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The World Series is going to a decisive Game 7 following the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their repeat dreams alive on Friday with a three to one victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 6.

The reigning title holders halted Toronto’s ninth-inning rally with a thrilling final twin killing, silencing a home crowd that had arrived prepared to cheer the team's championship in over three decades.

Game 6 Recap

The Dodgers produced all of their scoring in the third inning. With two outs, Shohei Ohtani was purposely passed before Will Smith hit a two-bagger to left to bring home Edman. Freeman drew a walk to load the bases, and Betts came through with a two-RBI hit to left, handing the Dodgers a three-run lead.

That key hit broke a postseason slump and revived the title holders' hopes of being the initial back-to-back championship victors since the Yankees won three consecutive from 1998 through 2000.

Pitching Battle

Kevin Gausman had been nearly unhittable to that stage, fanning six of the initial seven Dodgers he confronted. He fanned 8 through three innings, matching a World Series mark, but the third-frame rally proved decisive. The Toronto ace finished with 8 Ks over six frames, allowing three earned runs on three safeties and two walks.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, meanwhile, was steady again under pressure. The 27-year-old right-hander outdueled his counterpart for the second occasion in a week, giving up a single run on five hits over six frames with six strikeouts. He boosted his record to 4–1 this playoffs with a 1.56 ERA.

The only run against him came on Springer’s two-out base hit in the third inning, scoring Barger, who had hit a double previously in the frame. Springer’s hit provided a momentary lift in his return to the starting nine after missing a pair of contests with an oblique injury.

Relief Effort

From there, the Los Angeles relievers carried the load. Rookie Wrobleski got out of a jam in the seventh inning, and another rookie Rōki Sasaki pitched into the ninth before hitting Alejandro Kirk to start the frame. Barger then hit a double that became wedged under the left-center-field fence, forcing base runners to stay at second and third.

Tyler Glasnow, Los Angeles’ third game starting pitcher, came on in relief and got a popout before Andrés Giménez hit a line drive to left. Enrique Hernández made the catch and fired to second base to double off Barger, clinching the win and earning the pitcher his first-ever save.

Looking Ahead: Seventh Game

The series now boils down to a single contest. Max Scherzer will take the mound for the Blue Jays, making him the sole active hurler to start more than one World Series Game 7s after accomplishing that in the 2019 season with the Nationals. 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 initial repeat champions in almost 25 years, are expected to rely on their two-way star for a brief appearance.