After the Dodgers won the marathon Game 3, you could forgive anyone who assumed the Blue Jays were done. Battling back from that exhausting, heartbreaking defeat to take control of the series against the sport’s biggest behemoth was terrific work fueled by terrific baseball.
But maybe we should have known better than to assume the Dodgers were going to lay down and let the Blue Jays win the World Series in Toronto.
Friday night it was the Dodgers pitching brilliantly, finally getting just enough timely hitting and ultimately thanking the baseball gods for one crucial defensive play to seal the deal. Game 6 was another masterclass filled with tension and trapdoors and climactic moments. Pitching, particularly splitters, ruled the day.
So we’re headed to Game 7. The possibility of a Shohei Ohtani–Max Scherzer showdown could create a perfect ending to what has been a stellar World Series.
