Freddie Freeman was the hero once again as the Los Angeles Dodgers took Game 3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, matching the longest World Series game by innings.
Freddie Freeman etched his name deeper into World Series history, blasting a walk-off home run in the 18th inning of Game 3 to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Toronto Blue Jays, 6–5, on Tuesday (PH time) at Dodger Stadium.
The marathon thriller tied the record for the longest game in World Series history, matching the Dodgers’ own 18-inning win against the Red Sox in 2018.
The 2018 game holds the slight edge by time, as that one went seven hours and 20 minutes. The Dodgers-Blue Jays duel ended at six hours and 39 minutes.
Freeman’s homer not only sealed the win but also made him the first player ever with multiple walk-off home runs in World Series play, following his grand slam in Game 1 of the 2024 Finals against the Yankees.
The Dodgers took an early 2–0 lead before Toronto rallied, going up 5–4 by the seventh after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored on a Bo Bichette single.
But Shohei Ohtani evened things up with his second home run of the game, forcing extra innings that stretched deep into the night.
The victory gave Los Angeles a 2–1 series lead, with Game 4 scheduled for Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. (PH time) at Dodger Stadium.
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