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- Dodgers come from behind ti wim Game 7 of the World Series
- Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto comes in in relief to close out the Blue Jays after starting Game 6.
Will Smith homered in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas connected for a tying drive in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 to become the first team in a quarter century to win consecutive World Series titles.
Los Angeles overcame 3-0 and 4-2 deficits and escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to become the first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees, and the first from the National League since the 1975 and ’76 Cincinnati Reds.
Smith hit a 2-0 slider off Shane Bieber into the Blue Jays’ bullpen, giving the Dodgers their first lead of the night.
Dodgers Freddie Freeman, right, congratulates Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith after Smith’s solo home run in the 11th inning during Game 7 of the World Series.
Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages reaches to catch the fly ball hit by Toronto Blue Jays’ Ernie Clement for the out as he collides with teammate Enrique Hernandez to end the ninth inning of Game 7 of the World Series.
Dodgers Miguel Rojas reacts while rounding the bases after his solo home run in the ninth inning during Game 7 of the World Series.
Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy holds back Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski after Wrobleski hit Toronto Blue Jays Andres Gimenez in the fourth inning during Game 7 of the World Series.
Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas is congratulated after he hit a solo home run to tie the game during the ninth inning of Game 7 of the World Series.
Game 6: Dodgers 3 – Blue Jays 1
Faced with elimination in Game 6 of the World Series, the Dodgers rose from the presumed dead to haunt the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre with a 3-1 victory to knot the series 3-3.
And they pulled off the win with an improbable double play on a liner that Dodgers left fielder Kiké Hernández caught and threw to Miguel Rojas at second base before Addison Barger could tag up.
Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts jumps into the arms of Kiké Hernández as Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas reacts after a double play to win Game 6 of the World Series.
Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas forces out Toronto Blue Jays’ Addison Barger for a double play to win Game 6 of the World Series.
Dodgers catcher Will Smith scores during the third inning of Game 6 of the World Series.
Toronto Blue Jays George Springer gets out of the way of a pitch from Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki in the eighth inning of Game 6 of the World Series.
The crowd erupts as Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts waits to catch a fly ball hit by Toronto Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette during the eighth inning of Game 6 of the World Series.
Dodgers Freddie Freeman reacts after the last out to win Game 6 of the World Series.
Mookie Betts hits a two-run single for the Dodgers in Game 6 of the World Series.
Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a double in the sixth inning during Game 6 of the World Series.
Game 5: Blue Jays 6 - Dodgers 1
The Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from clinching their third World Series title in franchise history after rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage helped lead them to a 6-1 win over the Dodgers in Game 5 at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday.
The Blue Jays hit the first back-to-back leadoff home runs in World Series history when Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. connected on the first and third pitches by the Los Angeles Dodgers starter Blake Snell.
Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during first the inning of Game 5 of the World Series.
Dodgers outfielder Alex Call can’t get to the home run ball hit by Toronto’s Davis Schneider during the first inning of Game 5 of the World Series.
Davis Schneider puts the Blue Jays’ World Series blazer on Vladimir Guerrero Jr., left, after hitting a home run during the first the inning of Game 5 of the World Series.
Dodgers Teoscar Hernández misses a fly ball in the third inning during Game 5 of the World Series.
Actor Jason Bateman watches the action in the seventh inning during Game 5 of the World Series.
Dodgers Kiké Hernández is congratulated by teammate Miguel Rojas in the dugout after his solo home run in the third inning during Game 5 of the World Series.
Toronto’s Daulton Varsho scores on a sacrifice fly to center in the fourth inning during Game 5 of the World Series.
Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell reacts to a checked swing call during the fifth inning of Game 5 of the World Series.
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman comes to the plate in the fourth inning during Game 5 of the World Series.
Game 4: Blue Jays 6 - Dodgers 2
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer off Shohei Ohtani and the Toronto Blue Jays shook off their epic 18-inning loss to even the World Series with a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4.
With the win, the Blue Jays reclaimed homefield advantage and guaranteed the World Series trophy will be won at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Dodgers Shohei Ohtani pitches during the first inning of Game 4 of the World Series.
Dodgers left fielder Enrique Hernandez dives into the stands to make the catch during Game 4 of the World Series.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, sit in front of Dodger legend Sandy Koufax as they watch Game 4 of the World Series.
Dodgers Shohei Ohtani rest in the dugout in the seventh inning during Game 4 of the World Series.
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Ernie Clement is safe at first after sliding into the bag in front of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Dreyer.
It wasn’t all smiles this time around for Dodger fans as they lose Game 4 of the World Series.
Game 3: Dodgers 6 - Blue Jays 5
18 innings — a Fall Classic.
Freddie Freeman’s walk-off home run to lead off the 18th inning delivered the Dodgers to a stunning, 6-5 win and a 2-1 series lead.
Two-way player Shohei Ohtani had two home runs, walked five times, reaching base a World Series-record nine times.
The game featured 19 different pitchers, 25 different position player and 153 separate trips to the plate.
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman joins his teammates to celebrate his walk off home run in the 18th inning during Game 3 of the World Series.
The Dodgers run onto the field after Freddie Freeman’s walk-off home run during the 18th inning of Game 3 of the World Series.
Shohei Ohtani runs toward first base as he watches his solo home run in the seventh inning.
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk, right, is congratulated after his three-run home run during the fourth inning.
Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the third inning during Game 3 of the World Series.
Ohtani celebrates with teammates in the dugout after scoring in the fifth inning.
Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores against Dodgers catcher Will Smith in the seventh inning.
Right fielder Teoscar Hernandez celebrates his solo home run in the second inning during Game 3.
Dodgers fans during Game Three at Dodger Stadium.
Ohtani receives a high-five from manager Dave Roberts, center, after a solo home run during the seventh inning of Game 3.
Game 2: Dodgers 5 – Blue Jays 1
It was a different story line in Game 2 with Yoshinobu Yamamoto retiring the final 20 Blue Jays batters in the Dodgers’ 5-1 win.
It’s the first back-to-back complete game by a Dodgers pitcher in the playoffs in nearly 40 years.
Will Smith and Max Muncy break through with home runs in the seventh inning, ending the Dodgers’ offensive drought, and the team heads back to L.A. with the series tied 1-1.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto reacts to striking out the last batter during the first inning of Game 2.
Toronto Blue Jays right fielder George Springer gets hit on a pitch by Yamamoto in the third inning.
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman reaches back but can’t make the catch on a pop-up single by Blue Jays third baseman Ernie Clement during the second inning.
Dodgers outfielder Justin Dean fields a ball hit by Blue Jays’ Alejandro Kirk during the ninth inning of Game 2.
Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. catches a foul ball for the third out in the sixth inning.
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani breaks his bat during his single in the eighth inning of Game 2.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is given the game ball by third baseman Max Muncy after pitching a complete game.
Fans and players participate in a tribute to cancer victims and survivors during Game 2.
Game 1: Blue Jays 11 – Dodgers 4
The Dodgers opened the Fall Classic with an 11-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Dodgers offense has sputtered in the postseason, batting just .219 over the last nine games.
There were plenty of long looks on the Dodgers bench during Game 1 of the World Series at Rogers Centre on Friday night.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Daulton Varsho celebrates a two-run home run with Toronto Blue Jays third base coach Carlos Febles during Game 1 of the World Series.
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielders Enrique Hernandez, left, and Andy Pages watch a two-run home run by Toronto Blue Jays’ Alejandro Kirk in the sixth inning of Game 1 of the World Series.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reacts as he is safe at third on a single by Bo Bichette in the first inning of Game 1 of the World Series.
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts leaps over Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for a double play in the third inning of Game 1 of the World Series.
A couple kisses during pregame ceremony before Game 1 of the World Series between the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays.
