Freddie Freeman dug into the batter's box to lead off the bottom of the 18th inning of Game 3 with one hit and two walks in his previous eight trips to the plate.
In this World Series, he had just two hits in 12 at-bats (.167) and was hitting just .216 over 13 games this postseason.
But none of that mattered when Freeman sent a 3-2 slider from Blue Jays reliever Brendon Little deep into the Chavez Ravine night and over the center field wall to end the second-longest game in World Series history and give the Dodgers a thrilling 6-5 victory.
"My swings were getting better as the game was going on. I thought I had a couple hits in, I don't know, 21 innings ago," Freeman said with only a slight exaggeration. "It just felt like my swing was getting better and better."
Fortunately for Freeman, he could rely on muscle memory – having been in a similar situation in the Fall Classic just last year.
