Second baseman made a great catch on throw from left field, helped secure incredible 3-1 win for Los Angeles.
Heading into Game 6 of the 2025 World Series on Friday night, Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas focused on the team's resiliency in the face of struggles.
Dodgers Roundtable writer Anthony Arroyo wrote up a stellar story about Rojas ahead of Friday night's first pitch.
Look at Rojas at second base, making sure that he had his foot on the base. Toronto Blue Jays baserunner Addison Barger really made a boneheaded play by not staying closer to second base.
Well, Barger's miscue became Rojas' World Series-saving pick at second. Of course, Dodgers left fielder Kiké Hernández deserves a ton of credit for making sure he got an accurate throw off to Rojas.
Toronto manager John Schneider has announced that Max Scherzer will start Game 7 on Saturday night. Scherzer also started the last World Series Game 7, getting a no-decision when the Washington Nationals won the 2019 World Series over the Houston Astros.
If Dodgers manager Dave Roberts chooses to let Game 6 reliever Tyler Glasnow, who picked up the save, to start in Game 7, then it will be a rematch from Game 3. You remember Game 3, don't you Dodgers fans? Freddie Freeman played hero with his 18th inning solo home run to secure a 6-5 win.
"This is do or die," Roberts said after the game about making the move to Glasnow in the ninth, according to MLB.com. "You’ve got to leave it all out there and pick up the pieces. I just felt right there, Roki wasn't as sharp and I felt right there Glas is a guy that has swing-and-miss stuff, and I just wanted to bet on him."
Scherzer, 41, will become only the fourth pitcher to start multiple World Series winner-take-all Game 7s after Bob Gibson (1964, ’67, ’68), Lew Burdette and Don Larsen (both 1957 and ’58).
There also needs to be a word or two shared about Dodgers center fielder Justin Dean, who came on in a defensive switch for Tommy Edman in center field. When Barger hit a ground-rule double to left-center field, Dean immediately raised his hands to notify umpires that the ball got stuck at the bottom of the outfield wall.
After an umpires' review, Myles Straw, who was pinch-running for Alejandro Kirk, and Barger were sent back to third and second base, respectively. But Ernie Clement popped out to first baseman Freddie Freeman. Then Andrés Giménez lined into the game-ending double play.
Here are some Game 7 statistics to think about, Dodgers fans.
According to MLB.com, in best-of-seven series with the current 2-3-2 format, teams that have won Game 6 in order to force a Game 7 have won that series 35 of 56 times (62.5%). That includes these Blue Jays rallying against the Mariners, at home, in the ALCS.
With a Game 6 win, the Dodgers clearly have the momentum on their side. The Blue Jays wanted to get the job done on Friday night. To be honest, if that ball had not gotten stuck as it did, Straw probably would have scored to make the game 3-2 at that point.
But the baseball gods smiled on Los Angeles.
The Dodgers pulled off a game-winning trick. Now can they pick up a World Series treat on Saturday night?
Game 7 will start at 8 p.m. Eastern and be shown on Fox. Joe Davis and John Smoltz will have the call for Fox with Kevin Burkhardt, David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, and Derek Jeter handling pre-game and post-game shows from Rogers Centre.
Dodgers fans, if you want to hear the home radio call but don't live in the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, then you can catch it on SiriusXM. You will need a subscription to listen to the game, though.
It might be worth making a purchase to hear what amounts to be a classic Game 7, MLB style.