Dodgers win epic 18-inning classic Game 3 on Freddie Freeman walk-off homer to grab World Series lead
- On Oct. 28, 2025, Freddie Freeman homered leading off the 18th inning to end Game 3 and give the Dodgers a 6-5 win, tying the longest World Series game at 18 innings.
- Following back-and-forth scoring in the early innings, neither side scored from innings eight through 17, as Toronto rallied for four runs in the fourth and Los Angeles answered with two in the fifth.
- Shohei Ohtani produced a historic night at the plate, homering twice and tying a 119-year-old record with four extra-base hits in Game 3 before drawing five straight walks to reach base nine times.
- With the victory the Dodgers hold a 2-1 edge and Game 4 is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET with Shohei Ohtani expected to start for Los Angeles.
- Using a Series-record 10 pitchers stretched Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen after a combined pitch total: 609 over 6 hours, 39 minutes with forty-four players appearing, including 19 pitchers.
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Dodgers-Blue Jays stage World Series game to remember
LOS ANGELES — Eighteen innings in Game 3 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium again. This Hollywood rerun had a similar ending. Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice during another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an instant classic Monday night that extended into the early Oct. 28 morning. The defending champion Dodgers took a 2-1 l…
Dave Roberts Delivers Stirring Message to Dodgers After Epic Game 3 Win
The Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse was buzzing well past midnight after one of the wildest World Series games in the history of the sport. As Newsweek noted, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gathered his players after the marathon Game 3 win and sent a clear message that the job is not finished: âIâm really proud of every one of you,â he told the team. âThat was a pure fight out there. Nobody gave in, nobody hung their head, you all found…
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