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The World Series is headed to a decisive Game 7 after the Dodgers kept their repeat dreams alive Friday night with a three to one win over the Blue Jays in Game 6.

The defending champions halted Toronto’s late-game comeback with a thrilling final twin killing, silencing a Rogers Centre crowd that had arrived prepared to celebrate the team's championship in 32 years.

Sixth Game Recap

Los Angeles generated all of their scoring in the third inning. With two away, Shohei Ohtani was intentionally walked before Smith hit a two-bagger to left field to score Tommy Edman. Freeman drew a walk to fill the bases, and Mookie Betts came through with a two-RBI hit to left, handing the Dodgers a three-run lead.

That key hit snapped a postseason slump and revived the defending champions’ hopes of becoming the first repeat championship winners since the New York Yankees captured three consecutive from 1998 through 2000.

Mound Battle

Kevin Gausman had been nearly unhittable to that point, striking out six of the first seven Dodgers he faced. He struck out 8 through three innings, tying a World Series record, but the third-inning barrage proved decisive. The Toronto ace ended with 8 Ks over six frames, allowing three runs on three safeties and two free passes.

Yamamoto, in contrast, was solid again under stress. The righty outdueled his counterpart for the second time in a seven days, allowing a single run on five hits over six frames with six Ks. He boosted his record to 4–1 this postseason with a 1.56 ERA.

The only run against him resulted from George Springer two-out base hit in the third, driving in Addison Barger, who had hit a double earlier in the inning. That single offered a momentary lift in his return to the lineup after sitting out two games with an side strain.

Bullpen Effort

After that, the Los Angeles relievers took over. Rookie Wrobleski escaped a jam in the seventh, and another rookie Sasaki worked into the ninth inning before hitting Kirk to open the inning. Barger followed with a two-base hit that became wedged under the left-center-field fence, obliging runners to hold at second and third.

Glasnow, Los Angeles’ third game starting pitcher, came on in relief and got a pop fly before Andrés Giménez lined to left field. Enrique Hernández caught the ball and threw to second to retire Barger, clinching the win and earning the pitcher his first-ever successful save.

Next Up: Seventh Game

The best-of-seven now boils down to one game. Max Scherzer will start for the Blue Jays, becoming the sole active hurler to pitch in multiple seventh games of the World Series after doing so in 2019 with the Nationals. The veteran signed a single-season contract to chase one more title and has been a outspoken presence throughout this postseason.

The Dodgers, aiming to become the sport's first back-to-back title winners in almost 25 years, are projected to rely on their two-way star for a brief appearance.