MLB World Series Game 3: LA Dodgers beat Toronto Blue Jays in 18-innings epic

Teoscar Hernandez, who had struck out all four of his appearances in Game 2, opened the scoring for the Dodgers with a home run in the second inning.

Ohtani doubled the lead with his own solo shot in the third, before the Blue Jays’ bats came alive in the top of the fourth inning.

A defensive error by second baseman Tommy Edman allowed the Canadians to put two men on base. Alejandro Kirk blasted his second homer of the series over the center field fence to take a 3-2 lead, before Andres Gimenez’s sacrifice fly made it 4-2.

Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer became the first man to pitch for four different teams in the World Series, but he left in the fifth inning and that was the signal for the Dodgers to even the scores.

Ohtani’s third hit of the night scored Enrique Hernandez, before Freeman drove in Ohtani from second base for 4-4.

The pendulum swung back to Toronto in the seventh when Bo Bichette’s line drive to the right field corner allowed Vladimir Guerrero Jr to score from first base, but Ohtani’s second homer of the night tied the scores again at 5-5, and the game remained deadlocked thereafter.

Both teams stranded multiple baserunners on multiple occasions, and neither was able to stave off a run with the bases loaded.

Ohtani was intentionally walked, external four times and was caught stealing second base, while Toronto pinch runner Davis Schneider was thrown out at the plate in the 10th, and veteran Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw made an appearance from the bullpen in his final series before retiring.

Eventually, with both teams short on bench players, Freeman lifted reliever Brendon Little over center field to win it.

The series continues with Game 4 on Tuesday, still at Dodger Stadium, where Ohtani will be the starting pitcher.