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This year's championship series is headed to a decisive seventh game following the Los Angeles Dodgers kept alive their repeat hopes intact on Friday with a 3–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 6.

The reigning title holders ended Toronto’s late-game comeback with a thrilling final twin killing, stunning a home crowd that had come ready to celebrate the team's championship in 32 years.

Sixth Game Summary

The Dodgers produced 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. Freddie Freeman drew a walk to load the bases, and Mookie Betts came through with a two-RBI hit to left, giving the Dodgers a 3–0 lead.

Betts’ hit broke a postseason slump and rekindled the title holders' hopes of becoming the first repeat championship victors since the Yankees won three straight from 1998 to 2000.

Mound Battle

Gausman had been nearly unhittable to that point, striking out half a dozen of the initial seven Dodgers he faced. He fanned eight through three frames, matching a Fall Classic mark, but the third-inning barrage proved decisive. The Toronto ace finished with 8 Ks over six innings, 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 Gausman for the second time in a week, giving up a single run on five base hits over six innings with six strikeouts. He improved to 4–1 this postseason with a 1.56 ERA.

The only run against him came on George Springer two-out single in the third, scoring Barger, who had hit a double previously in the frame. That single offered a momentary lift in his comeback to the starting nine after missing a pair of contests with an oblique injury.

Relief Effort

After that, the Dodgers’ bullpen took over. First-year pitcher Justin Wrobleski escaped a tight spot in the seventh, and fellow rookie Sasaki pitched into the ninth before plunking Kirk to start the inning. Addison Barger followed with a two-base hit that became wedged under the outfield wall, forcing runners to stay at second and third.

Glasnow, Los Angeles’ Game 3 starting pitcher, came on in relief and induced a popout before Giménez lined to left. Enrique Hernández made the catch and fired to second to double off the runner, sealing the win and giving the pitcher his first-ever save.

Looking Ahead: Game 7

The series now comes down to a single contest. Max Scherzer will start for Toronto, making him the only living pitcher to pitch in more than one World Series Game 7s after doing so in 2019 with Washington. The 40-year-old inked a single-season contract to chase another championship and has been a vocal leader throughout this postseason.

The Los Angeles squad, aiming to become the sport's initial repeat champions in almost 25 years, are projected to rely on their two-way star for a brief appearance.