Dodgers' Will Smith: Clubs game-winning homer in Game 7
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Smith went 2-for-6 with a solo home run and an additional run scored Saturday in a 5-4 extra-innings win in Game 7 of the World Series versus Toronto.
Smith scored Los Angeles' first run of the game in the fourth inning when he led off the frame with a double and eventually came home on a Teoscar Hernandez sacrifice fly. The All-Star catcher then came through with the biggest hit of his career in the top of the 11th inning, clubbing a two-out solo homer that proved to be the winning run as the Dodgers repeated as champions. Smith ended up catching all 73 innings of the series, setting a World Series record. He recorded at least one hit in six of the seven contests, batting .267 overall with two home runs, two doubles, six RBI and four runs scored.
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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Goes 2.1 frames in Game 7 of WS
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Ohtani didn't factor into the decision against the Blue Jays in Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three batters over 2.1 innings. He also went 2-for-5 with a walk as a batter.
Ohtani struggled throughout his time on the mound, but he managed to get through two scoreless innings despite allowing four baserunners over that span. He wasn't able to escape in the third, however, as Bo Bichette tagged him for a three-run homer in that frame, leading to his exit. Ohtani did manage to reach base three times as a hitter, and over the seven-game series he batted .333 with three home runs, three doubles, five RBI, six runs and nine walks. As a pitcher, he was less effective, yielding seven earned runs while posting a 9:3 K:BB across 8.1 frames.
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Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto: Picks up third WS win, named MVP
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Yamamoto earned the win in Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday, allowing one hit and issuing one walk while striking out one batter over 2.2 scoreless innings.
It was a heroic effort by Yamamoto, who threw 34 pitches one night after tossing 96 pitches as the starting (and winning) pitcher in Game 6. The Japanese right-hander was called upon Saturday in the bottom of the ninth inning to put out a major fire with the game tied 4-4 after the Blue Jays put runners on first and second with one out. Yamamoto hit the first batter he faced to load the bases, but he was able to get out of the jam by getting a force out at home plate on a grounder followed by a deep fly out. He returned to toss a clean 10th inning, and after Los Angeles plated the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th, Yamamoto finished things off in dramatic fashion in the bottom of that frame by getting Alejandro Kirk to ground into a double play with the bases loaded. Yamamoto was named the World Series MVP after putting together a dominant series during which he won three games and allowed just two runs while posting a 15:1 K:BB over 17.2 innings.
Glasnow was dealing with side soreness during Friday's Game 6 of the World Series, Fabian Ardaya of The Athleticreports.
Glasnow was called upon to close Friday's contest after Roki Sasaki opened the frame and allowed runners to reach second and third base without getting an out. Glasnow got the job done, getting two outs on three pitches thanks in part to a game-ending double play on a lineout to left field. Glasnow is expected to pitch in Game 7 on Saturday, but the side issue could impact how many pitches he throws. Shohei Ohtani is starting the contest for Los Angeles but probably won't log a full workload given that he'll be working on three days of rest.
Pages isn't in the lineup Saturday for Game 7 of the World Series versus Toronto.
Pages will retreat to the bench for the deciding game in the 2025 World Series after going just 4-for-50 (.080) during the Dodgers' postseason run. Tommy Edman will move to center field in Pages' stead, opening up second base for Miguel Rojas.
Ohtani will start Game 7 of the World Series against the Blue Jays on Saturday.
Ohtani will be pitching on short rest after making it through six innings during a loss in Game 4 on Tuesday. The 31-year-old owns a 3.50 ERA and 0.89 WHIP with 25 strikeouts through 18 innings so far in the postseason and will be opposed by Max Scherzer in Saturday's winner-take-all contest.
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