"Freeman's 18th-inning blast in the 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays spared Yamamoto from making an emergency relief appearance only two days after pitching a complete game, but there was nonetheless something heroic about him warming up because the only alternative to him scaling the mound in the next inning would have been for a position player to do so."
"Shohei Ohtani stepped back from the party at home plate during which the Dodgers celebrated Freddie Freeman's latest World Series walk-off home run. Ohtani set off for another destination. With his left arm wrapped around Roki Sasaki, Ohtani ran toward his team's bullpen, from which Yoshinobu Yamamoto emerged. When Yamamoto intercepted his two countrymen on the left-field turf, Ohtani pulled him in with his free arm. Joined by their interpreters, the players embraced each other in celebration, jumping up and down."
Freddie Freeman hit an 18th-inning walk-off home run, giving the Dodgers a 6-5 victory and a 2-1 edge in the World Series. The game lasted 6 hours, 39 minutes and featured nine Dodgers relievers following starter Tyler Glasnow, with five pitching more than an inning. Will Klein, a journeyman reliever who began the season in the minors, delivered four critical scoreless innings as the bullpen's last resort. Yoshinobu Yamamoto warmed up to pitch despite throwing a complete game two days earlier, and teammates Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki embraced him in a bullpen celebration.
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