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The 2017 World Series kicks off tonight at 8pm in Los Angeles where the Dodgers will take on the Houston Astros. Clayton Kershaw will take the mound for the L.A. Dodgers and Dalla Keuchel will pitch for the Astros.
Everyone who attends the World Series dreams of catching a home run ball, a keepsake to remember the game. Unfortunately for tonight’s fans, Clayton Kershaw’s only surrendered 23 HR’s this season in 27 total starts, and Keuchel’s given up just 15 HR’s in 27 starts. These are two of the best pitchers in the game, and home run balls will be hard to come by for fans hoping to get lucky.
Fortunately, Seatgeek is giving fans hoping to catch a HR ball a competitive advantage by mapping where within Dodgers Stadium and Minute Maid Park that fans are most likely to nab a HR ball based on all of the HR’s hit inside of those parks this season. Below, two infographics show maps of each stadium and the highlighted sections show where home runs are most likely to be hit along with the corresponding # of HR’s hit in that section this season. The SeatGeek landing page allows you to purchase tickets in those sections if you want to try and catch a ball.
Here’s the map of Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles:
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And here is the map of Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros:
Seatgeek
As I mentioned before, you can purchase tickets on SeatGeek in the sections where home runs are most likely to be hit. If you want to buy tickets and/or check out what tickets are selling for right now you can click here to head on over to SeatGeek.