Dodgers Force Game 7 After Controversial Call

The Los Angeles Dodgers survived a chaotic late rally to force a winner-take-all Game 7 at Toronto’s Rogers Centre after Kiké Hernández turned an improbable game-ending double play to preserve a 3–1 victory. The deciding ninth inning followed Addison Barger's line drive being controversially ruled a dead-ball ground-rule double, which wiped apparent runs off the board and triggered baserunning mistakes that ended the inning. Tyler Glasnow finished the game in relief, earning his first career save. Game 7 will decide whether the Dodgers become the first back-to-back MLB champions in 25 years or whether the Blue Jays capture their first title since their early-1990s consecutive crowns. Managers face strategic choices for the finale — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has hinted at using Shohei Ohtani on the mound or in relief after a series defined by marathon games, dominant pitching nights and intermittent Dodger offense.