Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Will Smith singed a slider into the left field bullpen to cap a dramatic Game 7, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Toronto Blue Jays in extra innings for their second consecutive World Series title Sunday in Toronto.
"What a game," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on the Fox broadcast after the 5-4 triumph. "Baseball is the greatest game ever invented We gave everybody a show."
Smith's 11th-inning blast crushed the home crowd, which watched the Blue Jays lose a three-run lead, including a 4-3 edge in the ninth inning at Rogers Centre.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who led Los Angeles to a Game 6 victory Friday in Toronto, allowed one hit and no runs over the final 2 2/3 innings of Game 7 en route to World Series MVP honors.
"It's a special group of guys," said Smith, who set a record for the most innings (73) caught in World Series history. "We just never gave up, kept fighting, pitching our [expletive] off, hitting, great at-bats.
