"In the end, the comeback team just couldn't muster one more. The Toronto Blue Jays lost Game 7 of the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 in 11 innings on Saturday in Toronto, marking the Dodgers' second straight championship. In the other dugout, the Blue Jays were vying for their first title in 32 years. But it wasn't to be, as Will Smith's 11th-inning home run to left field ultimately proved to be the difference."
"During the regular season, the Blue Jays led MLB with 49 comeback wins a stat they wore as a badge of honour, a statement of their never-say-die attitude. And so even when their 3-0 lead had evaporated into a 5-4 deficit in the 11th, they could plausibly still employ the classic line: got em right where we want em. Instead, the Blue Jays let their final opportunity slip through their fingers."
"We had our chances. We had our chances to beat them soundly. But we didn't. And that's baseball, Blue Jays manager John Schneider said, fighting back tears while he battled through his post-game press conference. WATCH | Jays players on the Game 7 loss: The Blue Jays fell 5-4 to the Los Angeles Dodgers during extra innings in Game 7 of the World Series. Here's what was on some players' minds following the loss."
The Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 in 11 innings in Game 7, enabling the Dodgers to win a second straight championship. Will Smith hit a decisive 11th-inning home run to left field after the Blue Jays' earlier 3-0 lead evaporated. Toronto led MLB with 49 comeback wins during the regular season and loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, but could not plate the winning run. Miguel Rojas tied the game with a shocking ninth-inning homer off closer Jeff Hoffman, who said he cost everyone a World Series ring. Manager John Schneider fought back tears while reflecting on missed chances.
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