The energy inside the Rogers Centre on October 31, 2025, was thick enough to choke a horse. Toronto was on the verge. One more win and the Blue Jays would have secured their first World Series title since 1993, ending decades of "maybe next year." But the Los Angeles Dodgers had other plans. Specifically, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a locked-in Mookie Betts had other plans.
The Los Angeles Dodgers won Game 6 of the 2025 World Series with a clinical 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
It wasn't a blowout. It wasn't a home run derby. It was a stressful, grinding, three-hour chess match that effectively sucked the air out of Toronto and sent the series to a winner-take-all Game 7. If you were looking for offensive fireworks, you were in the wrong place. This was about survival.
The Yamamoto Factor: 2025 World Series Game 6 Breakdown
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is paid the big bucks for nights like this. When the season is on the line and the opposing crowd is screaming loud enough to vibrate the grass, you need a guy who doesn't blink. Yamamoto didn't.
He tossed six innings of one-run ball. He gave up five hits, sure, but he struck out six and basically refused to let the Blue Jays string anything together. It’s kinda wild when you think about it—Toronto had eight hits total compared to L.A.’s four, yet the Dodgers walked away with the "W." Efficiency is a beast.
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On the other side, Kevin Gausman was actually pitching out of his mind early on. He fanned eight batters through the first three innings. He looked untouchable until the third frame when the wheels momentarily wobbled.
That One Inning Where Everything Flipped
The third inning was basically the entire game in a nutshell.
- Will Smith doubled to bring in Tommy Edman. 1-0 Dodgers.
- Freddie Freeman drew a walk, which loaded the bases.
- Mookie Betts, who had been struggling (3-for-24 in the series up to that point), stepped up.
Betts didn't try to be a hero with a grand slam. He just poked a single into left field. Two runs scored. Just like that, it was 3-0. In a game where runs were at a premium, that three-run burst felt like a mountain for Toronto to climb. George Springer managed to claw one back with an RBI single in the bottom half of the third, but that was it. The scoring just... stopped.
The Weirdness of the 9th Inning
Honestly, the end of this game was one of the strangest sequences I've seen in a playoff game. The Blue Jays had the tying runs on second and third in the bottom of the ninth. Rogers Centre was literally shaking.
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Addison Barger hit a rocket toward left-center. In almost any other scenario, that’s a game-tying double or maybe even a triple. Instead, the ball got wedged—I'm serious, actually wedged—under the wall. The umpires ruled it a ground-rule double. Instead of the runner from first scoring to tie the game, he was sent back to third base.
The "wall wedgie," as people started calling it on social media, killed the momentum. Dave Roberts didn't mess around; he brought in Tyler Glasnow to close it out. On the very next play, Andrés Giménez lined out to Kiké Hernández in left field.
Then came the dagger.
Barger, caught in no-man's land at second, couldn't get back in time. Kiké fired a strike to Miguel Rojas, doubling him off. Game over. Series tied. Toronto fans went from "we're winning it all" to "I need a drink" in about ten seconds flat.
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Why This Win Mattered So Much
You've got to understand the historical context here. The Dodgers were trying to do something no team had done in 25 years: win back-to-back World Series titles. The last time it happened was the Yankees' three-peat ending in 2000.
By winning Game 6, the Dodgers didn't just stay alive; they flipped the psychological script. Toronto had all the momentum leading into Halloween night, but L.A. proved they could win in a hostile environment with their backs against the wall.
Key Stats from the Box Score
- Final Score: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
- Winning Pitcher: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
- Losing Pitcher: Kevin Gausman
- Save: Tyler Glasnow
- Attendance: 44,710 (Sellout at Rogers Centre)
What You Should Do Next
If you're looking back at this series and wondering how Toronto let it slip away, start by looking at the "Left On Base" (LOB) stats. The Blue Jays left seven runners on, many in scoring positions.
Next steps for the curious fan:
- Check out the Statcast data on the Barger "wall wedgie"—the exit velocity was over 105 mph, making the physics of it getting stuck even more improbable.
- Watch the replay of Kiké Hernández’s throw. It’s a masterclass in defensive positioning.
- Compare Yamamoto’s pitch mix in Game 6 versus his earlier starts; he leaned much heavier on his splitter when he got into those 5th and 6th inning jams.
The Dodgers eventually went on to win Game 7 in 11 innings, but they never would have had the chance if they hadn't gritted out that weird, tense, and defensive masterpiece in Game 6.