World Series Game 6 Ninth Inning: Unraveling the Chaos

The Los Angeles Dodgers have pushed the 2024 World Series to the edge — a winner-takes-all Game 7. They clawed out a gritty 3–1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 6 at Rogers Centre.

This game had tense moments, tight defense, and very little flash. The Dodgers’ season-saving win wasn’t about home runs, but about one of the weirdest, wildest double plays you’ll ever see in the postseason.

Dodgers Survive Chaotic Ninth-Inning Drama

The ninth inning? It was pure chaos. Toronto’s Addison Barger smashed a deep drive to left-center that somehow wedged itself at the base of the outfield wall — so, ground-rule double.

Dodgers outfielders Justin Dean and Enrique Hernández both signaled for a dead ball. But pinch-runner Myles Straw kept sprinting home, totally missing the call, and umpires waved him back to third base.

Dave Roberts Makes a Bold Pitching Change

With the tying run on base and the crowd losing its mind, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts yanked reliever Roki Sasaki and brought in starter Tyler Glasnow. It’s not every day you see a starter come in cold with everything on the line.

Glasnow threw one pitch. Ernie Clement popped it up, and just like that, the threat faded for a moment.

The Catch That Saved the Season

Then Andrés Giménez hit a liner into shallow left. Hernández, playing closer than usual, lost it in the lights for a split second — heart-stopping stuff.

But somehow, he recovered and made a lunging grab that kept the Dodgers ahead. That’s the kind of play you replay in your head all winter.

The Historic 7–4 Double Play

Hernández wasn’t done. Barger, drifting too far off second, got caught in no-man’s land.

Hernández fired a low throw to Miguel Rojas, who scooped it while keeping his foot on the bag. That sealed a rare and absolutely wild 7–4 double play to end the game. MLB historian Sarah Langs said it was the first time ever a postseason game ended like that.

Instinct Over Convention

Afterward, Hernández said he played shallow on purpose. He trusted his gut instead of the usual alignment, wanting to grab anything that might drop in front.

That decision made all the difference. Sometimes you just have to go with what feels right — October baseball rewards the bold.

Key Moments That Defined Game 6

Some moments just stuck out:

• The ground-rule double ruling in the ninth, which kept the tying run off the board.
• Roberts’ gutsy call to Glasnow with everything hanging in the balance.
• Hernández’s catch with the lights in his eyes.
• Rojas’ scoop to finish the double play and the game.

Setting the Stage for Game 7

The Dodgers’ 3–1 win kept their season alive. The Blue Jays, though, will replay that ninth inning in their heads for a long time.

Fans Can Expect High Drama

Game 7’s coming, and it’s got all the makings of a classic. Both teams have handled the pressure, and with the Dodgers’ defense and Toronto’s firepower, who knows what’ll happen next?

Final Thoughts

Playoff baseball always comes down to those tiny moments. Maybe it’s a gutsy catch or a wild double play that nobody saw coming.

The Dodgers clawed their way to Game 7 through exactly that kind of drama. Game 6? People won’t forget that closing play anytime soon.

Tomorrow night, everything’s on the line. The Dodgers and Blue Jays get one last shot to make history, and honestly, who knows what’s coming next?

 
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