"The Dodgers took the early lead on some homers, but the Blue Jays took advantage of defensive lapses to take the lead in the middle innings. The Dodgers themselves stormed back to tie things up, at which point the two teams exchanged runs while both pens were in early. However, from that point forward, the pens were absolute nails as things went deep into the night with a bunch of missed chances and defensive gems."
"Things started well in the 1st when Shohei Ohtani led things off with a ground-rule double down the line in right. After a first-pitch out started the 2nd, Teoscar Hernandez got on the board by smoking a homer to left for a 1-0 lead. Scherzer then got back-to-back strikeouts to end the inning, but after getting the first out of the 3rd, Shohei came up and ripped a fastball out to right to make it 2-0."
Game 3 was an inflection point that became an 18-inning classic culminating in a 6-5 Dodgers walk-off. The Dodgers scored early on homers, but the Blue Jays capitalized on defensive lapses to take a midgame lead. Both teams traded runs while bullpens faltered early, then settled into scoreless pitching deep into extra innings. Max Scherzer, 41, pitched well and avoided the 'dead arm' that affected him in 2021. Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez delivered extra-base hits and homers. A questionable send and throw-out at the plate proved pivotal. Freddie Freeman homered to center in the 18th for the win.
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