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Sarah Langs
TORONTO — What a recreation. What a World Sequence. What a season.
The two,477th recreation of the 2025 season, together with playoffs — 5 greater than some other yr in historical past — delivered a classic<\/a>.
We acquired 11 innings of winner-take-all World Sequence baseball, the third such Fall Traditional recreation to go no less than 11, becoming a member of 1997 and 1924 (12 innings).
There have been 146 innings pitched, the second-most in a World Sequence, behind 1912, when there have been 147 2\/3 innings pitched in an eight-game collection (as a result of a tie).
Ultimately, the Dodgers prevailed, 5-4<\/a>. Right here\u2019s a take a look at 11 stats and details from an epic finale:
The legend of Yoshinobu and Miggy Ro<\/strong>
\u2022 A day after pitching six innings in Recreation 6, Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a> got here in and ended up ending the sport, cementing himself in postseason lore<\/a>. He grew to become the ninth pitcher in postseason historical past to seem in a recreation the day after going no less than six innings, in response to the Elias Sports activities Bureau. The one different pitchers to take action within the final 70 years are Randy Johnson within the 2001 World Sequence (Video games 6-7) and Orel Hershiser within the 1988 NLCS (3-4). Yamamoto went 2 2\/3 innings, essentially the most of any of these 9 pitchers of their second look.
\u2022 Yamamoto grew to become the primary pitcher to win three video games in a single World Sequence since Johnson in 2001. All three of Yamamoto\u2019s wins got here on the street, making him the primary pitcher with three street wins in a single World Sequence all-time.
\u2022 Yamamoto grew to become the fourth pitcher to win each Video games 6 and seven in a World Sequence, becoming a member of Johnson in 2001, Harry Brecheen in 1946 and Ray Kremer in 1925. Yamamoto is the primary one to win each on the street.
\u2022 Yamamoto wouldn’t have gotten an opportunity to pitch so many innings if not for the heroics of Miguel Rojas<\/a>, who hit a game-tying residence run within the high of the ninth. He was the second participant in World Sequence historical past with a game-tying or go-ahead residence run within the ninth inning of a winner-take-all recreation, becoming a member of Invoice Mazeroski\u2019s walk-off homer in 1960.
Contemporary Prince of the Fall Traditional<\/strong>
\u2022 As the sport headed to extras, one more hero emerged. Will Smith<\/a> hit a solo homer within the eleventh inning to offer the Dodgers the lead. It was the primary extra-inning residence run in a winner-take-all recreation in World Sequence historical past.
\u2022 Smith performed a key position in each defensive inning for the Dodgers this World Sequence, catching each pitch. In whole, he caught 73 innings, essentially the most in a World Sequence all-time. He handed Lou Criger, who caught 71 innings throughout eight video games in a best-of-nine collection for the Boston People within the first version of the Fall Traditional in 1903, per Elias. The prior most in a seven-game World Sequence was 67 by Muddy Ruel in 1924.
\u2022 That is Smith\u2019s third ring and prolonged a really quirky streak: That is the sixth straight year a player named Will Smith<\/a> gained a World Sequence ring. He gained in 2020, after which the reliever Will Smith<\/a> gained in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Name it a comeback<\/strong>
\u2022 Identical to in 2024, the Dodgers engineered a comeback to clinch the World Sequence. There have now been 10 groups to return again from no less than three runs down in a World Sequence clincher, with the biggest comeback being the Dodgers\u2019 five-run comeback in Recreation 5 of the 2024 Fall Traditional. Three runs is tied for the third-largest comeback win to clinch the World Sequence. Earlier than the Dodgers final yr, no staff had come again from no less than three runs in a World Sequence clincher for the reason that Mets in 1986. Now it has occurred in back-to-back years by the identical staff.
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\u2022 However this comeback got here in a Recreation 7, tied for the third-largest comeback win in a best-of-seven winner-take-all recreation in MLB historical past, per Elias. The Yankees overcame a four-run deficit in Recreation 7 of the 2003 ALCS, whereas the Pirates did the identical within the 1925 World Sequence. There have been three different situations of a three-run comeback, all within the World Sequence: 1986 Mets, 1975 Reds and 1960 Pirates.
\u2022 The Dodgers trailed by a run getting into the ninth inning. Groups trailing getting into the ninth in World Sequence winner-take-all video games are actually 3-33 all-time. The opposite two wins are the 2001 Diamondbacks and 1997 Marlins. The Dodgers are the one staff to do that on the street.
\u2022 Talking of the street, the Dodgers grew to become the ninth staff to win Video games 6 and seven of a World Sequence on the street. They joined the 2019 Nationals, 2016 Cubs, 1979 Pirates, 1968 Tigers, 1958 Yankees, 1952 Yankees, 1934 Cardinals and 1926 Cardinals.<\/p>\n