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Dodgers Go Back-to-Back, Take Down Blue Jays in Thrilling Game 7 Classic

RNN Staff

The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions once again—pulling off a dramatic 5-4 extra-innings win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 to clinch back-to-back titles and cement their place in baseball history.

It was everything a Game 7 should be. Tension. Heartbreak. Heroics. A game that swung back and forth like a heavyweight bout, with both teams refusing to give in. And when the dust finally settled, it was the Dodgers standing tall—becoming the first team to repeat since the Yankees did it in 1999 and 2000.

Toronto had the momentum early. Despite dealing with a knee injury, Bo Bichette sent Rogers Centre into a frenzy with a three-run blast off Shohei Ohtani, giving the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead and putting the Dodgers on their heels.

But the Dodgers refused to go quietly.

After a benches-clearing moment in the fourth—when L.A. reliever Justin Wrobleski hit Andres Gimenez—Los Angeles started to claw its way back. Teoscar Hernández and Tommy Edman each knocked in runs with sacrifice flies, trimming the deficit.

Gimenez added an insurance run for Toronto in the seventh, doubling in Ernie Clement to make it 4-2. But in the eighth, Max Muncy crushed a solo shot to cut the lead to one—and the tide began to turn.

Then came Miguel Rojas. Hitless since October 1, he stepped up in the ninth and delivered a game-tying homer off Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman that silenced the home crowd and swung the momentum completely.

Still, the Blue Jays fought back. They loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, chasing Blake Snell and forcing Dodgers manager Dave Roberts to hand the ball to Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Game 6 starter delivered under pressure—inducing a grounder to Rojas, who fired home for a crucial out. Then came one of the plays of the night: Ernie Clement roped a ball to left-center that looked destined for trouble, but Andy Pages came flying in from center, colliding with Enrique Hernández to make a game-saving catch.

Both teams had chances in the 10th, but neither could break through. Seranthony Dominguez danced out of a jam for Toronto, and Yamamoto returned the favor for L.A.

In the 11th, it was Will Smith’s turn to play hero.

With one swing off Shane Bieber, Smith launched a towering shot that put the Dodgers ahead for the first time all night—and ultimately for good.

Yamamoto returned to the mound one final time and closed it out with a game-ending double play, earning the save and being named World Series MVP for his clutch pitching in Games 6 and 7.

For the Dodgers, it’s the culmination of a grueling season and a gutsy playoff run. For the Blue Jays, heartbreak. But for baseball fans, this Game 7 was a masterpiece.

The Dodgers are champions again. And they earned every bit of it.

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