Dodgers Force Game 7 After 3–1 Win in Toronto: Blue Jays Turn to Scherzer for World Series Decider

TORONTO — The 2025 World Series is headed to a winner-take-all Game 7.

The Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Toronto Blue Jays 3–1 in Game 6 at Rogers Centre on Thursday night, forcing a decisive finale for the championship. Toronto finds itself one win away from its first World Series title in 32 years for the second time in as many nights, while Los Angeles has a chance to complete a comeback and claim the World Series title for the second year in a row.

The difference in Game 6 came down to one inning and one pitching performance.

Los Angeles struck for all three of its runs in the third, capitalizing on a brief window of opportunity against Toronto starter Kevin Gausman. Tommy Edman doubled to start the rally, Will Smith followed with an RBI double, Freddie Freeman drew a walk, and Mookie Betts delivered a two-run single to left. It was all the offense the Dodgers would need.

Toronto responded in the bottom half with an Addison Barger double and a George Springer RBI single, but missed additional chances throughout the night. The Blue Jays left eight runners on base, including a momentum-shifting opportunity in the sixth when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubled and Bo Bichette walked, only for Yoshinobu Yamamoto to pitch out of the threat.

Yamamoto was exceptional once again going 6 strong. The Dodgers’ right-hander improved to 4–1 with a 1.56 ERA this postseason, allowing one run and scattering five hits while striking out six. If Los Angeles captures the title tonight, the 27-year-old is firmly in the World Series MVP conversation.

Gausman exited after six innings in what will be his final start of the season, finishing with eight strikeouts, three hits and three earned runs allowed. Toronto’s bullpen kept the game within reach, but the lineup couldn’t generate the late burst that powered its comeback in Game 5.

One moment Blue Jays fans will debate through the winter came in the ninth: an Addison Barger blast to left-center that got lodged where the wall meets the turf for a ground-rule double, preventing what likely would have been a game-tying inside-the-park home run. Toronto ultimately stranded the tying run at second as the championship winning run came to the plate.

With the series now even at 3–3, everything comes down to Game 7, set for 8 PM ET tonight at Rogers Centre.

Max Scherzer is expected to start for Toronto, taking the ball in the biggest outing of his Blue Jays tenure. The Dodgers have not yet named a starter as of Friday morning. Both bullpens are expected to be on high alert, with managers prepared to use every arm necessary in pursuit of a title.

Will we see Los Angeles claim back to back Worle Series titles? Or will Toronto take their first championship 32 years?

Coverage continues from Toronto.

Blue Jays seize control in 6-1 Game 5 win, return to Toronto with a chance to clinch first title in 32 years

LOS ANGELES -- The Toronto Blue Jays head home on the brink of history. A 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 gave Toronto a 3-2 lead in the World Series and a chance to clinch its first championship in 32 years tomorrow night at Rogers Centre.

Toronto wasted no time setting the tone at Dodger Stadium. Davis Schneider launched a leadoff home run to left, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. followed two pitches later with a blast of his own to make it 2-0 before most fans found their seats.

Dodgers starter Blake Snell settled in after that early shock, but rookie Trey Yesavage stole the show. The 22-year-old right-hander was electric, striking out 12 while allowing just three hits and one run over seven innings of work. Yesavage pounded the zone that generated swings and misses all night.

Los Angeles briefly cut the deficit in half when Enrique Hernández homered in the third, but Toronto answered with Daulton Varsho’s triple and Ernie Clement’s sacrifice fly to restore momentum. A four-run seventh sealed it: Addison Barger scored on a wild pitch, Bo Bichette drove in another with a line single to right, as Toronto’s lineup once again delivered from top to bottom.

Seranthony Domínguez handled the eighth inning, and Jeff Hoffman closed it out as Toronto took two straight in Southern California after dropping the 18-inning series opener at Dodger Stadium.

The series shifts north on Friday. Game 6 is set for 8:00 p.m. ET at Rogers Centre, where Kevin Gausman (2-2, 2.55 ERA) will start for Toronto opposite Los Angeles ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-1, 1.57 ERA).

The Blue Jays have outscored the Dodgers 12-3 over the past two contests, their offense showing balance and patience through all nine spots. With momentum on their side and a city ready to erupt, Toronto has a chance on Friday to turn decades of hope into celebration.

Dodgers beat Blue Jays 5–1 as Yamamoto goes the distance in Game Two of the World Series

TORONTO — Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered a complete-game performance and Will Smith drove in three runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5–1 in Game Two of the World Series on Saturday night at Rogers Centre.

Smith opened the scoring in the first inning by driving in Freddie Freeman. Toronto starter Kevin Gausman settled quickly after the early run, retiring 17 straight Dodgers hitters to keep the game even through the middle innings.

The Blue Jays tied the game in the third when Alejandro Kirk lifted a sacrifice fly to score George Springer. The 1–1 score held until the seventh inning, when Smith and Max Muncy hit back-to-back home runs to left off Gausman to restore the Dodgers’ lead.

Los Angeles added insurance in the eighth. A wild pitch with the bases loaded produced a run, and Smith collected his third RBI of the night to make it 5–1. Yamamoto closed it out himself in the ninth, giving the Dodgers bullpen a full night off after being used heavily in Game One.

The World Series now moves to Southern California for Games Three, Four and Five at Dodger Stadium beginning Monday.