"The Dodgers and Blue Jays competed at an exceptional level in the longest game in World Series history by innings and second longest by time. They punched and counterpunched, emptied their benches and bullpens. They executed with wizardry and found pieces of themselves they didn't know existed. And in the 18th inning, it was Freddie Freeman, already the hero of last year's World Series, who deposited a center-cut sinker from Brendon Little over the center-field fence 406 feet away."
"The stars were plentiful, and in the aftermath of the lunacy, one of them stood in the Dodgers' clubhouse, still trying to process what happened. Will Klein, the last man out of the Dodgers' bullpen, a reliever who had topped out this year at two innings and 36 pitches, threw four innings of one-hit ball and struck out five on 72 pitches."
Game 3 lasted 6 hours, 39 minutes and ended at 11:50 p.m. PT with the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in 18 innings. The contest became the longest World Series game by innings and the second-longest by time, featuring emptied benches and bullpens and high-level execution from both clubs. Freddie Freeman hit a center-cut sinker from Brendon Little over the center-field fence for the walk-off home run. The game involved 609 total pitches, 37 runners left on base, 25 position players, 19 pitchers, and drew 52,654 fans at Dodger Stadium.
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