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The defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers entered Friday night just one loss away from elimination.
But a bold move to bring in Sunday’s scheduled starter, Tyler Glasnow, in the bottom half of the ninth inning helped the Dodgers survive.
Glasnow entered Friday’s win-or-go home game with a Toronto Blue Jays runner on second base and another on third base. It only took three pitches for Glasnow to get three outs and close the game and force a game 7.
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Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) and center fielder Justin Dean (75) celebrate after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in 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 base 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 moving from second to third in the order in Wednesday’s Game 5 loss, shortstop Mookie Betts fell to Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman on Friday.
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Betts hadn’t reached fourth since the final game of the 2017 American League Division Series against Houston. Game 5 was the first time since 2021 that Betts started but was not in one of the top two spots in Los Angeles’ lineup.
Mookie Betts (50) of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run single against Kevin Gausman (34) of the Toronto Blue Jays during the third inning of Game 6 of the 2025 World Series at the Rogers Center on October 31, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Émilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Betts entered Game 6 going 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, delivering a two-run single in the third inning.
Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto wasn’t as sharp as he was in his second four-hitter, the first World Series complete game in a decade. He lasted six innings and allowed only a third-inning RBI single to 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 do or die. You have to leave everything out there and pick up all the pieces,” Roberts told FOX Sports. “Roki (Sasaki) wasn’t as sharp. I felt like Glasnow had swings and misses and I just wanted to bet on him.”
Max Scherzer will start Game 7 on Saturday night for the Blue Jays. He also started the final Game 7 of the World Series, earning a no-decision as Washington won the 2019 title against Houston.
The Dodgers are looking 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 are hoping to end their championship drought by winning their first World Series title since 1993.
Game 7 is scheduled for Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.
