The Los Angeles Dodgers, fueled by a three-run third inning and another dominant pitching performance from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 to force a decisive World Series game seven.

The defending champion Dodgers had to dig deep to thwart the Blue Jays’ ninth-inning rally bid and knot Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven championship series at three games apiece.

They kept their bid for the first title repeat in 25 years alive while the Blue Jays will be aiming to claim their first title in 32 years when they host game seven on Sunday at 11am AEDT.

It could have been a very different result, however, if it wasn’t for the quick thinking of outfielder Justin Dean.

Dean was inserted into the game as a defensive replacement in the bottom of the ninth when Addison Bang

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