Will Smith’s 11th inning home run helped the LA Dodgers win Game 7 against the Toronto Blue Jays, clinching their seventh World Series victory in franchise history.
Published November 2, 2025
Miguel Rojas hit a game-tying single in the ninth inning, Will Smith hit a home run in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 on Saturday night, becoming the first team in a quarter century to win back-to-back Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series titles.
Los Angeles overcame deficits of 3-0 and 4-2 and escaped with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to become the first team to win back-to-back championships since the New York Yankees from 1998 to 2000, and the first to win the National League since the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976.
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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’ victory on Friday, escaped from a pinch with the bases loaded in the 9th inning and pitched 2 2/3 innings to earn his third win of the series.
In the 11th inning, he allowed a leadoff double to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., but was forced into a sacrifice fly to third base. Addison Berger elected to walk, and Alejandro Kirk grounded out to shortstop Mookie Betts, who started the title-winning 6-4-3 double play.
Dodgers rally to win Game 7
The Dodgers, who won their ninth title and third in six years, argued that the 2020s team should be considered a dynasty. Dave Roberts, his manager since 2016, has increased his chances of becoming a Hall of Famer.
Bo Bichette put Toronto ahead in the third inning with a three-run homer off two-way star Shohei Ohtani, who was pitching on three days of rest after losing in Game 3.
Los Angeles got within 3-2 on Teoscar Hernandez’s sacrifice fly from Max Scherzer in the fourth and Tommy Edman’s sacrifice fly from Chris Bassitt in the sixth.
Andres Jimenez restored Toronto’s two-run lead in the sixth inning with an RBI double off Tyler Glasnow, but Glasnow got three outs on his final three pitches in relief and saved Friday’s Game 6.
Off-star rookie Trey Yesavage cut the Dodgers’ lead to one run on Max Muncy’s eighth-inning home run, and Rojas, who had joined the lineup in Game 6 to refuel, homered on Jeff Hoffman’s full-count slider.
Toronto scored two points with one out in the second half against Blake Snell, and Los Angeles replaced Yamamoto.
He hit Alejandro Kirk’s hand with a pitch, loading the bases and forcing the Dodgers to play shallow infield and outfield. Dalton Varsho grounded out to second, and Rojas stumbled, but catcher Smith kept his foot on the ground and succeeded in making a force-out home throw.
Ernie Clement then ran out to Andy Pages, who made a jumping backhand catch on the center field warning track and crashed into left fielder Quique Hernandez.
With one out in the 10th inning, Seranthony Dominguez walked Mookie Betts, and Muncy singled for his third hit. Hernandez walked and the bases were loaded. Pages grounded out to shortstop, and Jimenez threw home for a force out. First baseman Guerrero then threw to first-cover pitcher Seranthony Dominguez, who had just beaten Hernandez in a decision that was upheld by video review.
This epic night matched the Marlins’ 3-2 win over Cleveland in 1997 and was the second-longest Game 7 of the series, behind the 4-3 win between the Washington Senators and New York Giants in 1924.
