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Key Facts & Context
The Dodgers defeated the Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings to clinch back-to-back championships.
The series marked the Blue Jays’ first World Series appearance since 1993.
The Dodgers became the first MLB team to win back-to-back World Series titles since the late 1990s-2000 Yankees.
Game 7 attendance: 44,713 and game time about 4 hours, 7 minutes.
In the top of the 3rd inning, Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette hit a three-run home run off Dodgers’ starter Shohei Ohtani, giving Toronto a 3-0 lead.
The Dodgers started to claw back: in the 4th and 6th innings they generated runs (via sacrifice flies) to get within reach.
Toronto extended their lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the 6th, on an RBI double by Andrés Giménez.
In the 8th inning, Dodgers’ Max Muncy smashed a solo home run to cut the deficit to 4-3.
In the top of the 9th, with two outs, the Dodgers’ unlikely hero Miguel Rojas (usually a role player) hit a game-tying solo homer to left field to make it 4-4 and force extra innings.
Bottom of the 9th: Toronto loaded the bases with one out, looked poised to win, but two outrageous defensive plays by the Dodgers prevented the walk-off:
A force play at the plate was upheld on review.
Then Dodgers’ outfielder Andy Pages made a deep catch after colliding with a teammate to preserve the tie.
Both teams were scoreless through the 10th inning.
In the top of the 11th inning, the Dodgers’ Will Smith blasted a solo home run off Shane Bieber to give L.A. a 5-4 lead.
In the bottom of the 11th, with a runner on third, the Blue Jays’ rally was shut down when Dodgers’ pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto induced a ground-ball double play (second base to first) to end the game and series.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto: Served as the Dodgers’ anchor—he earned his third win of the World Series, posted a stellar ERA (~1.02) and closed Game 7 on just one day’s rest.
Miguel Rojas & Will Smith: Their home runs (Rojas in 9th, Smith in 11th) were the pivotal offensive plays of Game 7.
The Blue Jays: Despite being arguably the better team over the series (out-scored the Dodgers overall), they came up just short.
Game 7 goes down as one of the more epic Fall Classic finales , all the mechanics of drama: early lead, comeback, defensive gems, extra innings, hero balls.
The Dodgers now have firmly extended their “dynasty” status in modern MLB with another title.
The Blue Jays will be haunted by “what-if” territory — so close to the franchise’s first title in decades.