Yoshinobu Yamamoto became the first pitcher since 2001 to complete two consecutive games in a postseason, and he was once again the protagonist in Game 6 of the 2025 World Series. The Japanese pitcher threw six solid innings on Friday, leaving the 3-1 lead in favor of the Los Angeles Dodgers before handing over the spotlight to his bullpen.
With the season hanging by a thread, the Dodgers’ relievers came in rested after the day off following Game 5, as the series returned to Canada. Tyler Glasnow – the Game 3 starter – was not initially in Dave Roberts’ plans for relief. However, the manager gambled on him at the most decisive moment of the game. And the veteran responded like a true ace.
“I won’t lie, I didn’t think I was going to come in,” Glasnow confessed after the win, speaking to SportsNet LA. “But when the game got a little tense at the end, I thought: ‘OK, there’s a good chance I’m going to come in.'”
Sasaki and Wrobleski delivered, but Glasnow sealed the story
After Yamamoto’s 96 pitches, Roberts turned to Justin Wrobleski in the seventh inning. The second-year left-hander delivered a third consecutive scoreless appearance against Toronto. Then it was the turn of the young Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, who went from starter to closer during the series.
Sasaki escaped the eighth inning unscathed, despite a single and a walk, but in the ninth he suffered again. A hit by pitch to Alejandro Kirk and a ground-rule double by Addison Barger set off the alarm bells: the tying run was on second and there were no outs. That’s when Glasnow received the most important call of his career.
The save that keeps the Dodgers alive
With just three pitches, Glasnow solved the crisis: a fly ball to the outfield and a line drive that ended in a double play (7-4) ended the game. In this way, the right-hander got his first save in the Major Leagues and became the unexpected hero of the Dodgers, who forced an exciting Game 7 on Saturday.“It’s amazing. I still don’t quite get it. To come out of the lottery and get a save in the World Series is crazy,” said the 31-year-old pitcher.
With this victory, the Dodgers keep alive their hopes of winning a new World Series title. The outcome will be decided in a seventh game that promises high emotions.
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