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This year's 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 Blue Jays in Game 6.

The reigning title holders ended Toronto’s ninth-inning rally with a dramatic final twin killing, stunning a home audience that had come ready to cheer the city’s championship in over three decades.

Game 6 Summary

Los Angeles produced all of their offense in the third inning. With two outs, Shohei Ohtani was purposely passed before Will Smith hit a two-bagger to left field to score Edman. Freeman earned a base on balls to fill the bases, and Mookie Betts came through with a two-RBI hit to left, handing the Dodgers a three-run lead.

Betts’ hit broke a postseason slump and rekindled the title holders' aspirations of becoming the initial back-to-back World Series victors since the Yankees won three straight from 1998 through 2000.

Mound Duel

Kevin Gausman had been dominant to that stage, fanning half a dozen of the first seven Dodgers he faced. He struck out eight through three innings, matching a World Series record, but the third-frame rally proved costly. The Blue Jays' star ended with eight strikeouts over six innings, allowing three runs on three safeties and two free passes.

Yamamoto, meanwhile, was steady again under pressure. The righty outdueled Gausman for the second occasion 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 only run against him came on George Springer two-out base hit in the third inning, scoring Addison Barger, who had hit a double earlier in the inning. That single offered a momentary lift in his comeback to the lineup after sitting out a pair of contests with an side strain.

Bullpen Heroics

After that, the Los Angeles relievers took over. First-year pitcher Wrobleski escaped a jam in the seventh inning, and another rookie Rōki Sasaki pitched into the ninth inning before plunking Kirk to start the frame. Barger then hit a double that became wedged under the left-center-field fence, obliging runners to stay at second and third.

Tyler Glasnow, Los Angeles’ third game starter, entered in a relief role and got a pop fly before Andrés Giménez lined to left. Enrique Hernández caught the ball and fired to second to retire Barger, clinching the win and giving Glasnow his first career successful save.

Looking Ahead: Game 7

The best-of-seven now comes down to one game. Max Scherzer will start for the Blue Jays, making him the sole active hurler to start more than one seventh games of the World Series after doing so in the 2019 season with the Nationals. The veteran inked a one-year deal to chase one more title and has been a vocal leader throughout this playoff run.

The Dodgers, looking to be the sport's initial repeat title winners in nearly a quarter-century, are expected to lean on their two-way star for a short outing.