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Reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night they were just one defeat away from elimination.
But a bold move to bring in presumed Sunday starter Tyler Glasnow in the final frame of the ninth inning helped the Dodgers survive.
Glasnow entered Friday home game to win or bye with a Toronto Blue Jays runner on second and another on third base. Glasnow needed just three innings to get three outs to end the game and force a game seven.
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Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) and center fielder Justin Dean (75) celebrate after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays during Game 6 of the 2025 MLB World Series at Rogers Center on October 31, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (John E. Sokolowski/Imagn Images)
Two of those outs came after the Dodgers turned what appeared to be a potential game-tying hit into a dramatic, game-ending double play.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts decided to shake up the lineup again for Game 6.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow (31) reacts with catcher Will Smith (16) after the ninth inning of Game 6 of the 2025 MLB World Series at Rogers Center on October 31, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Nick Turchiaro/Imagn Images)
After going from second to third in Wednesday's Game 5 loss, shortstop Mookie Betts found himself in the home stretch Friday against Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman.
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Betts hasn't finished lower than fourth since the final game of the 2017 American League Division Series against Houston. Game 5 marked the first time since 2021 that Betts started but did not fill one of the top two spots in Los Angeles' lineup.
Mookie Betts (50) of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a double against Kevin Gausman (34) of the Toronto Blue Jays during the third inning of Game 6 of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Center on October 31, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Emily Chinn/Getty Images)
Betts entered Game 6 hitting just 3-for-23 with no RBIs or extra base hits in the World Series, but he made the most of his new spot in the batting order with a two-run single in the third inning.
Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was not as sharp as his four-hitter in Game 2, the first complete World Series game in a decade. He lasted six innings and allowed only an RBI single in the third inning off George Springer, who returned after missing two games with a right side injury.
After the game, Roberts explained his decision to use Glasnow in relief.
“It’s a do-or-die situation.” You have to leave it all behind and pick up all the pieces,” Roberts told FOX Sports. “Rocky (Sasaki) wasn’t that sharp. I felt like Glasnow had a knack for swinging and missing, and I just wanted to bet on him.”
Max Scherzer will start Game 7 Saturday night for the Blue Jays. He also started the final seventh game of the World Series, a no-decision, when Washington won the 2019 title over Houston.
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The Dodgers are aiming to become the first team to win back-to-back titles since the New York Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays hope to end their championship drought by securing their first World Series title since 1993.
Game 7 is scheduled for Saturday at 8:00 pm ET on FOX.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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