By Fabian Ardaya, Mitch Bannon and Tyler Kepner
LOS ANGELES — Seven years and one day later, the Los Angeles Dodgers once again played a World Series Game 3 late into the night at Dodger Stadium. A 6-5 win against the Toronto Blue Jays found a way to match the marathon that their 18-inning walk-off win in 2018 against the Boston Red Sox was.
The longest game in World Series history by innings (six hours, 39 minutes in length) was a treat of October theater, as Shohei Ohtani put forth yet another historic performance and Alejando Kirk walloped a three-run blast before the night turned into a battle of beleaguered bullpens. The decisive blow, in the 18th: Freddie Freeman, for the second consecutive World Series, launched a walk-off home run.
The Blue Jays are an October power team
Toronto’s ability to make contact earns all the talk. It’s easy to see why. The Blue Jays did lead baseball in batting average and contact rate this season. They have scrappy bat-to-ball guys like Ernie Clement and Andrés Giménez. But, in October, dingers drive the Jays.