Dodgers win World Series on double play
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Mookie Betts captured his fourth World Series ring on Saturday night thanks to him leading a double play in the 11th inning to have the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 5-4.
The ball floated into shallow left field off the broken bat of Andrés Giménez, and Rogers Centre held its collective breath. The World Series hung in the balance. The Dodgers held a two-run lead in the bottom of the ninth inning.
The Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team to win back-to-back World Series titles in more than two decades after a dramatic finish to Game 7 of the Fall Classic against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sa
Tyler Glasnow entered a rough situation in the ninth inning of Game 6, with a two-run lead but nobody out and the tying runs on second and third base. But he needed only three pitches to escape the jam and ensure the Dodgers would play another day in the World Series.
Kiké Hernández hustles in to make the catch and delivers a heads-up throw to second for a double play to seal the win and force Game 7
Lost in the craziness: The Dodgers hit Priester well that inning. Hernández walked, Freddie Freeman hit a rocket to left field that Isaac Collins had to jump to catch, Smith and Tommy Edman singled, then Muncy hit a ball to the top of the wall in center. Priester and the Brewers are fortunate to escape that inning without a run scoring.
I n the ninth inning of Game 6 of the World Series Saturday, the ghosts of the Blue Jays' past World Series titles appeared to come to life—taunting the Dodgers as Toronto put runners on second and third with an eye toward winning it all.
A series full of tension and release reached an apex in the ninth inning of Game 6 when the Toronto Blue Jays threatened to win the whole thing on a walk-off, only to have the Los Angeles Dodgers pull off a game-ending double play to escape with a 3-1 ...