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The championship series is headed to a decisive Game 7 after the Dodgers kept their repeat dreams intact Friday night with a three to one victory over the Blue Jays in Game 6.

The reigning title holders halted Toronto’s ninth-inning rally with a dramatic final double play, silencing a home audience that had come ready to celebrate the team's championship in over three decades.

Game 6 Recap

Los Angeles produced all of their offense in the third frame. With two away, Ohtani was purposely passed before Smith hit a two-bagger to left field to bring home Tommy Edman. Freddie Freeman earned a base on balls to fill the bases, and Betts delivered with a two-run single to left, handing the Dodgers a 3–0 advantage.

That key hit snapped a postseason slump and revived the title holders' aspirations of being the initial back-to-back championship victors since the Yankees won three straight from 1998 through 2000.

Mound Duel

Kevin Gausman had been dominant to that point, fanning half a dozen of the initial seven batters he faced. He fanned 8 through three innings, matching a Fall Classic mark, but the third-inning barrage proved costly. The Toronto ace finished with 8 Ks over six innings, yielding three earned runs on three hits and two walks.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, meanwhile, was solid again under stress. The 27-year-old right-hander outdueled his counterpart for the second occasion in a week, giving up one run on five base 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 only run against him resulted from Springer’s two-out single in the third inning, scoring Addison Barger, who had hit a double earlier in the inning. Springer’s hit offered a momentary lift in his return to the starting nine after sitting out two games with an side strain.

Relief Heroics

After that, the Dodgers’ bullpen carried the load. Rookie Justin Wrobleski got out of a tight spot in the seventh inning, and fellow rookie Rōki Sasaki pitched into the ninth before hitting Kirk to open the frame. Addison Barger then hit a double that got stuck under the left-center-field fence, forcing runners to hold at second and third.

Tyler Glasnow, the Dodgers' Game 3 starting pitcher, came on in relief and induced a popout before Giménez lined to left field. Hernández caught the ball and threw to second base to retire the runner, sealing the win and earning Glasnow his first-ever save.

Looking Ahead: Seventh Game

The best-of-seven now comes down to a single contest. Max Scherzer will start for Toronto, becoming the sole active hurler to pitch in multiple World Series Game 7s after doing so in the 2019 season with the Nationals. The 40-year-old inked a single-season contract to pursue another championship and has been a vocal leader throughout this playoff run.

The Los Angeles squad, aiming to become the sport's initial repeat champions in nearly a quarter-century, are projected to rely on their two-way star for a short outing.