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5 must-see moments from absolutely wild Game 2

Richard Mackson / USA TODAY Sports

It didn't take long for the 2017 World Series to create its own magic.

It's wild to think that a game which ended in a 7-6 Houston Astros victory was a 3-1 game heading into the eighth inning, with the Los Angeles Dodgers and their impenetrable bullpen holding that lead.

Let's break down the craziest moments of Game 2 that got us from a late Dodgers lead, to an Astros series-tying victory, and everything in between:

Marwin breaks Jansen

LAD 3, HOU 3: TOP 9

With the King of the Dodgers' impervious bullpen Kenley Jansen on the bump, Marwin Gonzalez went deep to tie the game 3-3 on a solo shot to left-center.

Jansen hadn't allowed an earned run in nine postseason innings heading into Wednesday's Game 2. In fact, the last time Jansen allowed an earned run was September 22.

'Stros go back-to-back

HOU 5, LAD 3: TOP 10

After tying the game in the ninth inning and sending the game into extras, Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa set the tone by going back-to-back to start the 10th against Josh Fields.

By the time Correa pimped his homer with a nice bat flip, the Astros had a 93.5 percent win expectancy.

Puig Your Friend

HOU 5, LAD 4: BOTTOM 10

Yasiel Puig opened the bottom of the tenth inning by taking Astros closer Ken Giles deep. Win expectancy be damned.

While it was a solo home run, the Dodgers needed at least one more run before the end of the inning...

Dodgers knot it up

HOU 5, LAD 5: BOTTOM 10

That's when Enrique Hernandez stepped in. After Logan Forsythe walked and then advanced to second base on a wild pitch, Hernandez delivered a clutch two-out single to tie the game.

The play - worth 46.8 percent win expectancy - resurrected the Dodgers from the dead and, with Hernandez on second base, made Los Angeles the favorites to win once again. After Chris Taylor flied out, with the game knotted at 5-5 heading into the 11th inning, the win expectancy was perfectly even for both teams.

Springer dinger

HOU 7, LAD 5: TOP 11

After defensive replacement Cameron Maybin led off the top of the 11th with a single and stole second base, George Springer put the Astros ahead by two yet again after a deep shot to right-center off of Brandon McCarthy. That's how you bounce back from wearing a golden sombrero in Game 1.

While Charlie Culberson would make it a one-run game with a solo shot in the bottom of the inning with two outs, Astros reliever Chris Devenski shut it down to preserve a 7-6 Astros victory.

If Game 2 sets the tone for the remainder of the World Series, baseball fans are in for a special Fall Classic. "That's the greatest game I've ever played in," Springer admitted in the postgame interview with MLB Network, "and it's only Game 2."

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