ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Mookie Betts streaked home with the go-ahead run and later homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers won their first World Series championship since 1988, taking advantage of a hotly debated pitching change by the Tampa Bay Rays to win 3-1 in Game 6.
The Dodgers posted the best record in the majors during this pandemic-shortened season, then rallied in the final game to claim a most elusive crown.
Rays starter Blake Snell struck out nine and seemed to be in complete control with a 1-0 lead when manager Kevin Cash pulled him with one out and a runner on first in the sixth.