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Dodgers’ Miguel Rojas ties things up with 9th-inning home run
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Miguel Rojas may have gotten the biggest home run of his MLB carer during Game 7 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night.
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Going into the game, both teams were even at three games apiece. Los Angeles had a 2-1 lead before Toronto took Games 4 and 5. The Dodgers refused to back down, stunning the Toronto crowd with a crucial Game 6 win on Friday.
Rojas came up to bat in the top of the ninth inning. He hasn't landed a home since September 19, going quiet in that area throughout the entire month of October. He refused to let that continue starting the month of November, blasting the solo shot out of left field.
Rojas achieved a unique feat with that clutch homer, per reporter Jesse Rogers.
" Miguel Rojas hit the 2nd game-tying or go-ahead home run in the 9th inning or later in a winner-take-all game in World Series history. The other is Bill Mazeroski's walk-off HR in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series," Rogers wrote.
How Miguel Rojas, Dodgers played against Blue Jays
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Miguel Rojas' clutch homer changed the atmosphere of the game as the Dodgers secured a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays to repeat as World Series champions.
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Toronto had the momentum throughout the early portions of the game, taking a 3-0 lead in the third inning with a three-tun homer from Bo Bichette . Despite this, Los Angeles didn't lose confidence as they fought back in the last eight innings of the game.
Teoscar Hernandez , Tommy Edman , Max Munch, Rojas, and Will Smith made crucial plays in their at-bats. They led the comeback for the Dodgers to reclaim the throne as champions after fighting through adversity all game on the road.
Shohei Ohtani started on the mound as he lasted 2.1 innings, striking out three batters while conceding five hits and three runs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned the win as he closed out the last three innings, shutting the Blue Jays down in a huge way.
The Dodgers will enjoy the entirety of the offseason before retooling the roster to prepare for the path of a three-peat.
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