"Six hours, 39 minutes, over 19 pitchers used, and 31 hits combined, and the Jays head into Game 4 looking to tie up the series. There were fielding mishaps, baserunning miscues, and some questionable calls by home plate umpire Mark Wegner, but at the end of the day, the Blue Jays need to find a way to get themselves back into the win column following a long night at the ballpark."
"Entering the game in the bottom of the 12th inning, Lauer was tasked with facing Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernandez, and pitched a clean frame. He would go another four innings, allowing just two hits while facing the Dodgers lineup multiple times, and was able to escape multiple jams to keep Toronto in the game. After Tommy Edman doubled to kick off the 13th inning and a sac bunt moved him to third base,"
"Another walk and a single put some pressure on the reliever in the bottom of the 14th, but again, he was able to get out of the situation. The 15th inning saw the top of the order come back around, and while the Jays decided to intentionally walk Shohei Ohtani, Lauer was able to keep him at first base by getting Mookie Betts to fly out to right field and Freeman to line out to centre field, ending another game-ending situation."
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Freddie Freeman's walk-off home run in the 18th inning. The game lasted six hours and 39 minutes, featured 19 pitchers and 31 combined hits, and included fielding and baserunning mistakes plus disputed umpiring. Eric Lauer entered in the 12th, threw a clean frame, and worked four additional scoreless-ish innings while allowing just two hits and escaping several jams. Lauer recorded key outs in the 13th and 15th innings, handling left-on-left matchups and neutralizing threats before the Dodgers ended the marathon in the 18th.
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