"Will Smith homered in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas connected for a tying drive in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 Saturday night to become the first team in a quarter century to win consecutive World Series titles. Smith hit a 2-0 slider off Shane Bieber into the Blue Jays' bullpen, giving the Dodgers their first lead of the night."
"Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who threw 96 pitches in the Dodgers' win on Friday, escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and pitched 2 2/3 innings for his third win of the Series. He gave up a leadoff double in the 11th to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who was sacrificed to third. Addison Barger walked and Alejandro Kirk grounded to shortstop Mookie Betts, who started a title-winning 6-4-3 double play."
Will Smith hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas tied the game with a ninth-inning homer, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 Game 7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Dodgers overcame 3-0 and 4-2 deficits and escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth. Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings for the win after throwing 96 pitches the previous day. Key contributions included Max Muncy's eighth-inning homer, sacrifice flies by Teoscar Hernandez and Tommy Edman, and a title-ending 6-4-3 double play. The Dodgers claimed their ninth title and consecutive championships.
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