{"id":5465,"date":"2025-11-01T23:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T02:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/11\/01\/blue-jays-face-dodgers-in-toronto-for-winner-take-all-world-series-game-7\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T23:15:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T02:15:47","slug":"blue-jays-face-dodgers-in-toronto-for-winner-take-all-world-series-game-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/11\/01\/blue-jays-face-dodgers-in-toronto-for-winner-take-all-world-series-game-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays face Dodgers in Toronto for winner-take-all World Series Game 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-58821\">\n<div>\n<header>      <\/header>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/thegitchemanitou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/58821-blue-jays-face-dodgers-in-toronto-for-winner-take-all-world-series-game-7.jpg\" alt=\"blue-jays-face-dodgers-in-toronto-for-winner-take-all-world-series-game-7\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span>Blue Jays face Dodgers in Toronto for winner-take-all World Series Game 7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Jays pitcher Max Scherzer pitches to Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani in the first inning during game seven. (Kevin Sousa\/Imagn Images\/Reuters)The LatestNo score at the end of the first inning. The seven-game series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers is tied 3-3, with the winner of tonight\u2019s game taking home the World Series title.The Blue Jays are trying to win their third 3rd MLB title in franchise history. The other two were in 1992 and 1993.Jays veteran pitcher Max Scherzer will start tonight\u2019s game. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani is the Dodgers\u2019 starting pitcher.Blue Jays World Series champions and Hall of Famers Paul Molitor and Jack Morris will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.UpdatesNovember 29 minutes agoOhtani vs. ScherzerMyles DichterToronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer pitches to Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani in the first inning of Game 7 of the 2025 World Series. (Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images\/Reuters)In Game 3, the Dodgers two-way star doubled and homered off of Scherzer.Today, he began the game by lacing a single to right-centre field.But Scherzer retired the next three in order to shut down any threat. A solid start for the 41-year-old veteran, who\u2019s been in this exact spot before. Still, it\u2019s not too early to question if that will be his only matchup against Ohtani.12 minutes agoTop 1: Jays escape unscathed.John RietiVladdy makes an incredible diving stop to steal a hit from Will Smith and Scherzer settles in to strand Ohtani at third base.Phewf.26 minutes agoAbout that stuck ball\u2026Mark GollomSome fans have questioned the umpire\u2019s \u201cdead ball\u201d call after Addison Barger hit a ball that lodged itself between the outfield wall and the turf (They argue that had the umpire not made that call, the Jays would have been in a much stronger position to win Game 6).Yet a lot of fans at Rogers Centre felt the umpire made the right decision and it was just a bad break for the Jays.\u201cIt\u2019s the correct call. It\u2019s 100 per cent the correct call,\u201d said Lorne Yuffe. \u201cI\u2019ve played baseball for years and I know the rules.\u201d\u201cUnfortunately that\u2019s the way the cookie crumbles.\u201dBen Sherman also agreed with the call, saying it was disappointing but a rule is a rule.\u201cI think it was the right call,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable how those types of things that you\u2019ve never seen before happen in that moment.\u201dNovember 133 minutes agoExperienced JaysMyles DichterToronto Blue Jays right-fielder George Springer takes the field before Game 7 of the World Series. ( Nick Turchiaro\/Imagn Images\/Reuters)In the bottom of the first inning of Game 7 of the 2019 World Series, Houston Astros outfielder George Springer stepped into the batter\u2019s box to face Washington Nationals starter Max Scherzer.Springer flied out to centre field. Now, he\u2019s teammates with Scherzer \u2014 and once again, he\u2019ll lead off while Scherzer starts a World Series Game 7.This is actually Springer\u2019s third winner-takes-championship game, having also played in Game 7 of the 2017 World Series against the Dodgers.We\u2019ll find out soon if that big-game experience pays off.34 minutes agoOhtani vs. Scherzer: What say the fansMark GollomJays fan Matt Black, with his daughter Ava, weighed in on tonight\u2019s starting pitchers.  (Mark Gollom\/CBC)At Rogers Centre, Jays fans weighed in on tonight\u2019s starting pitching matchup: Jays veteran Max Scherzer versus two-way Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.\u201cI\u2019m not scared of Ohtani,\u201d said Andrae Anglin. \u201cMax at this stage [you] don\u2019t know if he\u2019ll be on or off. He knows how big this game is. I think he\u2019s going to give it all that he has.\u201dRob Convery said he thinks Scherzer has the advantage because he\u2019s pitched in this kind of situation before (Scherzer started Game 7 of the 2019 World Series).As for Ohtani, Convery thinks George Springer \u201cis going to light up Ohtani on his first pitch.\u201dJ.J Anderson said he believes the Jays hitters will be able to get to Ohtani, although he does have some concerns about Scherzer because of where he is in his career.\u201cBut if he\u2019s like he\u2019s been for most of the playoffs, I\u2019m pretty sure it will be a fun matchup.\u201dAs for fan Matt Black, he summed up the matchup succinctly: \u201cI love Scherzer. Mad Max!\u201d39 minutes agoToronto wants the World SeriesJohn RietiToronto Blue Jays fans rush to gain a vantage point as gates open at the Rogers Centre ahead of Game 7. (Chris Young\/The Canadian Press)Who will win tonight? I have no idea.This I\u2019m certain of: Toronto is ready to erupt if the Blue Jays pull it off. Jays logos are everywhere downtown right now and fans have flooded the core. The Leafs\u2019 and Raptors\u2019 seasons have started, but make no mistake, it\u2019s a baseball city right now. 40 minutes agoFirst roar of the nightMyles DichterScherzer came trotting out to the bullpen, looking focused as ever. And all of a sudden \u2014 still over a half-hour from first pitch \u2014 this place got loud.The 41-year-old didn\u2019t acknowledge the crowd. He simply placed his glove on the field, and began warming up for the biggest game of the season.Calling Mad Max \u201clocked in\u201d is an understatement. \ud83d\ude33 pic.twitter.com\/9LvoemG0w3\u2014PitchingNinja41 minutes agoAll eyes on BargerMyles DichterThe Blue Jays right-fielder has become a main character of this World Series, from his pinch-hit grand slam in Game 1 to his lodged ball and base-running blunder last night.Thanks to his strong .467 batting average this series, Schneider bumped him to fifth in the batting order while moving Daulton Varsho to seventh.Will the moment come to him again? And can he deliver one night after a wild finish to Game 6?48 minutes agoCanada\u2019s team?Mark GollomJeremy Seitz came from Saskatchewan to be in Toronto for tonight\u2019s game. (Mark Gollom\/CBC)Tim Buchanan is certainly an example of why the Jays have been dubbed \u201cCanada\u2019s team.\u201d Buchanan flew from his hometown in New Brunswick to be in Toronto tonight.\u201cThis is unbelievable. It\u2019s something that may never happen again in my lifetime so we had to be here,\u201d he said.Jeremy Seitz said he came from Saskatchewan to watch the Jays win the World Series tonight.The Jays will obviously take it tonight, he said, mostly because of their hitting.\u201cWe\u2019ve been fans for a long time,\u201d he said. \u201cCame here with the hopes they\u2019re going to win and we believe they\u2019re going to win.\u201d\u201cIf we didn\u2019t believe it we wouldn\u2019t be here from Saskatchewan.\u201d51 minutes agoErnie Clement\u2019s joyful approachJohn RietiJays\u2019 Ernie Clement: \u2018My favourite team I\u2019ve ever been a part of\u2019Blue Jays utility infielder Ernie Clement was asked at a news conference before Game 7 how he would want this Jays team to be defined. He highlighted the team\u2019s close-knit nature, saying, \u2018You get to play with 30 of your best friends.\u2019If you don\u2019t already love Ernie Clement, may I present this absolute gem of a quote:\u201cNo matter how tonight goes this is the most fun I\u2019ve ever had playing baseball,\u201d he told reporters ahead of Game 7.It feels like Clement has played this entire season with a smile on his face (perhaps except for that stretch where he kept getting hit by pitches).He\u2019s also on a 12-game post-season hitting streak. One more and he\u2019ll break the Jays\u2019 franchise record. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Jays face Dodgers in Toronto for winner-take-all World Series Game 7 Jays pitcher Max Scherzer pitches to Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani in the first inning during game seven. (Kevin Sousa\/Imagn Images\/Reuters)The LatestNo score at the end of the first inning. 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