Astros grab World Series advantage after win over Dodgers in Game 3

• Houston notch first ever World Series home victory, lead 2-1
• LA Dodgers 3-5 Houston Astros: as it happened
• Yuli Gurriel appears to make ‘slant eye’ gesture at Yu Darvish

Yu Darvish came into the contest with one run conceded in each of his previous two postseason starts and a track record of dominance in Houston. On Friday he was, of course, awful. It’s shaping up to be that kind of World Series.

If this lacked the see-saw drama of the Houston Astros’ extra-innings, extraordinary 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, the zany tenor made the trip from California to Texas, as the visitors’ sure thing on the mound dissolved into a shambles in what was to be a decisive second inning.