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The World Series is going to a decisive seventh game following the Los Angeles Dodgers kept alive their repeat dreams alive Friday night with a three to one victory over the Blue Jays in Game 6.

The defending champions halted Toronto’s ninth-inning rally with a thrilling game-ending twin killing, silencing a Rogers Centre audience that had come ready to cheer the team's championship in over three decades.

Game 6 Summary

The Dodgers produced all of their offense in the third inning. With two outs, Ohtani was intentionally walked before Smith hit a two-bagger to left to score Edman. Freeman earned a base on balls to fill the bases, and Betts delivered with a two-run single to the opposite field, handing the Dodgers a three-run advantage.

Betts’ hit snapped a postseason slump and rekindled the title holders' hopes of becoming the first repeat World Series winners since the Yankees won three consecutive from 1998 to 2000.

Mound Battle

Kevin Gausman had been dominant to that stage, striking out half a dozen of the first seven Dodgers he confronted. He struck out 8 through three frames, matching a Fall Classic mark, but the third-frame rally proved decisive. The Toronto ace finished with 8 Ks over six frames, yielding three earned runs on three safeties and two free passes.

Yamamoto, in contrast, was steady again under pressure. The righty outpitched his counterpart for the second occasion in a week, giving up a single run on five base hits over six frames with six strikeouts. He boosted his record to four wins and one loss this playoffs with a 1.56 ERA.

The lone score against him resulted from George Springer two-out single in the third, scoring Addison Barger, who had hit a double earlier in the inning. Springer’s hit provided a brief spark in his comeback to the lineup after sitting out a pair of contests with an side strain.

Relief Heroics

After that, the Los Angeles relievers took over. First-year pitcher Wrobleski got out of a tight spot in the seventh, and another rookie Rōki Sasaki worked into the ninth before hitting Alejandro Kirk to open the frame. Addison Barger then hit a double that became wedged under the outfield wall, forcing runners to stay at second and third base.

Glasnow, the Dodgers' Game 3 starter, came on in a relief role and induced a pop fly before Giménez hit a line drive to left field. Hernández made the catch and threw to second base to retire the runner, sealing the victory and giving Glasnow his first career save.

Looking Ahead: Game 7

The series now boils down to one game. Scherzer will take the mound for Toronto, becoming the only living pitcher to start multiple World Series Game 7s after doing so in 2019 with Washington. The 40-year-old inked a single-season contract to pursue another championship and has been a outspoken presence throughout this postseason.

The Dodgers, looking to be baseball’s first back-to-back title winners in almost 25 years, are projected to lean on their two-way star for a brief appearance.