Question: Who did the baseball team that won the 2017 World Series face in the playoffs?

full_context: Document 1: 2005 World Series: Neither team advanced to the post-season in 2006, but the 2006 World Series again featured teams from the American League Central and National League Central divisions, this time represented by the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals, respectively. The Cardinals won the World Series in five games, in which manager Tony La Russa became the second manager to win the World Series in both American and National leagues, previously managing the Oakland Athletics to the 1989 World Series championship. Both the White Sox and the Astros were in the Wild Card race until the final weeks of the season, with the White Sox finishing with 90 wins, the Astros with 82 wins. The White Sox made their first post-2005 playoff appearance in 2008, while the Astros would not return to the postseason until 2015, their third season as an American League team and would not return to the World Series until 2017, their fifth season as an American League team.
Document 2: World Series: In the American League, the New York Yankees have played in 40 World Series and won 27, the Philadelphia / Kansas City / Oakland Athletics have played in 14 and won 9, and the Boston Red Sox have played in 12 and won 8, including the first World Series. In the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals have appeared in 19 and won 11, the New York / San Francisco Giants have played in 20 and won 8, the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers have appeared in 18 and won 6, and the Cincinnati Reds have appeared in 9 and won 5.
Document 3: Houston Astros: Houston Astros 2017 Houston Astros season Established in 1962 Team logo Cap insignia Major league affiliations American League (2013 -- present) West Division (2013 -- present) National League (1962 -- 2012) Central Division (1994 -- 2012) West Division (1969 -- 1993) Current uniform Retired numbers 5 7 24 25 32 33 34 40 49 42 Colors Navy blue, orange, white Name Houston Astros (1965 -- present) Houston Colt. 45s (1962 -- 1964) Other nicknames' Stros Ballpark Minute Maid Park (2000 -- present) Astrodome (1965 -- 1999) Colt Stadium (1962 -- 1964) Major league titles World Series titles (1) 2017 AL Pennants (1) 2017 NL Pennants (1) 2005 AL West Division titles (1) 2017 NL West / Central Division titles (6) 1980 1986 1997 1998 1999 2001 Wild card berths (3) 2005 2015 The Astros also qualified for the postseason in the strike - split 1981 season, losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. Front office Owner (s) Jim Crane Manager A.J. Hinch General Manager Jeff Luhnow President of Baseball Operations Reid Ryan
Document 4: World Series Most Valuable Player Award: The series follows a best - of - seven playoff format, and occurs after the Division Series and the League Championship Series (LCS). It is played by the winners of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) and the American League Championship Series (ALCS). The most recent champions are the Houston Astros, who won in the 2017 World Series.
Document 5: 2016 National League Championship Series: 2016 National League Championship Series Teams Team (Wins) Manager Season Chicago Cubs (4) Joe Maddon 103 -- 58,. 640, 17.5 GA Los Angeles Dodgers (2) Dave Roberts 91 -- 71,. 562, 4 GA Dates October 15 -- 22 MVP Javier Báez and Jon Lester (Chicago) Umpires Ted Barrett, Gary Cederstrom, Eric Cooper, Ángel Hernández, Alfonso Márquez, Paul Nauert and Bill Welke. NLDS Chicago Cubs beat San Francisco Giants (3 -- 1) Los Angeles Dodgers beat Washington Nationals (3 -- 2) Broadcast Television FS1 (English) Fox Deportes (Spanish) TV announcers Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci (English) Carlos Álvarez and Duaner Sánchez (Spanish) Radio ESPN (English) ESPN Deportes (Spanish) Radio announcers Dan Shulman and Aaron Boone (English) Eduardo Ortega, José Francisco Rivera, and Orlando Hernández (Spanish) ← 2015 NLCS 2017 → 2016 World Series
Document 6: 2017 Major League Baseball season: The 2017 Major League Baseball season began on April 2, 2017 with three games, including the 2016 World Series champions Chicago Cubs facing off against the St. Louis Cardinals, and ended on October 1. The postseason began on October 3. The 2017 World Series began October 24 and Game 7 was played on November 1, in which the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5 - 1, to capture their first World Series championship in franchise history.
Document 7: 2017 World Series: The 2017 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2017 season. The 113th edition of the World Series was played between October 24 and November 1. It was a best - of - seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros. It was sponsored by the internet television service YouTube TV and officially known as the World Series presented by YouTube TV.
Document 8: 2017 World Series: 2017 World Series Team (Wins) Manager (s) Season Houston Astros (4) A.J. Hinch 101 -- 61 (. 623) Los Angeles Dodgers (3) Dave Roberts 104 -- 58 (. 642) Dates October 24 -- November 1 MVP George Springer (Houston) Umpires Phil Cuzzi (Games 1 -- 2), Gerry Davis (crew chief), Laz Díaz, Dan Iassogna, Bill Miller, Paul Nauert, Mark Wegner (Games 3 -- 7) ALCS Houston Astros defeated New York Yankees, 4 -- 3 NLCS Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs, 4 -- 1 Broadcast Television Fox Fox Deportes MLB International TV announcers Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, and Tom Verducci (Fox) Rolando Nichols, Carlos Álvarez, Edgar Gonzalez, and Jaime Motta (Fox Deportes) Matt Vasgersian and Buck Martinez (MLB International) Radio ESPN Radio ESPN Deportes Radio Sportstalk 790 (HOU -- English) FM 94.1 HD3 (HOU -- Spanish) AM 570 LA Sports (LAD -- English) Univision America 1020 (LAD -- Spanish) Radio Korea 1540 (LAD -- Korean) Radio announcers Dan Shulman and Aaron Boone (ESPN) Eduardo Ortega, Renato Bermúdez, José Francisco Rivera, and Orlando Hernández (ESPN Deportes) Robert Ford and Steve Sparks (HOU -- English) Alex Treviño and Francisco Romero (HOU -- Spanish) Charley Steiner and Rick Monday (LAD -- English) Jaime Jarrín and Jorge Jarrín (LAD -- Spanish) Richard Choi and Chong Ho Yim (LAD -- Korean) World Series Program ← 2016 World Series 2018 →
Document 9: 2017 American League Championship Series: 2017 American League Championship Series Teams Team (Wins) Manager Season Houston Astros (4) A.J. Hinch 101 -- 61 (. 623), 21 GA New York Yankees (3) Joe Girardi 91 -- 71 (. 562), 2 GB Dates October 13 -- 21 MVP Justin Verlander (Houston) Umpires Mark Carlson (Games 3 -- 7), Gary Cederstrom (crew chief), Chad Fairchild (Games 1 -- 2), Chris Guccione, Jerry Meals, Jim Reynolds, Hunter Wendelstedt ALDS New York Yankees defeated Cleveland Indians (3 -- 2) Houston Astros defeated Boston Red Sox (3 -- 1) Broadcast Television FS1 (Games 1, 3 -- 7) Fox (Game 2) TV announcers Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, and Tom Verducci Radio ESPN Radio announcers Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton ← 2016 ALCS 2017 World Series
Document 10: 2017 World Series: The 2017 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2017 season. The 113th edition of the World Series, it was played between October 24 and November 1. The series was a best - of - seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros. It was sponsored by the Internet television service YouTube TV and officially known as the World Series presented by YouTube TV.
Document 11: 2017 World Series: 2017 World Series Team (Wins) Manager (s) Season Houston Astros (4) A.J. Hinch 101 -- 61 (. 623) Los Angeles Dodgers (3) Dave Roberts 104 -- 58 (. 642) Dates October 24 -- November 1 MVP George Springer (Houston) Umpires Phil Cuzzi (Games 1 -- 2), Gerry Davis (crew chief), Laz Díaz, Dan Iassogna, Bill Miller, Paul Nauert, Mark Wegner (Games 3 -- 7) ALCS Houston Astros defeated New York Yankees, 4 -- 3 NLCS Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs, 4 -- 1 Broadcast Television Fox Fox Deportes MLB International TV announcers Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, and Tom Verducci (Fox) Rolando Nichols, Carlos Álvarez, Edgar Gonzalez, and Jaime Motta (Fox Deportes) Matt Vasgersian and Buck Martinez (MLB International) Radio ESPN Radio ESPN Deportes Radio Sportstalk 790 (HOU -- English) FM 94.1 HD3 (HOU -- Spanish) AM 570 LA Sports (LAD -- English) Univision America 1020 (LAD -- Spanish) Radio Korea 1540 (LAD -- Korean) Radio announcers Dan Shulman and Aaron Boone (ESPN) Eduardo Ortega, Renato Bermúdez, José Francisco Rivera, and Orlando Hernández (ESPN Deportes) Robert Ford and Steve Sparks (HOU -- English) Alex Treviño and Francisco Romero (HOU -- Spanish) Charley Steiner and Rick Monday (LAD -- English) Jaime Jarrín and Jorge Jarrín (LAD -- Spanish) Richard Choi and Chong Ho Yim (LAD -- Korean) World Series Program ← 2016 World Series
Document 12: 2017 World Series: The game went into extra innings. José Altuve and Correa hit home runs off Josh Fields in the tenth inning to put the Astros in the lead. In the bottom of the inning, Yasiel Puig hit a home run off of Ken Giles and Enrique Hernández drove in Logan Forsythe to tie the game, with the latter being the Dodgers' first run that was not driven in by a home run. In the next inning, George Springer hit a two - run home run for the Astros off of Brandon McCarthy to retake the lead. In the bottom of the 11th inning, Charlie Culberson homered off of Chris Devenski, who later struck out Puig to end the game. This was the first ever World Series game in which a team hit home runs in the ninth, tenth and eleventh inning. The teams set a new record for combined home runs in a single World Series game with eight and this was the first time in MLB history, regular season or postseason, that five home runs were hit in extra innings. The Astros won their first World Series game in franchise history as they had been swept in their previous appearance in 2005.
Document 13: 2017 World Series: Chris Taylor hit a home run for the Dodgers on Keuchel's first pitch of the game. It was the third home run to leadoff a game in Dodgers postseason history (following Davey Lopes in 1978 World Series and Carl Crawford in 2013 NLDS). Alex Bregman hit a tying solo home run for the Astros in the fourth inning. In the sixth inning, Justin Turner hit a go - ahead two - run home run for the Dodgers. Turner tied Duke Snider for most career runs batted in (RBIs) in Dodgers postseason history with 26. Kershaw struck out 11 in seven innings pitched with no walks and only three hits allowed while Keuchel allowed three runs on six hits in ​ 6 ⁄ innings. Brandon Morrow pitched a scoreless eighth and Kenley Jansen earned the save. The two - hour, 28 - minute game was the shortest World Series contest since Game 4 in 1992.
Document 14: 2016 National League Division Series: 2016 National League Division Series Teams Team (Wins) Manager Season Chicago Cubs (3) Joe Maddon 103 -- 58,. 640, 17.5 GA San Francisco Giants (1) Bruce Bochy 87 -- 75,. 537, 4 GB Dates October 7 -- 11 Television FS1 (Games 1, 3 -- 4) MLB Network (Game 2) TV announcers Matt Vasgersian, John Smoltz, and Ken Rosenthal (FS1) Bob Costas, John Smoltz, and Ken Rosenthal (MLBN) Radio ESPN Radio announcers Dan Shulman and Aaron Boone Umpires John Hirschbeck (crew chief), Marvin Hudson, Mike Muchlinski, Alan Porter, Todd Tichenor and Larry Vanover. Replay: Chris Conroy, Kerwin Danley, Gerry Davis, Adrian Johnson. Teams Team (Wins) Manager Season Los Angeles Dodgers (3) Dave Roberts 91 -- 71,. 562, 4 GA Washington Nationals (2) Dusty Baker 95 -- 67,. 586, 8 GA Dates October 7 -- 13 Television FS1 (Games 1 -- 2, 4 -- 5) MLB Network (Game 3) TV announcers Kenny Albert, Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci, and Jon Paul Morosi (FS1) Bob Costas, Jim Kaat, and Jon Paul Morosi (MLBN) Radio ESPN Radio announcers Dave O'Brien and Jim Bowden Umpires Dan Bellino, Manny González, Chris Guccione, Tom Hallion, Jeff Kellogg (crew chief) and Ron Kulpa. Replay: Chris Conroy, Kerwin Danley, Gerry Davis, Adrian Johnson. NL Wild Card Game San Francisco Giants beat New York Mets 3 -- 0 ← 2015 NLDS 2017 → 2016 NLCS 2016 World Series
Document 15: Houston Astros: The Astros clinched their first division title as a member of the American League West division, and first division title overall since 2001. They also became the first team in Major League history to win three different divisions, the National League West in 1980 and 1986, the National League Central from 1997 -- 1999 and 2001, and now the American League West in 2017. On September 29, the Astros won their 100th game of the season, the second time the Astros finished a season with over 100 wins (the other time was in 1998). They finished 101 -- 61 (with a 21 - game lead in the division), and faced the Red Sox in the second round of the AL playoffs. The Astros defeated the Red Sox three games to one, and advanced to the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. The Astros won the ALCS four games to three, and advanced to the World Series to play against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Astros defeated the Dodgers in the deciding seventh game of the World Series, winning the first championship in franchise history.
ground_truth: Red Sox
sub_queries: who won the world series last year in 2017 Answer: Houston Astros
who did Houston Astros play in the playoffs Answer: Red Sox