"It's hard to ask for anything more from a season of baseball than it ending on Game 7 of the World Series, though certainly fans of the Dodgers and Blue Jays hoped for something less tense. Indeed, we were treated to one of the best games of baseball ever, and I'm just beyond happy the Dodgers were the ones who triumphed in the end by a 5-4 score in 11 innings."
"In a way, yeah, but he's also pitching on three days rest for the first time in his career (while coming off another normal start), plus it's the last game of the season for a two-way player, so there was always going to be some concern about how much juice he had left. To start the game off in the 1st, he got behind George Springer with three balls in a row, and Springer then singled on a 3-1 count."
Game 7 ended with the Dodgers defeating the Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings. The finale produced a tense, classic contest that extended deep into extra innings. Shohei Ohtani started for the Dodgers, pitching on three days' rest for the first time in his career while also serving as a two-way player. Early innings featured high-leverage moments: George Springer reached on a 3-1 pitch, Ohtani struck out Nathan Lukes after a seven-pitch at-bat, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was called out looking to complete a strike-'em-out, throw-'em-out double play. The second inning saw a walk, pressure at-bats, and a jam-shot single.
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