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This year's World Series is headed to a decisive seventh game after the Dodgers kept their repeat dreams alive Friday night with a 3–1 victory over the Blue Jays in Game 6.

The defending champions halted Toronto’s late-game comeback with a thrilling final twin killing, silencing a home audience that had arrived prepared to celebrate the team's championship in over three decades.

Sixth Game Summary

Los Angeles generated all of their scoring in the third frame. With two outs, Ohtani was intentionally walked before Will Smith doubled to left field to score Tommy Edman. Freeman earned a base on balls to load the bases, and Betts delivered with a two-run single to the opposite field, giving the Dodgers a three-run advantage.

Betts’ hit broke a postseason slump and rekindled the defending champions’ aspirations of becoming the initial back-to-back World Series winners since the New York Yankees captured three straight from 1998 through 2000.

Mound Battle

Gausman had been dominant to that stage, striking out six of the initial seven Dodgers he faced. He struck out eight through three frames, tying a World Series mark, but the third-frame rally proved decisive. The Toronto ace ended with 8 Ks over six innings, allowing three runs on three safeties and two free passes.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, in contrast, was steady again under pressure. The righty outdueled Gausman for the second occasion in a seven days, giving up a single run on five base hits over six frames with six strikeouts. He boosted his record to 4–1 this postseason with a 1.56 ERA.

The only run against him came on Springer’s two-out single in the third, driving in Barger, who had hit a double earlier in the inning. That single provided a brief spark in his return to the lineup after missing two games with an oblique injury.

Bullpen Heroics

From there, the Dodgers’ bullpen took over. Rookie Wrobleski escaped a tight spot in the seventh, and another rookie Rōki Sasaki pitched into the ninth inning before hitting Kirk to open the inning. Addison Barger then hit a two-base hit that became wedged under the outfield wall, forcing base runners to stay at second and third.

Glasnow, Los Angeles’ Game 3 starter, entered in relief and induced a popout before Giménez hit a line drive to left field. Enrique Hernández caught the ball and fired to second to double off the runner, sealing the win and giving the pitcher his first career successful save.

Next Up: Seventh Game

The best-of-seven now comes down to a single contest. Max Scherzer will take the mound for Toronto, making him the sole active hurler to start more than one World Series Game 7s after accomplishing that in the 2019 season with the Nationals. The veteran signed a single-season contract to pursue another championship and has been a outspoken presence throughout this postseason.

The Dodgers, aiming to be the sport's first back-to-back champions in nearly a quarter-century, are projected to rely on Shohei Ohtani for a short outing.