Baseball-Dodgers rally to beat Blue Jays, repeat as World Series champions

TORONTO :The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in extra innings of a decisive seventh game of the World Series early on Sunday to become Major League Baseball's first repeat champion in 25 years.

The Dodgers, who were down to their final two outs when Miguel Rojas hit a game-tying homer in the ninth inning, got what proved to be the winning run in the 11th inning when Will Smith hit a solo homer off Shane Bieber.

"I was fired up. I knew we needed to get a run there and to be able to come up clutch there, that was huge," said Smith.

"You dream of those moments. Extra innings, put your team ahead, I'll remember that for forever."

YAMAMOTO MVP

The Blue Jays, seeking their first World Series title in 32 years, had a chance in the bottom of the frame with runners on first and third with one out, but Alejandro Kirk grounded into a double play that ended the game.

"It will hurt for a few days, a few weeks, when you're that close. The positive person in me will take some time to digest it," said Blue Jays manager John Schneider.

"But I think right now you just have to kind of, I don't know, take in what happened."

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who threw a complete game in Game Two, allowed one run through six innings in Game Six and pitched 2-2/3 shutout innings in the decider, was named the World Series Most Valuable Player.

Los Angeles, who fell behind 3-2 in the series and faced elimination for the first time this postseason, won two games on the road in consecutive days to cement their dynasty with a third World Series title in six years.

"To do what we've done in this span of time is pretty remarkable," said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. "I guess let the pundits and all the fans talk about if it's a