The Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series win had no shortage of drama, and one of its most important highlights came in Game 6.
The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in the third inning of the game through a Will Smith double, and Mookie Betts further extended the Dodgers’ lead two batters later with a single to score Smith and Shohei Ohtani.
The Blue Jays struck back in the bottom of the third, though, as George Springer singled to score Addison Barger and cut the Dodgers’ lead to two.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto made his second start of the World Series in Game 6 and gave the Dodgers another gem of an outing, allowing one run through six innings pitched. Yamamoto struck out six batters in the outing as well.
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The highlight of the game, though, came in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Roki Sasaki came back into the game after a scoreless eighth inning, but quickly found himself in a hole. He plunked Alejandro Kirk and allowed a controversial ground rule double to give the Blue Jays men on second and third with no outs.
Tyler Glasnow relieved Sasaki afterwards and got a huge out, forcing Ernie Clement to pop out to first baseman Freddie Freeman and keep the runners in place.
Andres Gimenez stepped up to the plate next and shot a line drive to left field, but Kiké Hernandez charged the ball and corralled it into his glove. He then slung the ball towards Miguel Rojas, who fielded the ball on a difficult hop, and caught Barger off of second base to record an unorthodox, game-ending double play.
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The double play ended the game and leveled the series at three, forcing a dramatic Game 7. Hernandez and Rojas’ combination highlighted the importance of their veteran presences within the team, and the play swung the series’ momentum towards the Dodgers heading into the final game of the season.
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