Dodgers' World Series hopes on the line in Game 6 against Blue Jays

Dodgers fighting to extend World Series in Toronto

FOX 11's Matthew Seedorff takes us to Toronto in the hours ahead of Game 6 of the World Series.

TORONTO (KTTV) - The Los Angeles Dodgers are entering Game 6 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays with their backs against the wall. The Blue Jays are currently up 3-2 in the series, with Game 6 and a possible Game 7 set to take place at Rogers Centre.

What we know:

The Dodgers are fighting to win back-to-back World Series championships. They won Games 2 and 3, with the latter going 18 innings and lasting 6 hours and 39 minutes. The Blue Jays have battled back, taking a commanding 3-2 lead in the series. Toronto is now one win away from being World Series champions for the first time since 1993.

The Dodgers will send out Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 6 to extend the series and save their season. Yamamoto delivered one of the most brilliant performances of the World Series so far, throwing a complete game in the Dodgers’ Game 2 win.

Fans brace for Game 6 in Toronto

The Dodgers will try to keep their hopes alive for their first back-to-back World Series championships Friday in Toronto, with history against them.

Meanwhile, the Blue Jays will start Kevin Gausman, hoping to clinch the World Series on Friday. Gausman faced Yamamoto in Game 2 and pitched well but didn’t match Yamamoto.

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What they're saying:

"I think that I’m in good spirits, our coaches are. What better way to win a World Series than in Game 7? But we gotta win tomorrow," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Thursday.

"What’s encouraging for me is I gave our players an option to not work out today due to a long series, 18 innings and travel and all that kind of stuff, and not one guy took the option," he said.

Roberts added, "They realized the job’s not done and we’re going to keep going, keep fighting."