In a do-or-die situation at home, the Los Angeles Dodgers persevered through five brilliant innings of work by Astros ace Justin Verlander, eventually scoring two earned runs on Verlander in the sixth. Joc Pederson hit his third home run of the series in the 7th to give the Dodgers a 3-1 lead.

Here's what current and former MLB players were saying about the game.

After the Dodgers rallied with two runs in the bottom of the sixth:

After Kenta Maeda got out of the top of the seventh inning with two Astros on base:

After Joc Pederson's solo home run in the bottom of the seventh gave the Dodgers a 3-1 lead: