Enrique Hernandez and Miguel Rojas combined for a spectacular double play that preserved the Dodgers' lead in the ninth inning when Toronto was on the verge of glory. The play, one of the most improbable in World Series history, kept the Dodgers alive, and the Fall Classic will reach November with Game 7 this Saturday. Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched another extraordinary game, albeit a shorter one, and Mookie Betts broke out of a horrendous slump by hitting a two-run single in the third inning to prevent the Blue Jays from clinching the title in a tense Game 6 won by Los Angeles 3-1 at Rogers Center in Toronto, where the crowd was left in disbelief at the game's ending. The conclusion was worthy of Hollywood. With runners on second and third and no outs, manager Dave Roberts called on Tyler Glasnow to relieve Roki Sasaki. The man who was supposed to be the starter for a potential Game 7 came in and ended the game with just three pitches, first getting Ernie Clement to pop up to the infield. Shortly after, Andres Gimenez hit a short fly ball to left field. Kike Hernandez sprinted to the ball and, without even getting ready, threw to second base where Rojas tagged out runner Barger, who couldn't get back in time. The Venezuelan second baseman, added to the lineup by his manager, responded with some great fielding plays. In the game for the crown of the best baseball in the world, scheduled for 8 pm ET (5 pm PT), Shohei Ohtani is now the probable pitcher—with three days of rest—for Los Angeles and Max Scherzer for Toronto. Whatever happens, it will be a memorable night: the Dodgers will become the first team to win back-to-back MLB titles in a quarter of a century, or the Blue Jays will become champions again after a 32-year wait. To reach Game 7, the Dodgers were going to need to give Yamamoto some help. And they did, with enough runs (even though they only managed 4 hits) and good defense, which wasn't always there in 2025. The Dodgers will try to complete the comeback and win the World Series with two straight road wins after trailing 3-2 in the series,something that last happened in 2019 when the Washington Nationals beat Houston 6-2 in Game 7. The Dodgers' batting comes alive in the third inning. Kevin Gausman, the 34-year-old starter, began the game just as the Blue Jays would have imagined, striking out Ohtani, Will Smith, and Freddie Freeman, all unable to connect with the right-hander's splitter. It was a continuation of the previous game in which the Los Angeles hitters couldn't get past rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage's splitter. The Blue Jays' starter continued to fool the Dodgers' hitters with his split-finger pitch in the second inning, extending Los Angeles' batting drought. They had only scored 4 runs in their last 31 innings. But in the third, Gausman's hot hand was cut short when Tommy Edman latched onto one of his rare fastballs and doubled over the glove of first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. After striking out Miguel Rojas in the seventh and with first base open, the Blue Jays intentionally walked Ohtani. Smith made them pay by hitting a double off the left-field wall to drive in the first run. Freeman drew a walk, and Betts, who on Wednesday declared he had been “terrible” at the plate, responded with a single to left field, driving in Ohtani and Smith to make it 3-0 in the third inning. Betts' hit, which came on an inside fastball—a pitch he had already struck out on twice in the at-bat—broke a Dodgers streak of 13 consecutive no-hitters with the bases loaded. It couldn't have come at a better time. With that rally, which somewhat silenced Rogers Centre, the Dodgers were the first to score for the third straight game at the Blue Jays' home stadium in the series. Toronto scores, but Yamamoto takes control. Toronto, however, got on the board at the bottom of the third. Addison Barger led off with a double down the left-field line, and after two outs, George Springer singled to center to make it 3-1. Yamamoto, after the RBI hit from a man who had been a headache for the Dodgers since his days with the Astros, navigated the following innings with mastery through Toronto's tricky lineup, especially in the sixth inning when Guerrero Jr. doubled with two outs and Bo Bichette drew the Japanese pitcher's first walk of the World Series. But Yamamoto struck out Daulton Varsho with a splitter to extinguish the threat with his 96th pitch. That ended "Yoshi's" winning performance (6 innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 6 strikeouts, 1 walk). who has quickly won a special place in the hearts of Dodgers fans.

Left-hander Justin Wrobleski was the man chosen from a battered Dodgers bullpen to replace Yamamoto. The young pitcher responded by working around a Clement double to pitch a huge scoreless seventh, including strikeouts of Mexican Alejandro Kirk (0-3) and Venezuelan Andres Gimenez with blazing fastballs.

The Dodgers had a chance to increase their lead in the eighth when Ohtani doubled with one out and the bases were eventually loaded with walks. However, Teoscar Hernandez failed yet again in the series, striking out for the third time that night. The Los Angeles bullpen puts on a special performance. Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old right-hander who spent most of the season in the minor leagues and was made the Dodgers' closer before the playoffs, retired Bichette and Varsho with two men on base to escape the eighth inning in a situation unthinkable for a rookie who almost only arrived in American baseball this year. But in the ninth inning, Sasaki hit Kirk with a two-strike count and then gave up a double to Barger. The ball landed under the center field fence, and by rule, a ground-rule double was called. Toronto had the tying run in scoring position and the championship run at the plate. So manager Roberts called on his likely Game 7 starter, Glasnow, to try and save them. The rest was three pitches and a Los Angeles miracle to extend the season one more day. But in the ninth inning, Sasaki hit Kirk with a two-strike count and then gave up a double to Barger. The ball lodged under the center field fence, and by rule, it was a ground-rule double. Toronto had the tying run in scoring position and the championship run at the plate. So manager Roberts called on his likely Game 7 starter, Glasnow, to try to save them. The rest was three pitches and a Los Angeles miracle to extend the season by one more day. But in the ninth inning, Sasaki hit Kirk with a two-strike count and then gave up a double to Barger. The ball lodged under the center field fence, and by rule, it was a ground-rule double. Toronto had the tying run in scoring position and the championship run at the plate. So manager Roberts called on his likely Game 7 starter, Glasnow, to try to save them. The rest was three pitches and a Los Angeles miracle to extend the season for one more day.The rest was three pitches and a Los Angeles miracle to extend the season one more day. But in the ninth inning, Sasaki hit Kirk with a two-strike count and then gave up a double to Barger. The ball lodged under the center field fence, and by rule, it was a ground-rule double. Toronto had the tying run in scoring position and the championship run at the plate. So manager Roberts called on his likely Game 7 starter, Glasnow, to try to save them. The rest was three pitches and a Los Angeles miracle to extend the season by one more day. But in the ninth inning, Sasaki hit Kirk with a two-strike count and then gave up a double to Barger. The ball lodged under the center field fence, and by rule, it was a ground-rule double. Toronto had the tying run in scoring position and the championship run at the plate. So manager Roberts called on his likely Game 7 starter, Glasnow, to try to save them. The rest was three pitches and a Los Angeles miracle to extend the season by one more day.The rest was three pitches and a Los Angeles miracle to extend the season one more day. But in the ninth inning, Sasaki hit Kirk with a two-strike count and then gave up a double to Barger. The ball lodged under the center field fence, and by rule, it was a ground-rule double. Toronto had the tying run in scoring position and the championship run at the plate. So manager Roberts called on his likely Game 7 starter, Glasnow, to try to save them. The rest was three pitches and a Los Angeles miracle to extend the season by one more day. But in the ninth inning, Sasaki hit Kirk with a two-strike count and then gave up a double to Barger. The ball lodged under the center field fence, and by rule, it was a ground-rule double. Toronto had the tying run in scoring position and the championship run at the plate. So manager Roberts called on his likely Game 7 starter, Glasnow, to try to save them. The rest was three pitches and a Los Angeles miracle to extend the season by one more day.