Overview
- The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 in Game 6, setting up a winner-take-all Game 7 on Saturday night at Rogers Centre.
- Addison Barger’s ninth-inning drive lodged under the center-field wall and was ruled a ground-rule double, placing Myles Straw on third and Barger on second per the rulebook.
- After a popup, Enrique Hernández caught Andrés Giménez’s liner to left and doubled off Barger at second, ending Toronto’s rally and the game.
- Blue Jays manager John Schneider called the lodged ball an unprecedented bad break at the park, while Barger said he got a bad read and was too aggressive.
- Coverage affirmed the call was correct under rule 5.05(a)(7) and noted Straw likely would have scored if the ball were live; reports expect Max Scherzer to start Game 7 for Toronto, with the Dodgers’ pitching plan not yet announced.