Overview
- Will Smith homered off Shane Bieber in the 11th to put Los Angeles ahead 5-4 after Miguel Rojas tied it with a ninth-inning shot off Jeff Hoffman.
- Toronto loaded the bases with one out in the ninth but failed to score, then saw its last chance end on a game-ending double play in the 11th.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto, pitching in relief a day after starting, worked 2 2/3 innings, induced the final double play and was named World Series MVP.
- Shohei Ohtani started on three days’ rest, exited in the third, and Bo Bichette’s three-run homer gave the Blue Jays an early 3-0 lead.
- Veterans and rookies figured prominently as Max Scherzer delivered 4 1/3 strong innings for Toronto and rookie Trey Yesavage returned on short rest out of the bullpen.