When the Astros and Dodgers woke up Monday morning a suming they ever went to sleep they probably paused to wonder whether their memories ofGame 5 of the World Series actually happened.For the bleary-eyed Astros,anunrealistic fantasy. For the exhausted Dodgers, the worst kind of baseball nightmare. In both cases, basically a fever dream come to life.That’s why, no matter the outcome in Games 6 or 7, it will likely be Game 5 that becomes a standalone moniker a sociated with euphoria or heartache in Houston and Los Angeles. For now, though, we just don’t know which city will wear which emotion.MORE: Every MLB team’s worst postseason memory, revisitedIf the Astros take the series, the Dodgers will forever look back with pit-of-the-stomach anguish on Game 5 as the one that got away multiple times.They handed a 4-0 lead to Clayton Kershaw, arguably the best Early Wynn Jersey pitcher on the planet, and along with nearly everyone else almost certainly pictured a joyous flight back home, with Game 6, or po sibly Game 7 if the Astros put up a fight, as a mere formality in the way of more champagne and a confetti-deluged championship parade through the streets.But the normally superhuman Kershaw proved mortal again in the postseason. That 4-0 lead evaporated, as did a 7-4 lead later, and an 8-7 lead after that. The Dodgers were 5-for-16 with runners in scoring position, a standard ingredient in October disappointment.L.A.’s 13-12 lo s was sealed after Kenley https://www.whitesoxedge.com/chicago-white-sox/tim-anderson-jersey Jansen, so often otherworldlyduring the regular season, showed cracks that let the Astros wedge their way to a 10th-inning win. Just hours earlier, Los Angeles had every reason to feel in control.The Dodgers had it, until they didn’t. MORE: The wackine s of Game 5, as it happenedIt’s a familiar World Series story that rears its head in different waysfrom time to time.Sometimes it yanks a title right outof your hands.(Ask the 1986 Red Sox or the2011 Rangers.) Sometimes it’s a slow boil. (Ask the 2016Indians.)Other times, it just lets you know this isn’t your year, no matter how many games are left. (Ask the 1996 Braves.)Without proper redemption, these are the types of lo ses that can haunt a team for decades.However If the Dodgers recover and win the series, it will be the Astros who look back with anguish on Game 5 and wonder how they let such a rapturous propellant wear off and https://www.whitesoxedge.com/chicago-white-sox/early-wynn-jersey not push them straight to their first championship.They came back against Kershaw, who doesn’t blow 4-0 leads. They battled back twice against the Dodgers’ bullpen, which usually holds the leads it’s given. They beat Jansen, who’s been about as automatic as a closer gets.FAGAN: Astros’ Game 5 win tinged with empathy for DodgersEvery time they were knocked down, either by the Dodgers or by themselves, the Astros got right back up and punched harder. Houston has every reason to feel invincible after those 5 hours and 17 minutes of insanity. The Astroswere defeated, until they weren’t. It was the type of win that can define a franchise for a long time.At this point, for the Astros and their fans, a championship probably feels like destiny.Game 5 was arguably the greatest World Series game ever played, and its effectcould well go beyond thefinal score. As the Astros and Dodgersprepare to play Game 6 on Halloween night, that ghost will linger, waiting to follow one team into the winter.Yes, Game 5 is all we’ll need to say from now on in Houston and Los Angeles. The only mystery is how each city will take it.