4 Takeaways From the Dodgers' World Series Game 3 Win over the Blue Jays

How do you describe 18 innings worth of World Series baseball crammed into one game?

Timely hitting. Back and forth runs. Gritty pitching from future Hall of Famers Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw. A blown call leading to a crucial out. Early fielding miscues redeemed by exceptional defensive plays. Bullpens, which were supposed to be concerns for both teams, pitching 10 scoreless innings each. 

An epic marathon that tied for the most innings in World Series history. 

There was no shortage of drama in Game 3 before Freddie Freeman, the active leader in walk-off hits, finally ended it on a solo home run in the 18th inning. The Dodgers took a 2-1 series lead in what will forever be remembered as one of the most incredible games in World Series history.

Here are my takeaways:

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We don’t always see this much emotion from Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani. But after crushing two home runs and getting on base nine times — with four hits representing extra base hits and getting walked on five occasions — how can he not run around the bases screaming his head off? 

Ohtani is ridiculous. His first home run of the night padded the Dodgers’ lead to 2-0 in the third inning. His second home run of the game brought the Dodgers back in, tying the game at 5-5 in the seventh inning. One day before he’s set to take the mound to pitch Game 4, Ohtani brought up his postseason home-run total to eight. He added two doubles to become only the second player in baseball history with four extra-base hits in a World Series game. The other? Frank Isbell, who had four doubles for the Chicago White Sox against the Chicago Cubs in Game 5 in 1906. 

As far as reaching base safely nine times, Ohtani tied the