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The championship series is going to a final seventh game after the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their repeat hopes alive on Friday with a 3–1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 6.

The reigning title holders halted Toronto’s late-game comeback with a dramatic game-ending double play, silencing a Rogers Centre audience that had arrived prepared to celebrate the city’s championship in 32 years.

Game 6 Summary

The Dodgers produced all of their scoring in the third inning. With two outs, Shohei Ohtani was intentionally walked before Will Smith hit a two-bagger to left to bring home Tommy Edman. Freeman drew a walk to fill the bases, and Betts came through with a two-run single to the opposite field, handing the Dodgers a 3–0 advantage.

Betts’ hit broke a postseason slump and rekindled the title holders' aspirations of being the first repeat championship winners since the Yankees won three straight from 1998 through 2000.

Mound Battle

Kevin Gausman had been dominant to that stage, fanning six of the initial seven Dodgers he confronted. He struck out eight through three innings, matching a World Series record, but the third-frame rally proved decisive. The Toronto ace finished with eight strikeouts over six frames, yielding three runs on three hits and two free passes.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, meanwhile, was solid again under stress. The righty outpitched his counterpart for the second time in a seven days, allowing a single run on five hits over six innings with six strikeouts. He boosted his record to 4–1 this playoffs with a 1.56 ERA.

The lone score against him came on George Springer two-out base hit in the third inning, scoring Barger, who had doubled previously in the frame. That single offered a momentary lift in his return to the starting nine after missing two games with an oblique injury.

Bullpen Heroics

After that, the Dodgers’ bullpen carried the load. Rookie Wrobleski escaped a jam in the seventh, and fellow rookie Sasaki pitched into the ninth inning before plunking Kirk to open the inning. Addison Barger then hit a two-base hit that got stuck under the outfield wall, obliging runners to hold at second and third.

Glasnow, the Dodgers' third game starting pitcher, entered in relief and got a popout before Giménez hit a line drive to left field. Hernández caught the ball and threw to second base to double off Barger, sealing the victory and earning the pitcher his first-ever save.

Looking Ahead: Seventh Game

The series now boils down to a single contest. Scherzer will start for Toronto, becoming the only living pitcher to start multiple World Series Game 7s after accomplishing that in 2019 with Washington. The veteran inked a one-year deal to pursue one more title and has been a outspoken presence throughout this playoff run.

The Dodgers, aiming to become the sport's initial repeat title winners in almost 25 years, are projected to rely on Shohei Ohtani for a short outing.