Veteran Toronto starter Max Scherzer left the game with the lead still 3–1 in the fifth inning, and the Dodgers rallied in the sixth when Tommy Edman's sacrifice fly scored Mookie Betts, cutting the deficit to one run.
The Blue Jays came back when Ernie Clement's stolen base allowed Jimenez to drive him into the game with a double to right field.
As is typical in Game 7 of the World Series, both sides changed pitching frequently, even turning to starting pitchers from earlier games in the series.
Trey Yesavage, who started Games 1 and 5 for Toronto, gave up Muncy's solo shot in the eighth before Rojas' final hit off Jeff Hoffman tied the game.
Toronto loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth but couldn't make it, and the Dodgers did the same in the 10th as expected, but both sides lost their lines.
It was only the sixth time in history that Game 7 of the World Series went to extra innings, and Smith's homer put the Dodgers within title sights.
The Blue Jays came very close to going into the 12th inning or even winning it by a run, but Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the pitcher who got the Dodgers in games two and six, was relieved to get another win and was named MVP of the series.
