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TORONTO — If the scene was unusual, the automatic double rule was correctly invoked in the bottom of the ninth inning in the Blue Jays' heartbreaking 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday night in Toronto during Game 6 of the World Series.

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“It was a setback, but we ended up with runners on second and third base, no outs, and we didn't get the job done,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider concluded late in the game.

Miles Straw, who entered the game in place of Alejandro Kirk as the backup runner at first base, would have actually scored the Blue Jays' second run on a long hit by Addison Barger had the ball not gotten stuck under the center field fence.

However, after a freak play, Ernie Clement hit a harmless ball into the infield. The game then ended with Andres Jimenez's arrow, caught in left field by Enrique Hernandez, who quickly moved to second base to catch Barger on the wrong foot.

Alert outfielder

While he naturally appreciated Barger's presence in the game, Schneider was inevitably less impressed with the same player after being caught in a double play.

“You can go back and ask for a replay on a ball stuck under the fence,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of the famous play in question. Justin [Dean] was alert and the field umpire also called the ball dead [pour un double automatique]. Everything went well, but I applaud the vigilance shown in this game.

“I've been here a long time and I've never seen a ball like that under the fence,” admitted Schneider, who was already looking forward to the seventh and final game of this World Series, scheduled for Saturday night, also in Toronto.