LOS ANGELES – For both Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays players and fans, Game 3 of the World Series came to a merciful end in the 18th inning.
The Dodgers outlasted the Blue Jays 6-5 in a game that lasted 6 hours and 39 minutes.Â
Freddie Freeman’s walkoff home run in the bottom of the 18th ended up being the hit that sent Dodger fans home happy. Freeman’s game-winning homer comes a year after he hit the grand slam on one leg to beat the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series.
The game marked the longest World Series game since 2018. The longest game of all time happened in 2018 when the Dodgers beat the Red Sox in a game that also lasted 18 innings – or 7 hours and 20 minutes – in the 2018 World Series, marking the longest Fall Classic showdown. Monday’s game has exceeded six hours, according to FOX’s broadcast.
Los Angeles drew first blood in the 5 p.m. game after Teoscar Hernández blasted a solo homer in the second inning. In the following inning, Ohtani added to the run column to double the Dodger lead to 2-0.
However, in the top of the fourth, the Blue Jays flipped the script via a three-run home run from Alejandro Kirk. The Dodgers came back and tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the 5th.
In the top of the 7th, the Jays put together a 2-out rally against Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen after Bo Bichette drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to retake the lead at 5-4.
In the following frame, the man known by many as baseball’s unicorn blasted his second home run to tie the game at 5-5.Â
Since that tying run, neither teams punched in a run before Freeman’s walkoff homer.
Will Klein, the reliever who secured the final spot on the World Series roster after Alex Vesia stepped away from the team, threw four scoreless innings from the bullpen.
The Dodgers ‘pen, which has been under scrutiny all season, allowed only one run in 13 ⅓ innings. Blake Treinen allowed the only run from the team’s bullpen on Monday. The Game 3 starter, Tyler Glasnow, allowed four runs – two earned – in 4 ⅔ innings and struck out five Jays hitters.
With the win, Los Angeles takes a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-7 showdown. The Dodgers will have Shohei Ohtani starting Game 4 on Tuesday while the Jays have Shane Bieber taking the mound for Toronto.
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SERIES SCHEDULE
First pitch is set for 5 p.m. PT. You can catch the action on FOX and FOX One app.
GAME 1: Blue Jays 11, Dodgers 4. Final.GAME 2: Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 1. Final.GAME 3: Dodgers 6, Blue Jays 5. Final/18th.GAME 4: Blue Jays at Dodgers, Tuesday, October 28GAME 5: Blue Jays at Dodgers, Wednesday, October 29GAME 6*: Dodgers at Blue Jays, Friday, October 31GAME 7*: Dodgers at Blue Jays, Saturday, November 1
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HOW BOTH TEAMS GOT HERE
The Dodgers punched their ticket to the Fall Classic after sweeping the Brewers in the NLCS in four games. Prior to that, the Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 3 games to 1, in the best-of-5 division series.
Before the NLDS win, Los Angeles pulled off a 2-game minisweep of the Cincinnati Reds in the wild card series. The Dodgers secured a spot in the postseason after winning the NL West division.
The Blue Jays made their first trip to the World Series since 1993 after holding off the Mariners in a winner-take-all Game 7 on Monday, October 20. Prior to that, the Jays beat the New York Yankees in the ALDS in four games.
Toronto secured a first-round bye and homefield advantage in the World Series after finishing the regular season with a 94-68 record.Â
This story was reported from Los Angeles.