The Latest: Game 1 averages 12.1 million viewers

HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):
4:40 p.m.
The World Series opener between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros narrowly averted setting a record low.
Washington’s 5-4 victory Tuesday night averaged 12,194,000 fans, according to national numbers from Nielsen. That edges the 12,191,000 who tuned in for San Francisco’s 7-1 win over Kansas City in the 2014 opener.
The numbers are down 11.4% from last year’s Game 1 between the Boston Red