Dodgers and Blue Jays are still tied after 15 innings <\/p>\n
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Dodgers reliever Will Klein delivers against the Blue Jays in the 15th inning.<\/p>\n
(Gina Ferazzi \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 5 \u2014 Through 15th inning<\/p>\n
Top of the 15th: Will Klein, the final reliever in the Dodgers\u2019 bullpen, struck out Davis Schneider. Nathan Lukes grounded out to Mookie Betts at short. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. followed with a single up the middle that Miguel Rojas stopped at second, but he couldn\u2019t make a play at first base.<\/p>\n
Klein struck out Isiah Kiner-Falefa to end the inning.<\/p>\n
Bottom of the 15th: Facing Blue Jays reliever Eric Lauer, Alex Call grounded out to second base.<\/p>\n
Shohei Ohtani was intentionally walked for the fourth time, reaching base for a World Series record eighth time. Mookie Betts flied out to right field before Daulton Varsho made a running grab on a liner to left-center field by Freddie Freeman to send the game to the 16th inning.<\/p>\n
Dodgers and Blue Jays remain tied heading into the 15th inning <\/p>\n
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Dodgers pitcher Edgardo Henriquez delivers in the 13th inning of Game 3 of the World Series on Monday against the Toronto Blue Jays.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 5 \u2014 Through 14th inning<\/p>\n
Top of the 14th: Myles Straw flied out to deep center field before Ernie Clement grounded out to third. Edgardo Henriquez struck out Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez for a 1-2-3 inning.<\/p>\n
Bottom of the 14th: Will Smith flied out to the warning track in left-center field on a hit that Smith (and most of the fans at Dodger Stadium) initially reacted to as if it were a game-ending home run before it died at the wall. <\/p>\n
Max Muncy drew a walk from Eric Lauer before Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez hit a liner up the middle for a single. Tommy Edman popped out to second (infield fly rule). Miguel Rojas grounded out to third to send the game to the 15th inning.<\/p>\n
This is now the second-longest game in World Series history (by time and innings) behind the Dodgers-Red Sox 18-inning thriller in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series.<\/p>\n
Freddie Freeman flies out with the bases loaded to end the 13th <\/p>\n
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Dodgers players in the dugout react after Tommy Edman hits a leadoff double in the 13th inning.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 5 \u2014 Through 13th inning<\/p>\n
Top of the 13th: Edgardo Henriquez became the ninth pitcher for the Dodgers tonight, and he got Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to ground out to short. Henriquez struck out Isiah Kiner-Falefa before hitting Daulton Varsho. Tyler Heineman flied out to center field to cap the frame.<\/p>\n
Bottom of the 13th: Tommy Edman hit a leadoff double off Eric Lauer into the right-center field gap. Miguel Rojas then moved Edman to third base on a sacrifice bunt.<\/p>\n
Pinch-hitter Alex Call replaced Andy Pages and popped out to short. Lauer then intentionally walked Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts to load the bases.<\/p>\n
Freddie Freeman flied out to the warning track in center field to send the game to the 14th inning.<\/p>\n
Clayton Kershaw and Dodgers get out of jam in 12th inning <\/p>\n
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw takes the mound in the 12th inning against Toronto.<\/p>\n
(Eric Thayer \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 5 \u2014 Through 12th inning<\/p>\n
Top of the 12th: Alejandro Kirk drew a leadoff walk from Emmet Sheehan. Toronto then replaced Kirk with pinch-runner Tyler Heineman. <\/p>\n
Myles Straw popped out on a bunt that Freddie Freeman caught. Ernie Clement grounded out to second as Heineman took second base. Sheehan then intentionally walked Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez.<\/p>\n
Davis Schneider followed with a slow grounder to third that rolled to Max Muncy, who just missed forcing out Heineman, loading the bases.<\/p>\n
Clayton Kershaw, playing in his final season, then took over on the mound for the Dodgers, tasked with getting out of the jam.<\/p>\n
Nathan Lukes then hit a slow grounder toward first that Tommy Edman fielded and shoveled directly from his glove to Freddie Freeman to force him out at first.<\/p>\n
Bottom of the 12th: Braydon Fisher struck out Will Smith. The Blue Jays then summoned Eric Lauer from the bullpen, who got Max Muncy to pop out to Isiah Kiner-Falefa in shallow right field.<\/p>\n
Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez popped out to second base to send the game to the 13th inning.<\/p>\n
Dodgers can\u2019t capitalize on scoring chance in 11th inning <\/p>\n
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Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan celebrates after striking out Daulton Varsho for the third out in the 11th inning.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 5 \u2014 Through 11th inning<\/p>\n
Top of the 11th: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flied out, Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounded out and Emmet Sheehan struck out Daulton Varsho for the first 1-2-3 inning for the Dodgers since the third.<\/p>\n
Bottom of the 11th: Toronto pitcher Braydon Fisher came back from a 3-0 count to strike out Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez. Andy Pages lined out to third base before Fisher intentionally walked Shohei Ohtani.<\/p>\n
Mookie Betts then singled on a grounder to left field, but Ohtani ran into second base a bit gingerly, prompting Dave Roberts to come out and talk to Ohtani before opting to leave him in the game.<\/p>\n
Freddie Freeman then flied out to left field to end the inning.<\/p>\n
Dodgers throw out Davis Schneider at home to keep game tied <\/p>\n
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Dodgers catcher Will Smith tags out Toronto pinch-runner Davis Schneider at home plate in the 10th inning.<\/p>\n
(Gina Ferazzi \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 5 \u2014 Through 10th inning<\/p>\n
Top of the 10th: Emmet Sheehan took over for Roki Sasaki on the mound for the Dodgers. Ernie Clement popped out to Freddie Freeman at first before Sheehan struck out Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez.<\/p>\n
Ty France followed with a liner to left for a single. Nathan Lukes then hit a double to right field, but Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez made a perfect throw to Tommy Edman, who made another perfect throw to Will Smith, who tagged out pinch-runner Davis Schneider at home plate to keep the score tied.<\/p>\n
Bottom of the 10th: Freddie Freeman popped out to third. Will Smith was then hit by a pitch from Jeff Hoffman. Max Muncy took a called third strike from Hoffman for the third out.<\/p>\n
Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez followed with a sharp liner to left field. Tommy Edman popped out to first on a first-pitch fastball to send the game to the 11th inning.<\/p>\n
Dodgers and Blue Jays are heading to the 10th inning <\/p>\n
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Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy tags out Isiah Kiner-Falefa during the ninth inning.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 5 \u2014 Through ninth inning<\/p>\n
Top of the ninth: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flied out to right field. Isiah Kiner-Falefa then drew a walk off Roki Sasaki. <\/p>\n
Daulton Varsho followed with a liner that went off the glove of a leaping Freddie Freeman for a single, but Tommy Edman made a sliding grab on the ball and made a spot-on throw to Max Muncy, who tagged out Kiner-Falefa at third base for the second out.<\/p>\n
Sasaki, struggling with his command, walked Alejandro Kirk. Myles Straw grounded to third and Muncy threw to second base for the force out to cap the frame.<\/p>\n
Bottom of the ninth: Toronto reliever Jeff Hoffman got Andy Pages to pop out to second base on a 10-pitch at-bat. Hoffman intentionally walked Shohei Ohtani.<\/p>\n
Ohtani then was caught stealing. He initially appeared to be safe, but he left the bag and was tagged out by Kiner-Falefa. Mookie Betts flied out to right to send the game into the 10th.<\/p>\n
Dodgers and Blue Jays tied heading into ninth inning <\/p>\n
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Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki delivers in the eighth inning against the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 5 \u2014 Through eighth inning<\/p>\n
Top of the eighth: Facing Dodgers reliever Jack Dreyer, Addison Barger reached first on an error by shortstop Mookie Betts, whose throw to first was short and proved too much for Freddie Freeman to grab. <\/p>\n
Ernie Clement then flied out to right field before Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez singled on a liner to left.<\/p>\n
Roki Sasaki took over on the mound for the Dodgers and got Ty France to ground out to third, but pinch-runner Myles Straw and Gim\u00e9nez advanced to third and second. Nathan Lukes grounded out to Sasaki for the third out.<\/p>\n
Bottom of the eighth: Against Toronto reliever Chris Bassitt, Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez flied out to center and Tommy Edman flied out to left. Bassitt struck out Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez to end the inning.<\/p>\n
Shohei Ohtani ties game on his second home run of the night <\/p>\n
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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the seventh inning \u2014 his second homer of the game \u2014 to tie the game.<\/p>\n
(Eric Thayer \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 5 \u2014 Through seventh inning<\/p>\n
Top of the seventh: George Springer left the game after sustaining an injury during his at-bat to lead off the inning. Springer was holding his right side as he made his way to the clubhouse. Ty France took over Springer\u2019s at-bat and struck out.<\/p>\n
Nathan Lukes grounded out to Justin Wrobleski for the second out before the Dodgers went back to their bullpen, putting Blake Treinen on the mound. <\/p>\n
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled up the middle, then Bo Bichette hit an RBI single down the right-field line to give the Blue Jays a 5-4 lead.<\/p>\n
Guerrero\u2019s aggressive baserunning was key to the play. After the liner bounced off the wall, it bought Guerrero just enough time to sprint home and touch the plate, beating Will Smith\u2019s tag.<\/p>\n
Daulton Versho followed with a single before Alejandro Kirk grounded out to second for the third out.<\/p>\n
Bottom of the seventh: Facing Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez, Andy Pages flied out.<\/p>\n
Shohei Ohtani then hit his second home run of the game on a 401-foot blast to left field, tying the score 5-5. It was Ohtani\u2019s fourth extra-base hit of the game.<\/p>\n
Dom\u00ednguez struck out Mookie Betts before walking Freddie Freeman and Will Smith. Max Muncy grounded out to second to end the inning.<\/p>\n
Dodgers and Blue Jays tied heading into seventh inning <\/p>\n
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Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski delivers in the sixth inning against Toronto in Game 3 of the World Series.<\/p>\n
(Gina Ferazzi \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Blue Jays 4, Dodgers 4 \u2014 End of the sixth<\/p>\n
Top of the sixth: Facing Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski, Alejandro Kirk grounded out to first. Addison Barger singled on a high-chopping ball that Max Muncy lost when he tried to throw to first.<\/p>\n
Wrobleski then struck out Ernie Clement and got Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez to ground out up the middle, with Mookie Betts making a charging grab past second before throwing to first.<\/p>\n
Bottom of the sixth: Louis Varland struck out Max Muncy. Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez then singled on a line drive to left field. Tommy Edman flied out to deep left field. Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez singled, but Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. threw out Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez at third to end the inning.<\/p>\n
Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman tie the score in fifth inning <\/p>\n
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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting an RBI double in the fifth inning.<\/p>\n
(Eric Thayer \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Blue Jays 4, Dodgers 4 \u2014 Through fifth inning<\/p>\n
Top of the fifth: Tyler Glasnow issued a leadoff walk for the second straight inning, this time to Nathan Lukes. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flied out to right before Glasnow struck out Bo Bichette.<\/p>\n
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts then pulled Glasnow in favor of Anthony Banda, who got the left-handed hitting Daulton Varsho to pop out to Mookie Betts for the third out.<\/p>\n
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Dodgers reliever Anthony Banda delivers against Toronto in the fifth inning.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
Glasnow gave up five hits, four runs, struck out five and walked three over 4\u2154 innings and 78 pitches.<\/p>\n
Bottom of the fifth: Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez led with a single to center field. Andy Pages then flied out to right.<\/p>\n
Mason Fluharty took over on the mound for Max Scherzer. Shohei Ohtani then hit a double to the wall in left field to score Hernandez and make it a one-run game. It was Ohtani\u2019s third extra-base hit of the game.<\/p>\n
Mookie Betts flied out to left. Freddie Freeman followed with a liner down the right-field line for a single to drive in Ohtani and tie the score. <\/p>\n
Toronto reliever Louis Varland entered the game and struck out Will Smith to strand Freeman on second.<\/p>\n
Blue Jays take lead on Alejandro Kirk\u2019s three-run home run <\/p>\n
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Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow reacts after giving up a three-run home run to Toronto\u2019s Alejandro Kirk in the fourth inning.<\/p>\n
(Eric Thayer \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Blue Jays 4, Dodgers 2 \u2014 Through fourth inning<\/p>\n
Top of the fourth: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drew a leadoff walk from Tyler Glasnow. Bo Bichette then reached first when Dodgers second baseman Tommy Edman failed to corral an easily playable ground ball. Guerrero advanced to third on the error. Daulton Varsho then flied out to left field.<\/p>\n
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Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk celebrates after hitting a three-run home run in the fourth inning.<\/p>\n
(Gina Ferazzi \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
Alejandro Kirk followed with a three-run home run just over the ball in left-center field to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead.<\/p>\n
Addison Barger hit a single to right field before Ernie Clement singled to the corner in right field to move Barger to third. Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez then hit a sacrifice fly to deep center field to make it 4-2 Blue Jays.<\/p>\n
Glasnow struck out George Springer to end the inning. Glasnow has given up five hits and four runs while striking out four and walking two over 66 pitches.<\/p>\n
Bottom of the fourth: Max Muncy grounded out before Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez and Tommy Edman each popped out against Max Scherzer.<\/p>\n
Shohei Ohtani home run gives Dodgers a 2-0 lead in third <\/p>\n
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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a solo home run in the third inning.<\/p>\n
(Gina Ferazzi \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Dodgers 2, Blue Jays 0 \u2014 Through third inning<\/p>\n
Top of the third: Andres Gimenez grounded out to second and George Springer grounded out to short. Tyler Glasnow then struck out Nathan Lukes.<\/p>\n
Bottom of the third: Andy Pages popped out to second base. Shohei Ohtani then hit a 389-foot home run to the right-field corner to double the Dodgers\u2019 lead. It was Ohtani\u2019s seventh home run of the postseason.<\/p>\n
Mookie Betts flied out to left field before Max Scherzer walked Freddie Freeman, who then stole second base (confirmed on review). Will Smith then singled to right field, but Addison Barger threw out Freeman at home plate to keep it a two-run game.<\/p>\n
Dodgers take early lead on Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez home run <\/p>\n
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Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez gets a face full of sunflower seeds from Andy Pages after hitting a solo home run for the Dodgers in the second inning.<\/p>\n
(Gina Ferazzi \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u26be Dodgers 1, Blue Jays 0 \u2014 Through second inning<\/p>\n
Top of the second: Bo Bichette led with a flare to center field for a single. <\/p>\n
Then, in a very unusual sequence, Daulton Varsho thought he walked when he really took a called strike \u2014 on a pitch well above the zone and on a late call from home plate umpire Mark Wegner. Bichette, thinking Varsho walked, made his way to second, but Tyler Glasnow quickly threw the ball to Freddie Freeman to pick off Bichette.<\/p>\n
Varsho walked three pitches later. Alejandro Kirk then singled to a line drive to right field before Addison Barger struck out. Ernie Clement lined out to center field to cap the frame.<\/p>\n
The pickoff saved the Dodgers a run. Glasnow eventually did walk Varsho, then gave up a single to Alejandro Kirk, but got the two guys after that to escape the jam<\/p>\n
Blue Jays manager John Schneider is having a chat with Wegner between innings now https:\/\/t.co\/7bWFwUrAOB<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jack Harris (@ByJackHarris) October 28, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Bottom of the second: Max Muncy flied out to right field.<\/p>\n Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez then hit a solo home run 412 feet into the Dodgers\u2019 bullpen to give the Dodgers an early lead.<\/p>\n Scherzer struck out Tommy Edman and Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez to end the inning.<\/p>\n Dodgers and Blue Jays underway at Dodger Stadium <\/p>\n Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow delivers in the first inning against the Blue Jays in Game 3 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Monday.<\/p>\n (Gina Ferazzi \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n \u26be Blue Jays 0, Dodgers 0 \u2014 Through first inning<\/p>\n Top of the first: Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow struck out Toronto\u2019s George Springer to start the game. Nathan Lukes popped out in foul territory to Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez in left field before Vladimir Guerrero Jr. popped out to right field in a 1-2-3 inning.<\/p>\n Bottom of the first: Facing former Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer, Shohei Ohtani bounced the ball over the wall in the right-field corner for a leadoff ground-rule double.<\/p>\n Addison Barger made a charging grab on a pop fly hit to shallow right field by Mookie Betts for the first out. Freddie Freeman popped out to third base. Scherzer struck out Will Smith to end the inning.<\/p>\n Hern\u00e1ndez: Don Mattingly reveals why his Dodgers managerial career ended a decade ago <\/p>\n Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly speaks to reporters at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Oct. 23. The former Dodgers manager is hoping to beat the Dodgers in his first World Series.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n TORONTO\u00a0\u2014\u00a0In theory, that could be him instead of Dave Roberts<\/a>.<\/p>\n He could be the leader of the most expensive collection of talent in baseball history. He could be the two-time World Series champion manager. He could be part of a dynasty.<\/p>\n Don Mattingly<\/a> said he never viewed his departure<\/a> from the Dodgers<\/a> in that context, however.<\/p>\n And when he returns to Dodger Stadium this week as the bench coach of the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>, he doesn\u2019t expect to feel anything he wouldn\u2019t feel in a World Series game played at any other stadium.<\/p>\n George Springer says he will focus on game, not boos, at Dodger Stadium <\/p>\n Blue Jays outfielder George Springer scores on a single as Dodgers catcher Will Smith watches during Game 2 of the World Series in Toronto on Saturday.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n TORONTO\u00a0\u2014\u00a0George Springer has become a hero in Toronto, where his five-year tenure with the team culminated in his go-ahead home run in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series last week.<\/p>\n But in Los Angeles, the veteran slugger remains a villain for his role on the 2017 Houston Astros team that beat the Dodgers in that year\u2019s World Series \u2014 and was later found to have been stealing signs with their trash-can-banging system<\/a> that year.<\/p>\n Shaikin: What are the motives behind Frank McCourt\u2019s Dodger Stadium gondola plan? <\/p>\n People eat, drink and watch a Dodgers playoff game at LaSorted\u2019s, a Dodgers-themed pizza restaurant, in Chinatown near Dodger Stadium on Oct. 16.<\/p>\n (Ivan Kashinsky \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for a place to catch the Dodgers game, there\u2019s a pizza place not too far from Dodger Stadium called LaSorted\u2019s<\/a>. If you know, you know. If you don\u2019t know, this probably is not your place.<\/p>\n The walls are almost entirely covered in Dodgers memorabilia: yearbooks, programs, newspapers, magazine covers, advertisements, record albums, even a thermometer reading \u201c1988 World Champions,\u201d with portraits of Vin Scully, Don Drysdale and Ross Porter.<\/p>\n The menu includes a pizza called Mookie, with three cheeses, garlic, mushrooms, and mushroom cream.<\/p>\n Hern\u00e1ndez: What Yoshinobu Yamamoto\u2019s complete games reveal about the Dodgers\u2019 star pitcher <\/p>\n TORONTO\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Who would have guessed?<\/p>\n Who would have guessed that in a starting rotation of giants and alphas<\/a>, the most important pitcher would be the diminutive 27-year old with the mischievous smile who plays the role of everyone\u2019s little brother?<\/p>\n From a distance, Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a> doesn\u2019t look like someone who figures to contend in the coming years to be the best pitcher in the world.<\/p>\n He stands only 5-foot-10. He\u2019s not mean in the way frontline starters sometimes are. He\u2019s extremely considerate of others<\/a>, even people who offer minimal, if any, transactional value \u2014 or more precisely, his focus and confidence in his work don\u2019t blind him to their sensitivities.<\/p>\n Plaschke: As tied World Series returns to Dodger Stadium, George Springer and Max Scherzer beware <\/p>\n Dodgers catcher Will Smith reacts after he hit a solo home run during the seventh inning of Game 2 of the World Series.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Will Smith<\/a> stared into left field, then turned to ignite the Dodgers\u2019<\/a> dugout with a scream.<\/p>\n Max Muncy<\/a> stared into left field, then turned to quiet the stands with a finger on his lips.<\/p>\n Two blasts, two reactions, one saved World Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sputtering after making 17 consecutive outs, threatening to ruin more brilliance by Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a>, the Dodgers suddenly erupted with two long balls in about two minutes Saturday, seventh-inning home runs by Smith and Muncy rescuing their game and quite possibly their season in fueling a 5-1 victory<\/a> over the host Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> at the Rogers Centre to tie the Series at one game apiece.<\/p>\n Shaikin: No more dead-arm nightmares for Dodgers and their uncomplicated pitching strategy <\/p>\n Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer delivers against the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 of the ALCS on Oct. 16. The former Dodger is scheduled to start Game 3 of the World Series on Monday.<\/p>\n (Abbie Parr \/ Associated Press)<\/p>\n TORONTO\u00a0\u2014\u00a0There might be no greater reminder of how far the Dodgers<\/a> have come than the opposing pitcher on Monday. When the World Series returns to Dodger Stadium for Game 3, the starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays is scheduled to be Max Scherzer<\/a>. <\/p>\n You may remember his brief tenure with the Dodgers four years ago<\/a>, which ended with an elimination game in which Scherzer said he could not pitch<\/a>. The Dodgers lost<\/a>, the last domino in a cascade triggered by a front office that miscast its humans as widgets in a search for even the tiniest of edges.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t just take my word for it. This was the word<\/a> from Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez at the time: \u201cDodgers analytics dept really misused probably the best rotation in all of baseball. \u2026They need to figure out a way to let starters be who they really are and let them pitch how they are used to.\u201d<\/p>\n Healthy and energized, Will Smith\u2019s resurgence coming at a perfect time for Dodgers <\/p>\n Will Smith hits a solo home run for the Dodgers in the seventh inning of a 5-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday night.<\/p>\n (Gina Ferazzi \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n TORONTO\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Will Smith<\/a> had no choice but to ease his way into the postseason.<\/p>\n After missing the final three weeks of the regular season with a hairline fracture in his right hand, the Dodgers<\/a>\u2019 All-Star catcher sat out the National League wild-card series, then came off the bench late in the first two games against the Phillies in the division series.<\/p>\n He\u2019s been making up for that lost time ever since.<\/p>\n Despite spotting his teammates those four starts, Smith\u2019s .314 postseason average is best among Dodgers with at least 10 at-bats. He has 11 hits, the biggest of which came in the seventh inning Saturday when his tiebreaking solo homer sparked the Dodgers to a 5-1 win<\/a> over the Toronto Blue Jays, evening the best-of-seven World Series at a win apiece.<\/p>\n What are your superstitions and lucky items to help the Dodgers win the World Series? <\/p>\n Dodgers catcher Will Smith hugs pitcher Roki Sasaki after the team won the National League Championship Series this month at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Whether it\u2019s wearing a specific jersey \u2014 or in the case of Yoshinobu Yamamoto\u2019s interpreter, lucky boxers<\/a> with a rabbit shooting a rainbow-colored laser out of its eyes \u2014 or making sure you\u2019re watching the game from the spot on the couch, superstitions abound when it comes to sports, especially during the playoffs. <\/p>\n L.A. bleeds blue, and now that the Dodgers<\/a> are facing off against the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> in the World Series, we want to hear your superstitions, actions and the lucky items you\u2019re employing to help cheer the team on to victory.<\/p>\n Tell us your superstitions, and we might share your story in a future article. <\/p>\n Enter by filling out the form and tell us about your lucky item or whatever superstition or strategy you have to help the Dodgers win. You can even include a photo if you\u2019re so inclined. <\/p>\n Andy Pages remains in Dodgers\u2019 lineup for World Series Game 3 <\/p>\n Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages hits a double against the Phillies in the NLCS on Sept. 15.<\/p>\n (Carlin Stiehl \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n In the days leading up to Game 3 of the World Series, the Dodgers had considered shaking up the bottom of their lineup, and potentially dropping struggling center fielder Andy Pages to the bench.<\/p>\n But when the team announced its starters for Monday\u2019s resumption of the Fall Classic, the team listed the same nine-man group its has used since the start of the National League Championship Series \u2014 Pages, included.<\/p>\n Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n Pages has started every game of this postseason but entered Monday batting just .093 in the playoffs with one extra-base hit, 11 strikeouts and no walks.<\/p>\n That slump had prompted manager Dave Roberts to acknowledge Sunday that moving Pages out of the lineup was \u201cstill on the table<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n During Sunday\u2019s workout, Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a> also spent a noticeable amount of time fielding fly balls in center.<\/p>\n However, the Dodgers decided against the change for now, keeping Hern\u00e1ndez in left, Pages in the No. 9 spot playing center, with their only other outfield alternative, Alex Call, on the bench.<\/p>\n \u201cI think in totality the at-bats have been better,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cI think for me, I just want to see him continue to fight and compete \u2026 I want to keep betting on him. I\u2019m not saying that it\u2019s in perpetuity, but tonight I\u2019m going to bet on him until I don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n Yoshinobu Yamamoto\u2019s complete-game repeat a brilliant oddity ripped from a bygone era <\/p>\n TORONTO\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Orel Hershiser<\/a> sat down at a Pasadena restaurant on Saturday night, took control of the remote to a television showing Game 2 of the World Series<\/a>, then watched in awe at a feat no Dodgers pitcher had accomplished since he achieved it 37 years ago.<\/p>\n In 1988, Hershiser had the kind of postseason run<\/a> that didn\u2019t feel replicable in baseball\u2019s modern era. As the staff ace of that year\u2019s World Series title team, he threw three consecutive complete games in an iconic October tear: One in the National League Championship Series, then two more in the Fall Classic.<\/p>\n In nearly four decades since, no Dodgers pitcher had thrown back-to-back complete games in the playoffs, and only Jos\u00e9 Lima in 2004<\/a> had even thrown one.<\/p>\n World Series Game 3: How to watch and betting odds <\/p>\n The Dodgers face the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the 2025 World Series at Dodger Stadium on Monday at 5 p.m. PDT. The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1.<\/p>\n The game will be televised on Fox, Fox One and Fox Deportes. Radio broadcasts in the Los Angeles area will be on 570 AM and 1020 AM (Espa\u00f1ol).<\/p>\n Here are the latest betting odds for Game 3 of the World Series:<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the TV schedule for the rest of the series (all times Pacific):<\/p>\n Game 4: Tuesday, 5 p.m. at Dodger Stadium | Fox, Fox One, Fox Deportes<\/p>\n Game 5: Wednesday, 5 p.m. at Dodger Stadium | Fox, Fox One, Fox Deportes<\/p>\n *Game 6: Oct. 31, 5 p.m. at Toronto | Fox, Fox One, Fox Deportes<\/p>\n *Game 7: Nov. 1, 5 p.m. at Toronto | Fox, Fox One, Fox Deportes<\/p>\n Show more <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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