"LOS ANGELES Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice in another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in Game 3 on Monday night to win a World Series classic. The defending champion Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup and still have a chance to win the title at home something they haven't done since 1963."
"Freeman connected off left-hander Brendon Little, sending a 406-foot drive to straightaway center field to finally end a game that lasted 6 hours, 39 minutes, and matched the longest by innings in postseason history. The only other Series contest to go 18 innings was Game 3 at Dodger Stadium seven years ago. Freeman's current teammate, Max Muncy, won that one for Los Angeles with an 18th-inning homer against the Boston Red Sox in a game that took 7 hours, 20 minutes."
"Will Klein, the last reliever left in the Dodgers' bullpen, got the biggest win of his career. He allowed one hit over four shutout innings and threw 72 pitches twice as many as his previous high in the majors. As the hours crept by, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. munched on an apple at the dugout railing. A staffer brought a fruit tray into the dugout and the Toronto slugger helped himself to another piece."
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an 18-inning World Series Game 3, taking a 2-1 series lead. Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th, a 406-foot drive to straightaway center that ended the 6-hour, 39-minute game. Shohei Ohtani hit two solo homers, including a seventh-inning shot that tied the score. Will Klein worked four shutout innings, allowing one hit and throwing 72 pitches. Long drives by Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez died on the warning track earlier. Fans, including Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax, stayed until the game's dramatic finish.
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