What could have been a celebration not seen since 1993 will have to wait for another day.
The Blue Jays fell 3-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 Friday night, leaving the World Series tied at three games apiece.
The winner-take-all finale is Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET. Max Scherzer will take the hill for Toronto. The Dodgers had not announced their starter by the end of the game.
Jays starter Kevin Gausman pitched another gem, striking out seven of the first nine Dodgers batters he faced.
But like Game 2, Gausman had one stumble, this time in the top of the third. A Will Smith double brought a run home, before Mookie Betts knocked in two more.
In the home half of the third, Addison Barger hit a leadoff double. George Springer, back in the lineup after missing the last two games, brought Barger home to get the Jays within two.
But that was all they could muster for most of the game.
The bottom of the ninth brought more drama, and had some similarities to 1993.
The inning started with Alejandro Kirk getting hit by a pitch to leadoff. Kirk was pulled for pinch-runner Myles Straw.
Barger, who has had a stellar series, drove the ball deep to left for what looked like at least a double, but the ball became wedged under the padding at the Rogers Centre. Straw and Barger came all the way around for what appeared to be a game-tying inside-the-park home run.
But the umpires ruled the ball was dead and but Straw at third and Barger at second, still with nobody out. The Dodgers outfielders appeared to attempt to play the ball, but the call was confirmed after replay review.
Ernie Clement popped out, Andres Gimenez hit a line drive to left and Barger was doubled off second. Game over. Champagne put back on ice for the time being.
Saturday will be just the third Game 7 in Blue Jays history. Most recently, they defeated the Seattle Mariners in the ALCS just 12 days ago. The other was way back in 1985, when they lost the ALCS to the Kansas City Royals.
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