World Series Game 6: Los Angeles Dodgers v Toronto Blue Jays – live buildup

11.57pm GMT National Anthems! The American anthem is up first. John Vincent sounds like Frank Sinatra, which is kind of crazy. Am I right? He goes with a long “freeeeeeeeeee” and then extends the end. It’s a bit much and takes away from what was otherwise rock solid. 7/10. Now it’s O Canada! David Grenon seems to be something of a regular up in Toronto. Excellent work right there – steady with some umph. I’d give it 7.75/10. 11.53pm GMT Email! Roger Kirkby is back! “All the marbles are on the table, but I don’t think they will be picked up tonight. Those Dodger wood slingers can’t be kept quiet forever. We will all be back tomorrow and that’s what we want. The ultimate game seven do or to die for.” I wouldn’t complain. 11.49pm GMT This seems about right. Let us pray! 11.42pm GMT E-mail! David Athya writes: “As a neutral I’m wanting a Game 7 (and more Guardian coverage!) There’s a good chance of that with Yamamoto on the mound tonight. The Dodgers offence needs to produce more though. Will Mookie Betts finally show up in this series?Springer back for Blue Jays is a huge boost and also replacing Kiner-Falefa who was maybe the only player in the line up not contributing. I’ll say Dodgers to edge a close one this evening.” I think if Betts starts hitting it will be contagious. Myself and everyone else are really curious as to what Springer can do. Usually side injuries like that are so tough. I’m no doctor (true story) but it seems a bit wild that he’s back already! 11.36pm GMT No stick! It’s the question all of LA is trying to answer – what happened to LA’s bats? They’ve all but dissipated in these playoffs, odd considering the monsters they have in the lineup. Who can match Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman, not to mention the threatening ex-Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez and the postseason beast Kike Hernandez. The Dodgers have hit a menial .201/.296/.354/.651 this series, which for those of you who may not be familiar with such stats, is just nonsensical considering the pricey talent LA carry to the diamond. This in contrast to the Jays more robust outfit that have outscored their competition by 29 runs to 18 over the first five games. Gulp! So basically, LA need to figure out how to turn this thing around before Game 8. Last time out against Gausman, they were stymied by his splitter through six, finally catching on an inning later when a Will Smith home run gave the Dodgers all they would need in a 5-1 win. Can LA make an early-game statement by getting to the Jays veteran hurler early? 11.16pm GMT You are looking live... …at our rolling coverage of Game 6 of the World Series! I’m your host, David Lengel, and I could not be more ready to bring you the print play-by-play of the upcoming Fall Classic encounter between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays. Especially because this is an elimination game and the “piece of metal” – which is how MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred – once described the World Series trophy – is in the house. The Rogers Centre in downtown Tdot is buzzing with the expectation of a third Jays championship, that is, if they can fend off LA one last time. If they can, it will be a worst-to-first meteoric rise for the club that barely anyone (except me) picked to unseat the champs. All that said, if the Dodgers somehow remember how to hit, there’s every chance that this Fall Classic could extend until Saturday for a winner take all Game 7, which surely all baseball fans with no skin in the game would sign up for right now. For LA, the pitching piece they want on the hill is making the start: Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw all nine innings in his brilliant, crucial Game 2 performance which leveled the series for the Dodgers. Toronto’s hurler will be Kevin Gausman, who matched Yamamoto pitch-for-pitch that evening, at one point retiring 17 straight batters, until unraveling in the 7th inning. So we have pair of aces and two great teams that are sprinting towards the conclusion of the 2025 season preparing to entertain all of us, and who could ask for anything more? We’ll have more pregame fodder as we head towards first pitch, but for now, why not join the show and share your thoughts with all of us! You can email me right here. Do it – I’ll make you famous. More to come – stick with us! 11.15pm GMT The city of Toronto is buzzing with the Blue Jays one win from their third World Series title and first in 32 years. Here’s a look at how some of the home fans have gussied up for the occasion as they descend on Rogers Centre for tonight’s Game 6. 11.00pm GMT David will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s a look back at Wednesday’s Game 5. Related: Blue Jays on brink of World Series crown after Yesavage tames Dodgers in Game 5