The Dodgers are champions. Los Angeles defeated Toronto in an epic Game 7 showdown. will smith A game-winning homer in the 11th inning gave the Dodgers their first lead, a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Yoshinobu YamamotoThe victory came after 96 pitches were pitched on Friday with no rest. As expected, Yamamoto won the series MVP award for his unprecedented performance.
Los Angeles became the first team since the Yankees in 2000 to defend the title. New York won three consecutive championships (1998-2000). It was the Dodgers’ ninth World Series title, tied for third with the Athletics and Cardinals. This is their third championship in the past six seasons.
Miguel RojasThe unlikely World Series hero saved Los Angeles’ season in the ninth inning. The light hitting shortstop yanked one Jeff Hoffman Slide over the left field wall to tie the game. Rojas entered the game with one home run since the All-Star break. he joined Bill Mazewski The only player in World Series history to hit a tying or go-ahead home run in the ninth inning or later in a winner-take-all game (h/t Jesse Rogers of ESPN).
Roxas’ heroics led Yamamoto to do something equally special. After a shutout in Game 2 and a quality start in Game 6, the ace entered the bottom of the ninth inning with two runners on base. he hit Alejandro Kirk Had a pitch to load the bases, but wiggled his way out of the jam. defensive substitute Andy Pages Skip teammates Enrique Hernandez involved Ernie Clement Pushing the game into overtime. Yamamoto then performed well in the 10th inning, but ran into trouble in the 11th inning. With first, third and one out, he lured Kirk into a double grounder that sealed the game.
Toronto controlled the game for much of the game. Shohei OhtaniThe pitcher, who had been rested for three days, struggled through the first two innings. back George Springer The third frame of heads-up begins, Nathan Lukes Sacrifice him to second place. Da Gu then walked over deliberately Vladimir Guerrero Jr.before suspending the slider Beau Bichette The pitch to center field represented a three-run home run. The Blue Jays had several chances to extend their lead, including a leadoff double in the eighth inning, but were unable to materialize.
The Blue Jays came out strong in the Fall Classic, scoring nine runs in the sixth inning to win Game 1 in blowout fashion. Yamamoto’s dominant performance tied the series before Los Angeles took a 2-1 lead freddie freeman He was eliminated in the 18th inning of Game 3. Toronto rebounds after strong start to win Games 4 and 5 Sean Bieber and Trey Yesavichrespectively. Yamamoto put in another strong performance in Game 6 to push the series to its limits. Game 7 became an instant classic.
