Dodgers outlast Blue Jays 6-5 in marathon World Series Game 3 that's an instant classic

This game will be remembered for a long, long time. Even longer than it took to play.

In an instant classic at the baseball mecca of Dodger Stadium that began underneath the California sunshine and felt like it ended near dawn, the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays with a 6-5, 18-inning marathon victory in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday.

Freddie Freeman, a dual citizen who represents Canada internationally, hit the walk-off home run to end it.

The Dodgers now lead the series 2-1 after a game that took six hours, 39 minutes to complete and featured twists and turns at nearly every stop.

“Everybody probably across the world watching felt like they were on a roller-coaster,” Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer said after the game. “Crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy game.”

Tied for the longest contest by innings in World Series history, it was the type of game that makes you wonder how they’ll come back and do all this — well, maybe not all this — again tomorrow.

It was the type of game that drains you, yes you, just sitting on your couch. We can only imagine what the players are feeling.

It was the type of game that you talk about forever.

Especially if you’re a Dodger. 

The Blue Jays, on the other hand, will have to eat this loss and move on rather quickly. Game 4 is set to start less than 18 hours after Freeman’s homer cleared the centre-field fence.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said after the game that his players were enjoying it. 

“They were in the right mindset and the right headspace the entire time. It sucks that it’s late right now, we gotta come back and do it again tomorrow, but these guys are going to be more than ready,” Schneider said.

“The Dodgers didn’t win the World Series today. They won a