Betts hits a RBI single in the third inning. (Nick Turchiaro/Imagn Images/Reuters )The LatestDecisive World Series Game 7 goes at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Rogers Centre. CBC News will have more live coverage.”We’re going to be ready to play,” Jays manager John Schneider promises fans.Veteran Max Scherzer to get the start for Toronto, Dodgers noncommittal for now.Blue Jays threatened in 8th, 9th innings but couldn’t score key runs against Dodger pitching.Will Smith, Mookie Betts gave Dodgers the lead in the 3rd with key hits.UpdatesNovember 15 hours agoHeartbroken tonight, but hopeful for tomorrowJohn RietiBarger hits a ground-rule double on a line drive to left-centre field during the ninth inning. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)That was one intense game. The Blue Jays pitched well, hit OK, but ultimately couldn’t break through against a Dodgers team that was fighting hard to keep its season going.And so we’ll do it all again tomorrow. One more game, the World Series on the line. CBC News will be live with special coverage starting around 6:30 p.m. ET. See you then. 5 hours agoForget Game 6. Bring on Game 7Mark GollomJays fans cleared out of Nathan Phillips Square pretty quickly after Game 6 of the World Series. (Jes Mason/CBC)Jays fans cleared out pretty quickly from Nathan Philips Square tonight. They were disappointed, certainly, but already putting Game 6 behind them and still confident that their team will win the series.“It’s a little bit upsetting. However, we believe in the Blue Jays,” said C.J. Llewellyn.He said he’d been pretty confident the Jays would take it tonight but he’s not at all worried about tomorrow.“Let the Dodgers have their glory moment right now. Game 7, Toronto takes it all.”He said despite the loss and having to stand outside in the cold, it was worth being at Nathan Philips Square to watch the game.“It was a beautiful atmosphere. Everybody’s friendly, high-fiving, shaking hands … smiles around … Canadian culture,” he said.“Even though the Jays didn’t come out with the win, we enjoyed every single moment.”5 hours agoYamamoto says he did a ‘good job’ in Game 6Yamamoto in action at the end of the sixth. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Game 6 marked the second time the Dodgers’ Yamamoto was the winning pitcher against the Blue Jays in this World Series.Tonight he went six innings, giving up five hits and a walk but just a single run. He also racked up six strikeouts.He spoke of his efforts to be “a little more careful” with his pitching, especially when he was having to pitch with runners on base.”I think I did a good job,” he said through a translator.5 hours agoGame 7 ‘the 2 best words in sports’: SchneiderGeoff NixonBlue Jays manager John Schneider doesn’t sound intimidated by the prospect of seeing his team facing the pressure of a Game 7 on Saturday night.”It’s the two best words in sports: Game 7,” he said.The Jays will turn to veteran Max Scherzer to start the decisive game.Schneider said all pitchers on the roster will be available to pitch Saturday.”Maybe even Kev,” Schneider said, referring to Kevin Gausman, tonight’s starter. “It’ll be all hands on deck tomorrow.”5 hours agoOne game for immortalityMyles DichterGuerrero walks in the eighth, sending Springer to second. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Well, we knew the defending champion Dodgers wouldn’t go down quietly.All it took was a three-run third inning and their pitchers did the rest, limiting the Blue Jays offence to stave off elimination.Toronto, meanwhile, has bounced back from painful losses all post-season, including in this World Series once already.There’s less than 24 hours to go until the Blue Jays play the first World Series Game 7 in franchise history — and they’re expected to send future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer to the mound.6 hours ago’Here we go,’ Dodgers manager saysGeoff NixonDave Roberts summed up the drama of the coming Game 7 succinctly.”Here we go,” he said to veteran baseball writer Ken Rosenthal on the Fox Sports broadcast, right after the game.Roberts said his ballclub had “got hits when we needed to,” in Game 6, unlike in some of the prior games played in the World Series.The Dodgers are the defending champions. They also won the World Series in 2020.6 hours agoDisaster on the basesMyles DichterBarger ranged way too far toward third base on a line drive into left field and he was picked off at second — much to the dismay of fans, who saw the replay review and firmly believed he was safely back in.In fact, the play wasn’t all that close.And we’re headed to Game 7.6 hours agoBottom 9: Jays lose Game 6, will face a winner-take-all Game 7Geoff NixonTyler Glasnow came in with a mess on the bases: Blue Jays at second and third and nobody out, with Toronto trailing by two runs.But he got a pop up from Clement on the first pitch he threw, to give the Dodgers a critical out.That brought up Giménez, who hit a liner, which became a double play to end the game.The Jays lost 3-1, forcing the two teams to play a winner-takes-all Game 7 on Saturday.6 hours agoWhy that was a ground-rule doubleMyles DichterWhen Barger’s ball was lodged into the fence in left-centre field, the outfield ump immediately signalled with two fingers for a ground-rule double.That both runners raced around the bases to score — and how epic would a game-tying inside-the-park home run be? — only adding to the confusion and pandemonium among fans.From my vantage, sitting just above the play, it seemed like the right call.Still, the Jays have a prime opportunity to walk off this World Series.6 hours agoBig play alert: Two on base, none out, bottom 9thGeoff NixonSasaki hit Kirk to put a leadoff runner on base. Myles Straw came in to pinch-run for Kirk.Barger then hit a ground-rule double to put runners on second and third.
Ohtanis Dodgers defeat Blue Jays 3-1 to force Game 7 in World Series
