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The championship series is going to a final seventh game following the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their repeat hopes intact Friday night with a 3–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 6.

The defending champions halted Toronto’s late-game comeback with a thrilling final twin killing, stunning a home crowd that had arrived prepared to cheer the city’s first title in 32 years.

Game 6 Summary

The Dodgers generated all of their scoring in the third inning. With two away, Ohtani was purposely passed before Smith doubled to left to bring home Edman. Freddie Freeman earned a base on balls to load the bases, and Mookie Betts delivered with a two-RBI hit to left, giving the Dodgers a three-run lead.

That key hit snapped a postseason slump and rekindled the title holders' hopes of becoming the initial back-to-back World Series victors since the New York Yankees won three straight from 1998 through 2000.

Mound Battle

Kevin Gausman had been nearly unhittable to that stage, striking out six of the first seven Dodgers he faced. He fanned eight through three innings, matching a Fall Classic mark, but the third-inning barrage proved costly. The Toronto ace finished with 8 Ks over six frames, allowing three earned runs on three safeties and two free passes.

Yamamoto, in contrast, was steady again under stress. The 27-year-old right-hander outpitched his counterpart for the second time in a week, allowing one run on five base hits over six frames with six Ks. He boosted his record to four wins and one loss this playoffs with a 1.56 ERA.

The lone score against him resulted from Springer’s two-out base hit in the third inning, driving in Barger, who had hit a double previously in the frame. That single provided a momentary lift in his return to the lineup after missing two games with an oblique injury.

Bullpen Heroics

From there, the Los Angeles relievers took over. Rookie Justin Wrobleski escaped a jam in the seventh inning, and fellow rookie Sasaki worked into the ninth before hitting Kirk to open the frame. Barger followed with a two-base hit that got stuck under the outfield wall, forcing runners to stay at second and third.

Glasnow, the Dodgers' third game starting pitcher, entered in relief and got a pop fly before Andrés Giménez lined to left. Hernández made the catch and threw to second to retire the runner, clinching the win and earning the pitcher his first-ever successful save.

Next Up: Seventh Game

The best-of-seven now boils down to one game. Scherzer will take the mound for the Blue Jays, making him the sole active hurler to pitch in multiple World Series Game 7s after accomplishing that in the 2019 season with Washington. The veteran inked a one-year deal to pursue one more title and has been a outspoken presence throughout this postseason.

The Los Angeles squad, aiming to be baseball’s first back-to-back champions in almost 25 years, are projected to rely on their two-way star for a brief appearance.