The 2025 World Series is heading to a heart-stopping Game 7 after a wild, unforgettable finish in Toronto. The Los Angeles Dodgers, facing elimination, stunned the Blue Jays and their raucous Rogers Centre crowd with a 3-1 win in Game 6 on November 1, 2025, evening the series at three games apiece. It’s the first World Series to reach a seventh game since 2019, and fans on both sides can scarcely believe the drama that unfolded Friday night.
Let’s set the stage: the Blue Jays were trailing 3-1 entering the bottom of the ninth, but hope was alive. Addison Barger, Toronto’s breakout postseason hero, led off with a double that sparked chaos—a ball rocketing off his bat at 106 mph became wedged beneath the outfield wall, freezing the stadium in confusion. Dodgers center fielder Justin Dean threw up his arms, signaling for play to stop, while Barger and pinch runner Myles Straw raced around the bases. The Rogers Centre erupted, believing they’d just witnessed a game-tying inside-the-park homer. But the umpires quickly ruled it a ground-rule double, sending Straw back to third and Barger to second. The Blue Jays had two runners in scoring position with no outs. The tension was thick enough to cut with a knife.
That’s when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made his move. Rookie closer Roki Sasaki, who had struggled with command and hit Alejandro Kirk to start the inning, was pulled for Tyler Glasnow—a starter by trade, but now thrust into the highest-leverage relief spot of his career. Glasnow, who might have been penciled in to start Game 7, needed just three pitches to get three outs, but oh, what outs they were.
First, Ernie Clement popped out. Then Andrés Giménez, Toronto’s shortstop, sent a line drive into left field. Kiké Hernández, a Dodgers postseason legend known for his defensive wizardry and clutch hitting, charged in. "I was just anticipating him hitting the ball like to the left side of the field and just playing shallow, trying to keep the runner at second base from scoring," Hernández told Fox Sports. "But for a split-second, as Glasnow threw the ball, the crowd got quiet, and I was able to hear that the bat broke. So, I just got a really good jump on the ball, and I came in."
Hernández snagged the liner and, in one motion, fired a one-hopper to Miguel Rojas at second base. Barger, caught too far off the bag, scrambled back, but Rojas made the tag. The umpire’s call was confirmed on replay—a game-ending double play, the eighth time in World Series history a team facing elimination has pulled off such a feat. The Dodgers’ dugout erupted, while the Rogers Centre crowd was left in stunned silence. The Blue Jays’ dreams of a first title since 1993 would have to wait one more day.
All four runs in this tense, tightly played contest came in the third inning. The Dodgers, stymied by Toronto ace Kevin Gausman early, finally broke through when Tommy Edman doubled to right. Will Smith followed with an RBI double to left, bringing home Edman for the game’s first run. After Shohei Ohtani was intentionally walked and Freddie Freeman drew a base on balls, Mookie Betts—who’d been dropped in the order after a postseason slump—delivered a clutch two-run single between third and second. Just like that, the Dodgers were up 3-0.
Toronto answered right back in the bottom of the third. Barger doubled and scored on George Springer’s line-drive single, cutting the deficit to 3-1. But that would be all the offense either side could muster. Both starting pitchers were outstanding: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers’ $325 million ace, went six innings and allowed just one run while striking out six. Gausman matched him pitch for pitch, also tossing six strong frames with seven punchouts, but that third inning rally proved costly.
The bullpens took over from there. Dodgers relievers Justin Wrobleski, Sasaki, and finally Glasnow combined for three scoreless innings. Sasaki, who hadn’t pitched since a marathon Game 3, was asked to get a six-out save. He nearly did, but the Blue Jays’ ninth-inning rally forced Roberts’ hand. Glasnow, undaunted by the moment, later told reporters, "I just thought, 'Please don't be a hit. Sweet. It's not a hit. Nice.' That was my thinking, I guess."
The Blue Jays, meanwhile, saw their best chance slip away on a combination of bad luck and baserunning misjudgment. That ground-rule double ruling on Barger’s drive was a gut punch, as manager John Schneider admitted: "Been here a long time. I haven't seen a ball get lodged, ever. Just caught a tough break there." Barger, who’s been a revelation throughout the postseason, was left wishing he’d read the play differently, but the moment was simply too wild to predict.
With the win, the Dodgers have a chance to become the first team since the late-1990s Yankees to win back-to-back World Series titles. But to do it, they’ll have to win another game in Toronto, where the Blue Jays faithful will be desperate to see their club end a 32-year championship drought. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
As for Game 7, the pitching matchup is as tantalizing as it gets. The Blue Jays will send veteran Max Scherzer to the mound, with another former Cy Young winner, Shane Bieber, likely in reserve. The Dodgers are expected to counter with global superstar Shohei Ohtani, who’ll pitch on three days’ rest. Glasnow, after his brief but heroic relief stint, says he’ll be ready to go if needed. Even Yamamoto, who threw 96 pitches in Game 6, has volunteered to be available in relief—though Roberts poured cold water on that idea, insisting his ace has done enough.
“Baseball deserves a Game 7,” Hernández declared postgame. “This has been a great, great World Series. The fact that we're getting a Game 7 is well-deserved. Both teams have played their butts off.”
First pitch for Game 7 is set for Saturday night at 5 p.m. Pacific time. For the Dodgers, it’s a shot at history. For the Blue Jays, a chance to finally reclaim the crown after three decades. One game, winner takes all. Buckle up—this World Series isn’t done with its surprises yet.
