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The championship series is headed to a decisive seventh game after the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their repeat hopes alive Friday night with a 3–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 6.

The reigning title holders ended Toronto’s ninth-inning rally with a dramatic final double play, silencing a Rogers Centre crowd that had arrived prepared to celebrate the city’s championship in over three decades.

Sixth Game Summary

The Dodgers generated all of their offense in the third inning. With two away, Shohei Ohtani was intentionally walked before Will Smith doubled to left field to score Tommy Edman. Freeman earned a base on balls to fill the bases, and Betts came through with a two-run single to left, giving the Dodgers a 3–0 lead.

That key hit broke a postseason slump and rekindled the title holders' hopes of being the first repeat championship victors since the New York Yankees won three consecutive from 1998 through 2000.

Mound Battle

Gausman had been nearly unhittable to that stage, fanning half a dozen of the first seven Dodgers he confronted. He struck out eight through three frames, tying a Fall Classic mark, but the third-inning barrage proved decisive. The Blue Jays' star ended with 8 Ks over six innings, allowing three earned runs on three safeties and two free passes.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, meanwhile, was steady again under stress. The 27-year-old right-hander outdueled his counterpart for the second occasion in a seven days, allowing a single run on five hits over six innings with six strikeouts. He boosted his record to four wins and one loss this postseason with a 1.56 ERA.

The lone score against him resulted from George Springer two-out base hit in the third inning, driving in Addison Barger, who had doubled previously in the frame. Springer’s hit offered a momentary lift in his comeback to the lineup after sitting out two games with an oblique injury.

Bullpen Heroics

From there, the Dodgers’ bullpen took over. First-year pitcher Justin Wrobleski escaped a jam in the seventh, and another rookie Sasaki worked into the ninth before hitting Kirk to start the inning. Addison Barger followed with a two-base hit that got stuck under the outfield wall, obliging base runners to stay at second and third.

Tyler Glasnow, the Dodgers' third game starter, came on in relief and got a popout before Andrés Giménez lined to left. Enrique Hernández caught the ball and fired to second base to retire Barger, sealing the victory and giving Glasnow his first-ever successful save.

Next Up: Game 7

The series now comes down to one game. Max Scherzer will start for Toronto, making him the sole active hurler to pitch in multiple World Series Game 7s after doing so in 2019 with Washington. The 40-year-old signed a one-year deal to pursue one more title and has been a vocal leader throughout this postseason.

The Los Angeles squad, aiming to become the sport's first back-to-back champions in almost 25 years, are projected to lean on their two-way star for a short outing.