Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 4 — L.A. repeats as champs after wild extra-innings Game 7 thriller
The Dodgers completed their back-to-back World Series titles with a heart-stopping 5–4 win over the Blue Jays in 11 innings at Rogers Centre. Down to their final two outs, Los Angeles rallied on clutch homers from Miguel Rojas and Will Smith, sealing one of the greatest Game 7 finishes in baseball history.
🔑 Key Moments
Bo Bichette electrified the home crowd in the 3rd with a 442-foot three-run homer off Shohei Ohtani, giving Toronto a 3–0 lead.
Andrés Giménez extended the advantage to 4–2 in the 6th with an RBI double that scored Ernie Clement, who set a postseason record with his 30th hit.
In the 8th, Max Muncy cut the deficit to one with a solo home run to right off rookie Trey Yesavage.
With Toronto two outs from glory, Miguel Rojas stunned Rogers Centre by blasting a game-tying solo homer off Jeff Hoffman in the 9th.
After Yoshinobu Yamamoto entered on zero days’ rest and worked out of a jam in the 9th, Will Smith crushed a go-ahead solo shot in the 11th — the first extra-inning home run in a winner-take-all World Series game.
In the bottom of the 11th, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubled and reached third, but Mookie Betts turned a game-ending double play to clinch the Dodgers’ championship repeat.
📊 Notable Stats
Los Angeles Dodgers
Will Smith: 2-for-6, HR, 2 R (caught every inning of the Series)
Miguel Rojas: 2-for-5, HR, RBI
Max Muncy: 3-for-4, HR, RBI, 2 R
Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (on no rest, earns MVP)
Toronto Blue Jays
Bo Bichette: 2-for-4, HR, 3 RBI
Ernie Clement: 3-for-5, R (sets single-postseason hits record, 30)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 1-for-5, 2B
Jeff Hoffman: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 HR, 2 K
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