LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Freddie Freeman delivered a walk-off home run in the 18th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays late on Monday in a game that tied for the longest in World Series history.

The 18 innings tied the mark set by the Dodgers and Boston Red Sox in 2018 and the game was the second longest in a World Series by duration, lasting almost six hours and 40 minutes.

The win gave hosts Los Angeles a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

“It’s one of the greatest World Series games of all time,” manager Dave Roberts said. “I’m spent emotionally … fortunately for the Dodgers we got Freddie Freeman on our team.”

Freeman, who also delivered a walk-off grand slam in last year’s World Series against the New York Yankees, homered off Brendon L

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