World Series Game 7: Los Angeles Dodgers v Toronto Blue Jays – live

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Dodgers 4-4 Blue Jays, bottom of 10th inningSpringer strikes out swinging on a Yamamoto splitter after going ahead 3-0 in the count.Nasty stuff.Straw is up next.Dodgers 4-4 Blue Jays, bottom of 10th inningYamamoto comes out to pitch the 10th.Nothing short of incredible after last night’s 96-pitch outing, which itself came on the heels of a complete game in Game 2.

Giménez goes down 0-2 in the count before grounding out to first for the first out.Dodgers 4-4 Blue Jays, middle of 10th inningKiké Hernández swings at a 1-1 pitch and grounds toward first base.It’s not going to be an easy play, but Guerrero underhands it to Domínguez covering first and he’s just in time.The Dodgers are going to challenge it but it’s quickly upheld.On to the bottom of the 10th we go!Dodgers 4-4 Blue Jays, top of 10th inningPages grounds to short with the infield playing in and Andrés Giménez forces out the lead runner at home for the second out.

Kiké Hernández comes up next.Dodgers 4-4 Blue Jays, top of 10th inningTeoscar Hernández works a full count before taking an outside fastball for ball four.Domínguez has gone walk-single-walk after getting Freeman out to open the inning, giving the Dodgers the bases loaded with one out in the top of the 10th with Andy Pages coming to the plate.Dodgers 4-4 Blue Jays, top of 10th inningMuncy hits a 2-2 fastball off Domínguez iright up the middle for a single, moving the go-ahead run into scoring position for Teoscar Hernández.Dodgers 4-4 Blue Jays, top of 10th inningSeranthony Domínguez is in to pitch for the Blue Jays.

Freeman flies out to left for the first out, but Betts walks on five pitches to get the go-ahead run on base.That will bring Max Muncy to the plate.Dodgers 4-4 Blue Jays, end of ninth inningThe improbable reliever Yamamoto pitches to Varsho.Varsho grounds to Rojas at second base, who makes the throw to home plate for the force out and he’s called out! But this one is going to be challenged … and after a brief video review the runner is confirmed out.Now it will be Ernie Clement with two outs and the bases loaded.

He swings at the first pitch and sends it deep to the warning track … the crowd swells … could this be it? And Pages makes the leaping catch while colliding with left fielder Kiké Hernández!OH MY GOODNESS WE ARE GOING TO EXTRAS pic.twitter.com/r3I9Swj4ggWe’re headed to extra innings in Game 7 of the World Series.Dodgers 4-4 Blue Jays, bottom of ninth inningYamamoto is into the game in relief.Yamamoto hits Kirk with his second pitch! That’s going to load the bases with one out! Could the World Series end on a sacrifice fly for the first time since 1912, when Larry Gardner did it off Hall of Fame hurler Christy Mathewson?Dodgers 4-4 Blue Jays, bottom of ninth inningSnell back in to face the 3-4-5 hitters.

Vladimir Guerrero swings at a 3-0 changeup and sends it deep, prompting ear-splitting roars from the crowd, but Edman settles under it for the first out.Bo Bichette then singles to left field.And he’s immediately substituted for a pinch runner, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, due to his mobility issues.Addison Barger goes ahead in the count 2-0 before working it to 3-2..

.then takes a pitch that’s just outside for ball four.What an at-bat! A nine-pitch masterpiece that moves the World Series-winning run into scoring position.And it looks like Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who threw 96 pitches yesterday, in coming into the game to face Kirk.Dodgers 4-4 Blue Jays, middle of ninth inningOhtani jumps on the first pitch and flies out to left for the second out.

Smith goes down 0-2 in the count before getting called out on strikes.We’re headed to a bottom of the ninth that no one expected to see only a few moments ago.MIGUEL ROJAS WITH THE BIGGEST SWING OF HIS LIFE 💥GAME 7 IS TIED IN TORONTO pic.twitter.com/tDwUGzBrVqJeff Hoffman is in to pitch to the Dodgers’ 8-9-1 hitters.

Also, Miles Straw has replaced pinch hitter Davis Schneiderl he’s batting second and playing left field.Kiké Hernández goes down swinging on a slider for the first out.Chants of “Let’s go Blue Jays!” resound throughout Rogers Centre.Miguel Rojas fouls off a couple of 2-2 pitches before jumping on a hanging slider and sending it over the left-field wall! The rug has been pulled and we’re all tied up in the ninth inning of Game 7 of the World Series! And from the unlikeliest of sources! It’s Rojas’s first home run since mid-September and only his second since the All-Star break.Dodgers 3-4 Blue Jays, end of eighth inningSnell will finally pitch after a brief delay.

Giménez shows bunt as he tries to move Clement over from second,He ends up cracking a liner directly to Muncy for the first out,Clement dives back to second to avoid being doubled off,That turns the lineup over for Springer, but he’s sat down on three pitches by Snell,Two down.

Now Davis Schneider, who homered on the first pitch of Game 5, will pinch hit for Lukes.Clement stands on second, a crucial insurance run in scoring position.He fights to a 2-2 count but ends up swinging and missins on a curveball to end the inning.Dodgers 3-4 Blue Jays, bottom of eighth inningSheehan stays in the game to face the 8-9-1 hitters.Ernie Clement rips a long drive off the left-center wall to deafening roars before pulling into second for a double.

That’s going to be it for Sheehan, who is replaced by another Dodgers starter in Blake Snell.All hands on deck.Dodgers 3-4 Blue Jays, middle of eighth inningHoffman is in to pitch.Edman takes two balls, then a strike, then grounds out harmlessly to second.Inning over.

The Blue Jays are three outs from the title but nursing a one-run lead.Dodgers 3-4 Blue Jays, top of eighth inningTeoscar Hernández grounds to second for the second out.That brings Tommy Edman to the plate.And the Blue Jays will change pitchers, bringing in Jeff Hoffman to replace Yesavage.Dodgers 3-4 Blue Jays, top of eighth inningYesavage remains in the game to face the Dodgers’ 4-5-6 hitters.

Mookie Betts falls behind 0-2 in the count before grounding out to short.Five more outs.Muncy then rips a hanging 1-1 splitter to deep right field for a solo shot.The Dodgers are back within a single run..

.and it guarantees that Ohtani will get to the plate again.The Blue Jays are six outs from their first World Series title in 32 years.And as you might imagine, the atmosphere all over the country is buzzing.Dodgers 2-4 Blue Jays, end of seventh inningEmmet Sheehan is in to pitch replacing Tyler Glasnow.

Bo Bichette strikes out swinging to open the bottom of the seventh.Addison Barger grounds out to first.Alejandro Kirk keeps the inning alive with a sharp line drive to right.That brings up Daulton Varsho, who goes down swinging.We’re headed to the eighth in Toronto!Dodgers 2-4 Blue Jays, middle of seventh inningGame 5 hero Trey Yesavage replaces Chris Bassitt on the mound.

Ohtani leads off the top of the seventh.He walks on five pitches.Will Smith comes to the plate as the tying run.He flies out to center for the first out.Freeman then makes contact on a 2-1 slider only to ground sharply to first.

Guerrero Jr fires to the shortstop Giménez to get the force at second before Giménez fires back to first in time for an inning-ending 3-6-3 double play.Wow! The sold-out Rogers Centre crowd explodes.The Blue Jays are six out away from ending their 32-year title drought!Dodgers 2-4 Blue Jays, end of sixth inningSpringer makes the first out, going down swinging on a four-seam fastball.Lukes flies to center on an 0-1 pitch, but it’s deep enough where Giménez can tag up and take third base.Guerrero steps up.

Will they intentionally walk him to face Bichette again? It didn’t work last time.This time they’ll pitch to him...and he grounds out harmlessly to third to end the inning.

Glasnow is back out to face the 8-9-1 hitters.The Blue Jays again have a leadoff baserunner as Ernie Clement drives a single to left field.Giménez then works a 3-0 count before showing bunt for a strike.Clement then steals second base as Giménez takes strike two.Now it’s a full count for Giménez with a runner in scoring position.

Giménez then rips a line drive into the right-center field gap! Clement scores and Toronto have restored their two-run lead!Dodgers 2-3 Blue Jays, middle of sixth inningKiké Hernández singles to right field,That puts the go-ahead run on first base,That brings up the No 9 hitter in Rojas,He works the count to 3-2, before hitting a dribbler down the first baseline,Bassitt fields it cleanly and tags Rojas out himself.

Chris Bassitt is in to pitch, replacing Louis Varland.Mookie Betts walks on six pitches and the Dodgers are in business with a leadoff baserunner.Max Muncy the rips an 0-1 singer to right field.The Dodgers have runners on first and second with nobody out.Teoscar Hernández grounds to the pitcher, who gets the force at second.

That brings the go-ahead runner to the plate in the Tommy Edman.Edman then hits a fly ball to center field.That should be long enough for Betts to tag up from third and score...

and it is.A sacrifice fly from Edman cuts the Blue Jays’ lead in half!Dodgers 1-3 Blue Jays, end of fifth inningGlasnow is back out to face the 4-5-6 hitters in the bottom of the fifth.Bichette lines out to third for the first out.Barger strikes out swinging on a curveball for the second out.Kirk bloops a single to short right-center to keep the inning alive
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