Dodgers Take 2-1 World Series Lead After Marathon 18-Inning Victory
The Dodgers secured a 2-1 World Series lead with an 18-inning, 6-5 walk-off win against the Blue Jays, following Yoshinobu Yamamoto's dominant Game 2 performance.
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Overview
- The Dodgers secured a 2-1 World Series lead by defeating the Blue Jays 6-5 in a dramatic 18-inning Game 3, moving closer to a championship.
- Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run in the 18th inning, concluding the marathon game that lasted 6 hours and 39 minutes.
- This epic contest matched the longest postseason game by innings, highlighting the intense battle between the two teams for the championship title.
- The Dodgers had previously tied the series in Game 2 with a decisive 5-1 victory, propelled by Yoshinobu Yamamoto's exceptional pitching performance.
- Yamamoto delivered a complete game, striking out eight batters and walking none, marking a significant individual achievement in the World Series.
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Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame Yoshinobu Yamamoto's performance as historically significant and overwhelmingly dominant, using effusive language and emphasizing his value to the Dodgers. They collectively build a narrative of his exceptionalism, suggesting he is a 'throwback player' ushering in a 'golden age of pitching' and is indispensable to the team's success.
"Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice in another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in Game 3 on Monday night to win a World Series classic."
NPR"Eventually, with both sides running out of bench players, Freeman lifted reliever Brendon Little over centre field to win it."
BBC News"Yamamoto, who has easily become baseball’s most dominant pitcher this entire postseason, is scheduled to start Game 6 back in Toronto."
USA TODAY"Yamamoto threw a four-hitter for his second consecutive complete game, the first in the World Series since 2015, and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Saturday night to tie their best-of-seven matchup at one game apiece."
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Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning, securing the Dodgers' 6-5 win over the Blue Jays in Game 3 after 18 innings.
Game 3 lasted 18 innings and 6 hours and 39 minutes, tying it for the longest postseason game by innings in World Series history.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered a dominant complete game in Game 2, striking out eight batters and walking none, helping the Blue Jays to a 5-1 victory.
The starting pitchers for Game 3 were Max Scherzer for the Toronto Blue Jays and Tyler Glasnow for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Shohei Ohtani reached base nine times, recorded four extra-base hits, and was intentionally walked four times in the game, marking several postseason records during Game 3.
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