Dodgers, World Series and Blue Jays
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Seeking to spark a scuffling Dodgers offense, manager Dave Roberts shook up his lineup one more time with the season on the line in Game 6 of the World Series on Friday night at Rogers Centre.
Three of them come in a three-run rally against Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman, with Will Smith’s two-out double and Mookie Betts’ two-run single producing all the runs they needed to
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts did not commit to making any changes to his lineup ahead of Game 6.
On a roster full of superstars, Hernández has served as a utility player and culture-builder in Los Angeles for nine of his 12 seasons in the big leagues. Hernández batted .203/.255/.366 with 10 homers and 35 RBIs in 92 games last year, and he wasn’t any better in the playoffs, going 5-for-28 (.179) in the World Series.
With the 2025 season now concluded, we’ll keep track of every transaction by the Dodgers for the entire offseason here, beginning with the advent of free agency on November 2 until the start of spring training.
But as the Dodgers proved last season in their Division Series comeback against the Padres, they’re never out of it. A lineup that is deep with starting pitching that good and a roster and coaching staff filled with playoff tested veterans should never be discounted. But yet the Blue Jays have them on the brink of elimination.