Seager will be ‘back’ for Game 1

LOS ANGELES — Corey Seager is ready to go at shortstop for the Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series against the Astros on Tuesday night. He insisted his back woes are behind him.

The question is whether he will be able to do as well as backup Charlie Culberson, who hit .455 in the NLCS.

“It was really hard watching the NLCS,’’ Seager said Monday at Dodger Stadium. “You wish you could have been there with your team and just be a part of it. But it was the right move to stay behind. It was unbelievable what [Culberson] did do, just step in there like that. He was phenomenal. To get thrown in the fire like that is not easy.’’

As for his back, Seager said, “I feel really good. I look forward to getting out there.’’

Seager could DH in Houston to give his back a rest. Seager has never faced Houston Game 1 starter Dallas Keuchel but batted .325 vs. left-handers this season.

➤ At 40, Carlos Beltran is older than all of his Astros teammates (and all of the Dodgers, too). But he shares something, or rather the lack of something, with all of them: He doesn’t have a World Series ring.

“It’s unbelievable, because a guy that talented, and for his career to expand that long, you would think that he’d have at least one,” Astros Game 1 starter Dallas Keuchel said. “He’s had a good shot, but when he signed and he came over in spring training, that was one of the first things I thought about, was guys who haven’t gotten postseason experience. And he’s had a lot of postseason experience. But [ Brian]

McCann hadn’t gone past the Division Series, as well. And that makes you, as a teammate … want to elevate your game, as well.”

“That’s great. I take it as a compliment,” Beltran said. “I take a lot of pride in being a good teammate, trying to help my guys.”

➤ The Dodgers bullpen has been incredible and closer Kenley Jansen was quick to credit Brandon Mor

row with the pen’s overall success. “He is the reason we have the best bullpen,’’ said Jansen, who has allowed only two hits and zero earned runs over eight innings. As a setup man Morrow owns a 1.08 ERA this postseason over seven games.