Here's what we covered tonight
• More baseball: The Dodgers defeated the Blue Jays 3-1 to even the World Series and set up a winner-take-all Game 7 Saturday night in Toronto.
• What a finish: The Blue Jays will rue their chances in the ninth inning, when they had two men on base with no outs. Dodgers brought in Tyler Glasnow, who induced a popout to second base and then a remarkable double-play by Kiké Hernández, who caught an Andrés Giménez soft liner and then doubled up Addison Barger on second base.
• LA hero: It was Mookie Betts, who broke out of a playoff slump with a single in the third inning to drive in two runs that held thanks to a solid six-inning outing from starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a bullpen that held its nerve.
Our live coverage of tonight’s Game 6 of the World Series has concluded. Scroll below for all the dramatic details from Friday’s game in Toronto.
Dodgers hold off a late rally from the Blue Jays to win 3-1, forcing a deciding World Series Game 7
There is no pitcher the Blue Jays want to see less than the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto after the 27-year-old defeated Toronto for a second time in this World Series with a 3-1 Game 6 win on Friday.
He did not get his third consecutive complete game but Yamamoto still threw six innings, allowing five hits, one run and striking out six batters.
The Dodgers scored all three of their runs in the third inning off Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman.
Catcher Will Smith got the scoring started with a RBI double and Mookie Betts added a two-run single to give Los Angeles a 3-0 lead.
It didn’t take long for the Jays to respond, with a banged-up George Springer driving in the team’s lone run.
The real drama came at the bottom of the ninth inning after Dodgers’ closer Roki Sasaki struggled, allowing two men on base with no outs.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts turned to starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow, who induced a popout to second base and then a remarkable double-play by Kiké Hernández, who caught an Andrés Giménez soft liner and then doubled up Addison Barger on second base.
After a stunning turn of events, the Dodgers have forced a win-or-go-home Game 7 on Saturday night at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Now the question remains, will we see Shohei Ohtani show off his two-way capabilities at some point Saturday night?
Blue Jays manager has all the confidence in his team and "Mad Max"
Following the Game 6 defeat, Blue Jays manager John Schneider appeared calm and collected while facing reporters questions.
He was asked about his Game 7 starter, Max Scherzer, a pitcher with World Series experience, having won two titles.
“It’s the two best words in sports: Game 7,” Schneider said with a smile.
“No better guy to have on the mound to kind of navigate the emotions, the stuff. Max has been getting ready for Game 7 when he knew he was pitching Game 3.
“So all the confidence in the world in him and everyone tomorrow.”
Dodgers manager on bringing in Glasnow in the ninth inning: "I just wanted to bet on him"
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts didn’t mince words on his late-inning pitching choices and how it might affect his Game 7 plans.
As for if we might see Shohei Ohtani pitch on Saturday, Roberts stressed he would assess the situation ahead of the game.
“That’s a good question,” Roberts said. “I think right now there’s no wrong answer. He’s certainly going to a part of the pitching plan. With Shohei, it could be two innings or it could be four innings. I’m not sure where we are going to slide him. We are going to talk to him first and where he feels most comfortable.”
Game 6 hero Mookie Betts credits his wife with helping his mindset amid World Series struggles
Dodgers’ shortstop Mookie Betts collected two big RBIs in Game 6 when his team needed them the most.
His two-run single in the third inning was just his fourth hit of the World Series and the first runs driven in by the eight-time All-Star in the series.
Betts’ prolonged slump prompted Dodgers manager Dave Roberts to move him lower in the lineup in an effort to help his shortstop bust out of his slump.
After the game, Betts told the FOX broadcast that encouragement and advice from his wife helped him stay ready for his big moment.
WHAT A FINISH! Cue up Game 7!
With closer Roki Sasaki struggling against the potent Blue Jays lineup, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had no choice but to turn to would-be Game 7 starter Tyler Glasnow a day early.
Glasnow got dropped right into the pressure cooker with runners on second and third base with nobody out and Ernie Clement up to bat.
On his very first pitch, Glasnow induced a harmless popout to second base to record the first out of the inning.
Next up, Andrés Giménez hit a soft liner to left field. A charging Kiké Hernández caught the ball and doubled up Addison Barger, who had strayed too far from second base, to end the game in the blink of an eye.
Both teams will now turn the page to a winner-take-all Game 7 Saturday night in Toronto!
Final: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
The tying runs are in scoring position for Toronto in the bottom of the 9th!
After a shaky eighth inning, Roki Sasaki was back on the mound in the ninth to attempt to convert a two-inning save for the Dodgers.
Things got off to an inauspicious start, as Sasaki hit Toronto’s Alejadro Kirk in the hand with an 0-2 pitch.
Addison Barger came up next and crushed a ground-rule double into the left-centerfield gap, where the ball got wedged under the wall.
The Blue Jays have runners at second and third with nobody out.
Bottom 9: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
Bassitt plays hero as Jays head to bottom of 9th desperate for runs
Chris Bassitt pitched a 1-2-3 inning as the Blue Jays are on their way to their last chance in Game 6.
Alejandro Kirk is due up first for Toronto as they look to find some runs to wrap up their first title since 1993.
Bottom 9: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
Roki Sasaki tiptoes through a minefield as the Dodgers take the lead into the 9th inning
Toronto clean-up hitter Bo Bichette stepped to the plate with a chance to turn the game on its head with one swing.
Dodgers closer Roki Sasaki was able to induce a harmless foulout from Bichette and all the pressure shifted to Jays’ No. 5 hitter Daulton Varsho.
Varsho ripped a hard-hit grounder, but he hit it right at Los Angeles second baseman Miguel Rojas, who tossed to first to end the threat and strand the tying runs on the basepaths.
Top 9: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
The Jays are threatening in the 8th!
After escaping a bases-loaded jam in the top of the eighth inning, the Jays hoped to carry that momentum into the bottom of the frame with their 1-2-3 hitters due up.
With the magnitude of the moment obvious, Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts turned to his Japanese closer Roki Sasaki an inning early.
Sasaki was greeted rudely by lead-off hitter George Springer, who hit a cue ball shot the other way just inside the first base bag past a diving Freddie Freeman for a single.
After a flyout from Nathan Lukes, Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. stepped to the plate with a chance to tie the game.
Guerrero let out a primal yell as he worked a walk, and the Dodgers are now meeting on the mound to figure out how to face Bo Bichette.
Bottom 8: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
Blue Jays escape a bases loaded jam
Wow. The Blue Jays caught a break after escaping the top of the eighth inning despite the Dodgers loading up the bases.
Shohei Ohtani got it started with a double and two walks to Will Smith and Mookie Betts had three men on base.
With two outs and Teoscar Hernández up to the plate, Seranthony Domínguez got the 33-year-old to strike out.
The Jays are now up to bat, with time running out to find runs.
Top 8: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
Wrobleski K's Giménez to send the game to the 8th inning
With the crowd hyped for a comeback, Justin Wrobleski was able to retire Toronto’s No. 9 hitter Andrés Giménez on a swinging strikeout to end the bottom of the seventh inning.
The Blue Jays are down to their last six outs and in need of some late-inning heroics if they’re going to avoid a winner-take-all Game 7.
Top 8: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
Dave Roberts turns to his bullpen after the 7th inning stretch
After another stellar outing, Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s night is done after six one-run innings - not a moment too soon, as far as the Blue Jays batters are concerned.
Dodgers manager has turned the ball over to left-hander Justin Wrobleski as the first arm out of his battle-scarred bullpen.
Wrobleski recorded two fast outs before Ernie Clement laced a double to spark a Toronto rally. But can the Blue Jays break through?
Bottom 7: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
Varland retires the side
Just like that, we are onto the bottom of the seventh after Louis Varland quickly made work of the Dodgers side, retiring them 1-2-3.
Blue Jays have some time to find a few runs with their first title in 32 years potentially on the line.
Top 7: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
Gausman's day is done after six innings
The Blue Jays have turned to their bullpen after starter Kevin Gausman went six innings, allowing three runs on three hits while striking out eight batters.
Louis Varland is on to pitch the seventh, looking to keep the Dodgers high-powered offense in check with three innings to play.
Top 7: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
This game is about to enter a nerve-wracking stage
This is the point in the game where playoff baseball ramps up to a different level.
The Dodgers’ two-run lead hardly feels super safe with the powerful bats in the Blue Jays’ lineup, even with Yoshinobu Yamamoto dealing once again on the mound for LA. And this series has often turned on one big inning – the Blue Jays breaking out for big innings late in Game 1, Game 4 and Game 5. The Dodgers did the same in Game 2 (Game 3 was a more see-saw affair).
The drama of playoff baseball – the pauses between pitches, the noise of the crowd, the weight of the moment feeling heavy on the shoulders of everyone watching – is unmatched. In the late innings, it feels like it’s going to need something special to break out of the rhythm that these two pitchers have established over the last few frames.
Hold on to your seats, this is about to get good.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto digs deep to extinguish a Blue Jays threat
After Yoshinobu Yamamoto recorded two quick outs to begin the sixth inning, Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. gave the Jays a spark of hope when he stroked a double into the left field corner to give Toronto a scoring opportunity.
Yamamoto started to show signs of fatigue as his pitch count neared the century mark and Bo Bichette battled in a lengthy at-bat, eventually earning a walk.
As the embattled Dodgers’ bullpen began to loosen up, Yamamoto dug deep to strike out Daulton Varsho to end the inning.
Time is starting to run out for Toronto, but Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts will soon be faced with a tough decision - run Yamamoto out there for another inning or turn the ball over to his bullpen?
Top 7: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
How much more does Gausman have?
Another inning, another 1-2-3 inning for Kevin Gausman.
The problem is Gausman has thrown 93 pitches through six innings and with three more innings to go, how much longer can he go for the Blue Jays?
Down two runs, the Jays’ offense has some work to do – otherwise, we are looking at a Game 7 tomorrow night.
Top 6th: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is painting another masterpiece
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is having yet another dominant performance Friday night in Toronto.
The Cy Young hopeful made Alejandro Kirk and Addison Barger look clueless with a pair of strikeouts to start the fifth inning.
Ernie Clement put a dent in Yamamoto’s art with an infield single, but a fly ball from Andrés Giménez put a cap on another scoreless inning pitched.
Top 6: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
Gausman retires the Dodgers' side as score remains the same
It’s safe to say that Kevin Gausman has done a good job bouncing back from that three-run third inning.
The two-time All-Star pitcher retired the Dodgers’ side, including getting Shohei Ohtani to ground out to first.
Gausman has thrown 82 pitches through five innings, allowing only three hits and striking out eight.
How much more does he have left in the tank?
Bottom 5th: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
