Freeman's 18th-Inning Homer Lifts Dodgers Over Blue Jays in Marathon World Series Game

In a historic World Series Game 3 at Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers edged out the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 after 18 innings, matching the longest game in World Series history. Freddie Freeman sealed the victory with a walk-off home run to center field off Brendon Little's full-count sinker. The game lasted 6 hours and 39 minutes, concluding just before midnight local time.

Shohei Ohtani delivered a standout performance, hitting two solo home runs and two doubles, becoming the second player to record four extra-base hits in a World Series game. He also reached base nine times, tying a major league record set 83 years ago. Ohtani commented through a translator, "What matters the most is we won."

Dodgers reliever Will Klein pitched four shutout innings, allowing only one hit and throwing 72 pitches, double his previous major league high. He stated, "We weren't losing that game, and so I had to keep going back out there."

The Blue Jays took a 4-2 lead in the fourth inning, highlighted by Alejandro Kirk's three-run homer. The Dodgers responded, tying the game at 4-4 in the fifth. Both teams added a run in the seventh, leading to extra innings. In the 12th inning, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw escaped a bases-loaded jam, pitching in extra innings for the first time in his career.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts remarked, "That could go down as one of the greatest games of all time." The victory gives the Dodgers a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, with Game 4 scheduled for Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.