennant.

Playing the underdog role are the Phillies, who were a wild card team in the National League and finished third in their division this year with a record of 87-75. They started the NL playoffs as the sixth seed, but they knocked off the St. Louis Cardinals, the defending champion Braves and then the San Diego Padres.