ET. All of those different looks on the mound can make it harder for hitters, but it also means a lesser pitcher might be forced into the game, and Roberts has several more innings to cover. The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the World Series to clinch their first title since 1988. That's just not right.". Rays Manager Kevin Cash has been quick to yank his starter before they run into trouble the third time through an opponent’s order. Wendle snared a line drive by A.J. They gathered in an area of their quarantine hotel near Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, for a catered meal of local food. In came Julio Urias, who has been terrific for the Dodgers this postseason, to get the final out of the inning. Commissioner Rob Manfred wrote in his report on the Astros that their rule-breaking continued during the 2017 postseason, but concluded in a later report that the evidence was insufficient to prove that the Red Sox had used in-game video to decode signs during the 2018 postseason.). Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports, via Reuters. (M.L.B. So proud of this team & unbelievably happy for the City of LA.". Tampa Bay starter Blake Snell bit his lip and shook his head. Fifth Inning: Blake Snell continues to cut down the Dodgers. "It's just a special group of players, organization, all that we've kind of overcome.". But the Rays did nothing else with a runner in scoring position as Mike Zunino struck out, Ji-Man Choi walked and then Arozarena struck out. Turner tweeted. Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Players were handed face masks as they gathered for their post-game celebration, although many of their embraces came mask-free even after Turner's positive test. In his career, the numbers are much better in this instances: .247 with a .742 O.P.S. Ninth Inning: The Dodgers are World Series champions. He smashed an 89-mile-per-hour slider from Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin. He has allowed just one hit in five innings. Mookie Betts celebrated after his solo homer in the eighth. Commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed Turner's positive test moments after presenting the World Series trophy to Los Angeles — a jarring reminder of all that's been different in this season in which the perennially favored Dodgers finally broke through. And all Snell could do was watch from the dugout when Anderson coughed up a double to Mookie Betts, Barnes scored on a wild pitch and then Betts gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead on Corey Seager’s fielder’s choice. Brusdar Graterol made a jubilant exit from the game in the seventh. Randy Arozarena hit a solo home run in the first inning for the Rays. Choi, who had mostly been in the cleanup spot this month, is hitting .263 with two home runs and nine walks this postseason. The Dodgers’ bullpen has allowed just one hit since starter Tony Gonsolin was pulled from the game with two outs in the second inning. Shockingly, it was July 21, 2019. Another 1-2-3 inning from Alex Wood. He has induced some bad swings from Dodgers hitters and struck out five through two innings on only 24 pitches. Urias tossed the final two and one-third innings to seal the Dodgers’ victory and the seventh World Series title in franchise history. Mookie Betts, who came to the Dodgers to make a World Series difference, had a mad dash to home plate in the sixth inning to put Los Angeles over the top. The Dodgers’ last title was in 1988 — when Tommy Lasorda was their manager and pitcher Orel Hershiser their star — but they have come close a few times since. Trailing 1-0 in the sixth inning, the Dodgers were given new life when Rays Manager Kevin Cash lifted his starting pitcher, Blake Snell, with one out. Second Inning: Blake Snell looks dominant for the Rays. They have been penalized by Major League Baseball for sign-stealing schemes that broke the rules in each of those seasons. Pollock and made a nifty play down the third base line on a ground ball by Austin Barnes. Mookie Betts clobbered a solo blast off Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks to give the Dodgers a 3-1 lead and a bit more breathing room for what might be the final inning of their title-winning season. Two back-end relievers Blake Treinen and Kenley Jansen are looming for Los Angeles. Enrique Hernandez, a Dodgers utility player since 2015, said this when asked what the talk around the team was entering Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday: “That we hope the roof is closed because it’s freezing.”. Alex Wood cruised through his first inning for Los Angeles. The Dodgers are confident, thanks to a talented team and a closed roof. After over a month of intense League of Legends action, its biggest annual tournament has concluded, and South Korean team DAMWON Gaming has managed to emerge victorious after a showdown against Suning in the grand finals. "We never stopped. Once it did, we kept rolling. The Dodgers celebrate defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the 2020 World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. Clayton Kershaw beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the second time in six days and the LA Dodgers held on for a 4-2 win Sunday night and a 3-2 World Series lead If there has been any weakness in the Dodgers’ offense, which led the major leagues in runs scored during the regular season, it has been against left-handers. The 35-year-old Turner has been a staple in the Dodgers' lineup for seven of their eight consecutive NL West titles. Seventh Inning: The parade of Dodgers relievers preserves the lead. Gonsolin tossed only one and two-third innings, but six Dodgers relievers held the Rays to just two more hits the rest of the game. Who won World Series 2020? In the 2017 World Series, the Dodgers came even closer to snapping their title drought by forcing a Game 7 against the Houston Astros, but then they lost that final contest, 5-1. Maybe he should have started instead of Tony Gonsolin? Snell struck out the side in the fourth inning on 16 pitches. Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts will most likely need Wood for several more innings as a bridge to the back end of the bullpen — Blake Treinen, Brusdar Graterol and Kenley Jansen. Dodgers win 2020 World Series | MLB.com. And the Dodgers smelled blood. Sixth Inning: The Dodgers take advantage after Snell leaves the game. Mookie Betts of the Dodgers celebrated his home run in the eighth inning of Game 6. A late-blooming slugger who helped reshape the game by succeeding with an upper-cut swing, Turner is LA's career leader with 12 postseason home runs, including a pair in this Series, in which he hit .364 and also played stellar defense. Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts turned to his sixth and seventh (seventh!) He is poised to go very deep into this game, but the Rays have given him little margin for error. But against southpaws, they had a .778 O.P.S., seventh best. Ji-Man Choi is hitting leadoff for the Rays in Game 6. More stout pitching by the Dodgers bullpen, which has done the heavy lifting tonight. ET. Brusdar Graterol faced three batters, got two outs and allowed a single to Mike Zunino. They posted an .837 on-base-plus-slugging percentage against right-handed pitchers, second best in baseball. This was the scene in the Dodgers’ dugout after their last trip to the World Series ended with a Game 5 loss to the Red Sox. But the Rays couldn’t solve a revolving door of Dodgers reliever. The Dodgers recorded back-to-back wins after the series was tied at 2-2 to win their first World Series in 32 years. The retractable roof at Globe Life Field is closed for Game 6, with temperatures in the low 40s in Arlington, Texas. Betts added a bit of breathing room for the Dodgers with a solo blast in the eighth inning. Blake Snell struck out five of the first six batters he faced. You can't say enough about what we did this season.". 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Arlington, Texas — No dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face — the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first World Series title since 1988 in a manner no one could have imagined prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Regardless, the Dodgers — one of M.L.B.’s marquee franchises and one of its top spenders year in and year out — are one win from winning a title they have so desperately sought and have been frustrated they couldn’t claim before. To get to say that and get to be part of that, it's so special no matter what," Kershaw said. We've got predictions. The Dodgers rushed the field after the final out. “We didn’t really talk about baseball,” Adames said. "The only thing that may have made it better would be to be at Dodger Stadium. “We’re just looking for a spark,” Cash said. Reliever Dylan Floro, not starter Tony Gonsolin, faced Arozarena. In the bottom half of the inning, the Dodgers made Blake Snell work for the first time. About 2½ weeks after the Lakers won the NBA title while finishing their season in the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, the Dodgers gave LA another championship in this year when the novel coronavirus pandemic has delayed, shortened and moved around sports seasons. Joc Pederson and Max Muncy belted solo homers in a 4-2 win that brought the Dodgers to the threshold of their seventh World Series title. Blake Snell, meanwhile, has continued to plow through the Dodgers lineup. And the roof was closed for the final one, with misty conditions and a game-time temperature of 39 degrees outside. Blake Snell is cruising. "If I could switch places with him right now, I would. This team was incredible," said Seager, also the NLCS MVP who had franchise records with his eight homers and 20 RBIs this postseason. If Urias stays efficient, Roberts could use him to at least get to the ninth inning, if not more, with the Dodgers leading 2-1. Often referred to as the "Fall Classic", the modern World Series has been played every year since … They still lead only 1-0. Julio Urias finished the job with a scoreless ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-1, in Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday to win their first title since 1988. In the 2018 World Series, they were dispatched in five games by the Boston Red Sox, who had one of the best seasons in baseball history. He returned about an hour after the game, hugging longtime teammate and star pitcher Clayton Kershaw and sitting front-and-center for a team photo next to manager Dave Roberts with his mask pulled down under his bushy beard. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) ... his 2020 postseason comes to … “Sitting around, one win away from a World Series, is going to be hard,” Kershaw said, referring to Monday’s off day. He also notched the final out of the fifth inning. He is making some of the best Dodgers hitters, such as Mookie Betts in the third inning and Corey Seager in the fourth inning, look silly. RELATED World Series: Kershaw, Bellinger guide Dodgers to Game 1 win over Rays It was his ninth home run of the 2020 playoffs, setting the MLB record for … He had allowed at least one run in six straight appearances entering Tuesday. fastball to fan Justin Turner. Hernandez said this year’s Dodgers were actually better than the ones that also reached the World Series in 2017 and 2018. Snell coughed up a one-out single to Austin Barnes — only his second hit allowed all game — and Cash hooked him after only 73 pitches. In the bottom of the frame, Rays starter Blake Snell looked much stronger, striking out the side on 12 pitches, including a 97 m.p.h. Hernandez and the Dodgers got their wish: The roof at Globe Life Field has been closed. 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They started the party without Justin Turner, too, after word was received late in the game that their red-headed star had tested positive for COVID-19. Although Cash’s decision to yank Snell will live in infamy among Rays fans, his team struggled, once again, to string together enough offense. Who will come up on top? And the expanded postseason, with 16 teams making it instead of 10, almost went the full distance. Oct. 20, 2020, 11:33 p.m. Snell had allowed only his second hit of the night, had struck out nine Dodgers and tossed just 73 pitches. By James Wagner. / CBS/AP. “It’s pretty cool to see a team not waver too much,” said Rays catcher Mike Zunino. “I liked the barbecue a lot,” said Rays Manager Kevin Cash, who had grown tired of the room service food from the hotel. "I had a crazy feeling that came to fruition," Roberts said. The 2020 World Series could wrap up Tuesday night. "We're still pretty confident we're the best team in baseball," Dodgers catcher Will Smith said, "and we're gonna win this thing." First Inning: Another game, another Randy Arozarena homer. What else is there to say about this guy? Julio Urias plowed through the Rays lineup for a 1-2-3 eighth inning, which allowed the Dodgers to extended their slim lead in the bottom of the frame. He was 8 for 55 (.145) with 22 strikeouts this postseason entering Game 6. The Dodgers advanced to the World Series in 2018 and 2019. Oct. 20, 2020, 11:33 p.m. Is this the year the win it all? pitchers of the night for the seventh inning. It was expected to be around 40 degrees and foggy in Arlington, Texas, by first pitch. Gonzalez was the fifth Dodgers pitcher of the night. Alex Wood produced the Dodgers’ first 1-2-3 inning of the game — against the heart of the Rays’ batting order, no less. Manuel Margot is tagged out at home. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. After a Game 5 win, a World Series title is in reach. Floro fanned Arozarena on three pitches, all changeups. Blake Snell didn’t look happy — and appeared to mutter an expletive to himself — when he saw his manager, Kevin Cash, walking toward him to remove him from the game. It marked the end of a frustrating championship drought for LA — and perhaps just the start for Betts and the Dodgers, whose seventh World Series title was their sixth since leaving Brooklyn for the West Coast in 1958. But Cash and the analytically inclined Rays believe in limiting starting pitchers’ exposure to an opposing lineup a third time in a game. There were plenty of fans in Dodgers blue at the new $1.2 billion home of the Texas Rangers, the stadium with the retractable roof where they played 16 games over three weeks. Dodgers must win World Series title for 2020 to be a success despite schedule quirks The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the MLB playoffs again. In addition to each league's three division winners, each league's three division runners-up qualified, and two additional wild card teams per league qualified based on win-loss record. In came Nick Anderson, who was one of the best relievers in baseball during the regular season but has looked worn down this postseason. For the Rays, shortstop Willy Adames helped his team get this far with fabulous defense and his contagiously cheerful attitude, but not with his bat. “Especially when you have been in the same hotel for four weeks now. have been frustrated they couldn’t claim before. Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2020 World Series Win Is Marred By Justin Turner’s Covid-19 Fiasco Anthony Witrado Senior Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. A wide open, 16-team playoff field will battle for the 2020 World Series. fastball for the third out. The powerhouse Dodgers got to the World Series by beating the Atlanta Braves in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday night, completing a rally from a 3-1 series deficit. The Dodgers now have a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series… Blake Snell, the Rays’ starter, has looked as sharp so far as he has in any other start this postseason. It wasn’t a bad pitch — it was just outside the strike zone — but Arozarena is so locked in and so strong that he flicked his bat and sent the ball over the right field fence. 2020 MLB Playoffs • Oddest World Series ends with most 2020 … The Dodgers then took a 2-1 lead when Corey Seager hit a ground ball to first baseman Ji-Man Choi and Betts beat Choi’s throw home. Randy Arozarena, the Rays’ breakout slugger, added to his major league record for most home runs in a single postseason, hitting his 10th in the first inning of Game 6 to give the Rays a 1-0 lead. If the Rays are going to force a Game 7, they will need more help from hitters not named Randy Arozarena. Remember: Snell hasn’t completed six innings this postseason. We have new World Series champs! Who Won Worlds Series 2020? Can't believe I couldn't be out there to celebrate with my guys! Fourth Inning: The Rays’ fragile lead stays intact. Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts didn’t want Gonsolin facing Arozarena again, as Arozarena homered off him in the first inning. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 on Tuesday, clinching their franchise’s seventh World Series championship. Betts bolted from third for the go-ahead run on Seager's infield grounder, then led off the eighth with a punctuating homer. Kevin Kiermaier, who has had a good World Series at the plate, is now 7 for 17 in the series after his second-inning double with one out. 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