""Ultimately," he said during an in-game interview with the Fox television broadcast, "it's gonna be a battle of the bullpens tonight.""
""One of the greatest World Series games of all time," Roberts said."
""I think we're all emotionally and mentally drained," first baseman Freddie Freeman added."
""It took every single guy tonight," Freeman said. "I think that just shows you who we are as a group.""
Game 3 of the World Series extended to 18 innings and lasted 6 hours and 39 minutes, tying the record for longest World Series game. The Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5, when Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning. The contest featured 19 pitchers, 25 position players, 609 pitches thrown and 153 trips to the plate. The game included unusual and decisive plays, such as a Bo Bichette single that ricocheted off a sound technician and produced a Blue Jays run. Players and managers described the game as mentally and emotionally draining and characterized it as a historic bullpen battle and classic World Series outing.
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