Los Dodgers They defeated the Blue Jays 3-1 this Friday to tie the World Series and postpone the championship outcome to a decisive Game 7 on Saturday night in Toronto.
The Blue Jays will regret the missed opportunity in the ninth inningwhen they had two men on base with no outs.
That’s when the Dodgers brought in Tyler Glasnow, who caused a fly ball to the second baseman and then a spectacular double play by Kiké Hernández, who caught a soft ball from Andrés Giménez and then threw out Addison Barger at second.
The Dodgers scored their three runs in the third inning off Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman.
Catcher Will Smith opened the scoring with an RBI double and Mookie Betts added a two-run single to give Los Angeles a 3-0 lead.
The Jays were quick to respond, with an injured George Springer driving in the team’s only run.
The real drama came in the bottom of the ninth inning after Dodgers closer Roki Sasaki struggled, allowing two men to reach base with no outs. A fire that Glasnow could put out.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts didn’t mince words when talking about his pitching decisions, and when asked about Glasnow’s inning in the ninth inning, he noted, “I just wanted to bet on him.”
But this day the Dodgers’ hero was Betts, who broke a losing streak in the playoffs with a single in the third inning that drove in two runs that lasted thanks to a solid six-inning performance from starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a bullpen that stayed calm.
The Dodgers shortstop’s hit was just his fourth single of the World Series and the eight-time All-Star’s first RBI in the series.
Betts’ prolonged slump led manager Dave Roberts to move him down the lineup in an effort to help his shortstop out of his slump.
After the game, Betts told FOX that his wife’s encouragement and advice helped him be prepared for his big moment.
On the other hand, there is no pitcher the Blue Jays want to see less than the Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto after the 27-year-old inflicted this second loss on them in this World Series.
He didn’t record his third straight complete game, but Yamamoto still pitched six innings, allowing five hits, one run and striking out six batters.
After the loss in Game 6, Blue Jays manager John Schneider was calm and collected when answering reporters’ questions.
“Those are the two best words in sports: Game 7,” Schneider said with a smile.
After an unexpected turn of events, the Dodgers have forced a do-or-die Game 7 on Saturday night at Rogers Center in Toronto.
Now the question remains: will we see Shohei Ohtani show off his skills on both ends of the court at some point on Saturday night?
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