Shohei Ohtani had no more pitches to hit after four extra-base hits as Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman ended the 18-inning marathon with a walk-off homer.

In Game 3 of the MLB World Series at the Dodgers’ home stadium in Los Angeles, the teams fought through extra innings until Freddie Freeman’s walk-off solo home run ended the nearly seven-hour, 18-inning contest with a 6-5 win, putting the Dodgers ahead 2-1 in the series.

The Dodgers’ starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow started efficiently, retiring the Blue Jays’ first three batters on just eight pitches for a quick inning. In the next half-inning, Shohei Ohtani quickly attacked an inside pitch, hitting a ground-rule double. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman followed with fly outs, and Will Smith struck out, leaving the Dodgers scoreless.

Back to the Blue Jays’ offense, Bo Bichette led off with a hit but was caught off base when his teammate Daulton Varsho was walked and then picked off while removing his gear. Despite this, Varsho reached base, Alejandro Kirk singled, creating runners on first and third with one out. Addison Barger struck out, and Ernie Clement’s fly ball to center field was caught, leaving runners stranded.

Dodgers’ outfielder Teoscar Hernández, nicknamed the "Spanish Teacher," who struggled at the plate in the first two games, capitalized on a hanging slider in the bottom of the second inning with a solo home run to give his team the lead. After a shaky top of the second, Glasnow regained composure in the third, retiring the side in order for the second time.

Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer started by inducing an infield fly out from Andy Pages, but then Shohei Ohtani targeted a high fastball and blasted a solo home run, putting the Dodgers up 2-0. After Betts flew out, Freeman drew a walk and successfully stole a base. Will Smith got a hit, but Freeman was thrown out trying to score, ending the rally.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walked in the top of the fourth, and Bo Bichette’s grounder caused a second baseman’s error, creating a no-out situation with runners on first and third. After Varsho flied out, Kirk hit a three-run homer, turning the game around and punishing the Dodgers’ mistake as the Blue Jays took a 3-2 lead. Barger followed with a hit, Clement’s well-placed single again loaded the bases, and Andrés Giménez’s sacrifice fly brought in the fourth run. Clement advanced to second on the throw, and George Springer struck out to end the inning.

Max Muncy grounded out to first, Teoscar Hernández flew out deep, Tommy Edman hit an infield fly out, and Scherzer recorded his first 1-2-3 inning of the game.

In the top of the fifth, Glasnow issued a walk, Nathan Lukes reached base, Guerrero flied out, and after striking out Bichette, the Dodgers replaced Glasnow with Anthony Banda, who induced an infield fly out from Varsho.

In the bottom of the fifth, Enrique Hernández singled, Pages flied out, then the Blue Jays brought in lefty Mason Fluharty to face left-handed hitter Ohtani. However, Ohtani hit his third extra-base hit of the game, cutting the Dodgers’ deficit to 3-4. Although Betts was out, Freeman followed with a line drive near the foul line that scored Ohtani, tying the game. The Blue Jays then brought in Louis Varland to face Smith, who struck out on a 99-mph fastball to end the threat.

The Dodgers changed pitchers again in the top of the sixth, bringing in Justin Wrobleski. After a defensive play retired Kirk, Barger singled, but Wrobleski struck out Clement and then relied on a great play from the shortstop to get Giménez out.

Varland continued pitching, striking out Muncy but allowing a hit to Hernández. After Edman flied out, Enrique Hernández also singled, but Hernández was caught trying to advance to third base.

Wrobleski stayed on the mound; after Springer hit a foul ball, he left due to discomfort and was replaced by Ty France, who struck out. After Lukes hit a grounder to the pitcher, the Dodgers brought in right-hander Blake Treinen to face right-handed hitter Guerrero. Guerrero singled with great hitting skill, but Bichette followed with a line drive near the foul line. Thanks to a defensive error by the Dodgers, Guerrero scored the go-ahead run, putting the Blue Jays up 5-4. Varsho added an infield single, but Kirk grounded out to second.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Blue Jays brought in Seranthony Domínguez, who retired Pages on a fly ball. However, the hot-hitting Ohtani blasted a home run on the first pitch over the wall, tying the game again. This homer also tied him with former Dodgers player Corey Seager’s record of eight home runs in a single postseason set in 2020.

Though Betts struck out, the Blue Jays walked Freeman and Smith consecutively, but Max Muncy failed to extend the rally, leaving runners on first and second.

In the top of the eighth, the Dodgers brought in Jack Dreyer, who allowed a ground ball hit by Barger, but Betts committed an error. Myles Straw came in as a pinch runner, and Giménez followed with a hit, loading the bases. The Dodgers then gambled by bringing in Rōki Sasaki to face France, but the Blue Jays advanced their runners, creating a situation with runners on second and third. Lukes hit a grounder to the pitcher, and although Sasaki nearly made an error, Freeman made a great play to prevent runs.

Sasaki continued pitching, retiring Guerrero on a fly out. He then walked Isiah Kiner-Falefa, and Varsho hit a line drive that got past Freeman’s glove for a hit. However, Kiner-Falefa was tagged out trying to advance to third on a long throw by Edman. Kirk was walked, and Straw grounded out weakly to end the inning.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Blue Jays brought in closer Jeff Hoffman, who retired Pages on a pop fly. Ohtani was intentionally walked, but was caught stealing, resulting in two outs. Betts failed to produce, and the game went into extra innings.

In extra innings, the Dodgers sent Emmet Sheehan to the mound, who retired Clement but allowed France to get a hit. The Blue Jays replaced France with pinch runner Davis Schneider aiming to score the go-ahead run. Lukes singled, but the Dodgers’ excellent defense tagged out Schneider at home, preventing a run.

In the next half-inning, Freeman’s fly ball was caught, Smith reached base on a hit by pitch, Muncy struck out looking, and Hernández singled, but Edman failed to drive in the winning run.

Sheehan continued pitching in the top of the eleventh, retiring three batters in order. Back to the Dodgers’ offense, the first two batters were retired, Ohtani was intentionally walked again, but Betts recorded his first hit of the game. Freeman’s routine fly ball was caught.

In the top of the twelfth, Kirk was walked, and Straw attempted a bunt with a short bat but failed, though pinch runner Tyler Heineman safely reached first. Clement grounded out up the middle but advanced a runner. Schneider hit a weak grounder to third base; Muncy tried to complete a force out at the bag, but the runner beat him, loading the bases.

At this critical moment, the Dodgers brought in Clayton Kershaw to face left-handed hitter Lukes, successfully escaping the bases-loaded jam. Braydon Fisher struck out Smith, and the Blue Jays changed pitchers to Eric Lauer, who retired Muncy and then Hernández, who flew out under pressure.

In the top of the thirteenth, the Dodgers introduced flamethrower Edgardo Henriquez, who retired Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and struck out Kiner-Falefa. A 101-mph fastball hit Varsho, but Heineman ended the inning with a fly out.

In the bottom of the thirteenth, Edman led off with a deep double. The Dodgers replaced him with Miguel Rojas as a pinch hitter, successfully executing a bunt to advance the runner to third. The Dodgers then sent in Alex Call as a pinch hitter, who hit a foul pop up for the second out. They intentionally walked Ohtani and again intentionally walked Betts to face Freeman, who failed to deliver, flying out deep to leave the bases loaded.

Henriquez remained dominant in the fourteenth, retiring three Blue Jays in a row, keeping the Dodgers’ chance alive. Lauer continued pitching and nearly gave up a walk-off hit to Smith, who was caught near the wall. Muncy drew a walk, Hernández singled through the middle, Edman flied out for the second out, and Rojas grounded out, ending the threat again.

The World Series saw its second game extend to the fifteenth inning as the Dodgers brought in their tenth pitcher, Will Klein. He struck out the first batter he faced, retired Lukes, allowed a hit to Guerrero, and then struck out Kiner-Falefa to end the inning.

In the bottom of the fifteenth, after Call was retired, Ohtani was intentionally walked for the fourth time in the game, setting a record as the first player ever to be intentionally walked four times in a World Series game. Betts flew out again, and Freeman hit hard but was caught, pushing the game into the sixteenth inning.

Klein pitched a clean second inning, retiring the side in order. Smith, who missed a chance to be the hero earlier, struck out again, as did Muncy. Hernández’s deep fly ball to center field still failed to clear the fence.

In the seventeenth inning, Klein remained on the mound, quickly retiring Clement on two pitches, striking out Giménez on a fastball, and making a spectacular defensive play on a sharply hit ball from Schneider.

In the bottom half, the Blue Jays brought in their ninth pitcher, Brendon Little, who struck out Edman with a beautiful curveball. Rojas grounded out to shortstop, Call singled, and then Ohtani came to bat. The pitcher struggled, issuing a walk, and all nine batters reached base, with Betts hitting a fly ball again.

In the top of the eighteenth, Lukes hit solidly but was caught by Freeman. Guerrero was walked, and Kiner-Falefa’s grounder to short almost resulted in a double play but ended as a fielder’s choice. Varsho worked a 10-pitch at-bat to earn a walk. With runners on first and second, Klein threw a wild pitch, allowing the runners to advance to second and third, before striking out Heineman in a key moment.

In the bottom of the eighteenth, Freeman delivered a walk-off home run over the center field wall, rescuing the Dodgers and giving them a 2-1 lead in the World Series.