Dodgers Game Ends After 18 Innings, 6 Hours 39 Minutes

If you've been searching for what time the Dodgers game ended last night, you're not alone. What was supposed to be a typical World Series matchup turned into one of the longest games in Fall Classic history—and one of the most unforgettable.

The answer: Game 3 of the 2025 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays finally concluded after 18 grueling innings, lasting 6 hours and 39 minutes before Freddie Freeman launched a walk-off solo home run to give the Dodgers a 6-5 victory.

A Marathon for the Ages

The game, which started Monday evening at Dodger Stadium, didn't wrap up until the early morning hours, tying the 2018 World Series Game 3 (also involving the Dodgers) as the longest in championship history. Between the two teams, 19 pitchers took the mound, throwing a combined 609 pitches in what Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called "one of the greatest World Series games of all time."

"Emotional. I'm spent emotionally," Roberts said after the game, adding with a hint of exhaustion, "We got a ball game later tonight, which is crazy."

The marathon contest gave the Dodgers a crucial 2-1 series lead and served up enough dramatic moments to fill an entire postseason run. From defensive gems to strategic gambles to record-setting performances, Game 3 had everything—including a finish time that many fans on the East Coast never witnessed firsthand.

Shohei Ohtani's Historic Night

While Freeman provided the heroics at the end, Shohei Ohtani stole the show throughout the evening. The superstar reached base an unprecedented nine times in a single postseason game—a feat that had never been accomplished before and may never be matched.

Ohtani's line for the night reads like something from a video game: 4-for-4 with two home runs, two doubles, and five walks (four intentional). After his fifth trip to first base via intentional walk, the Dodger Stadium crowd made their displeasure known every time Blue Jays manager John Schneider ordered his pitchers to put Ohtani on base.

The Barry Bonds-esque treatment reached its peak in the 17th inning when reliever Brendon Little threw Ohtani four consecutive balls—none within a foot of the strike zone—despite no runners on base. Schneider defended the strategy after the game, essentially admitting his team would rather face anyone else in the Dodgers lineup than the planet's best player on the heels of a historic performance.

"He's the best player on the planet, and he was on the heels of a huge offensive night," Roberts acknowledged, understanding his opponent's calculus even as it frustrated the home crowd.

The Bullpen Battle That Wouldn't End

As regulation gave way to extra innings, both teams burned through their relief corps at an alarming rate. The Blue Jays squeezed 4 2/3 innings out of left-hander Eric Lauer, who entered in the 13th inning and became Toronto's workhorse as the game stretched deep into the night.

For the Dodgers, an unlikely hero emerged in Will Klein—a rookie reliever who had been designated for assignment by both the Athletics and Mariners earlier in the season. Klein, whose previous career high for pitches thrown was 45, tossed 72 pitches over four scoreless innings while still hitting 98 mph against his final batter.

"There were times when you're starting to feel down, and you feel your legs aren't there or your arm's not there, and you just got to be like, well, 'Who else is going to come save me?'" Klein said afterward. "So I had to dig deep."

The pitching situation became so dire that Yoshinobu Yamamoto—who had thrown 105 pitches in a complete game just two days earlier—began warming up in the Dodgers bullpen. According to Roberts, Yamamoto "would have gone as long as we needed."

Key Moments That Defined the Epic

The Seventh Inning Hustle Play

With the Blue Jays clinging to a 4-3 lead, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. demonstrated championship determination by scoring from first base on a Bo Bichette single. His sprint around the bases and slide just ahead of the throw gave Toronto a two-run cushion that seemed significant at the time—before 11 more innings of baseball.

Ohtani's Game-Tying Blast

In the bottom of the seventh, Ohtani crushed his second home run of the night to knot the score at 5-5. It was his fifth homer and seventh extra-base hit in just two games at Dodger Stadium, cementing his status as the most dangerous hitter in the series.

Tommy Edman's Defensive Gem

In the ninth inning, Daulton Varsho lined a ball that bounced off Freeman's glove at first base—a play that should have put runners on the corners with one out. Instead, second baseman Tommy Edman made a spectacular play to erase the baserunner, redeeming an error he'd committed in the fourth inning.

Clayton Kershaw's Clutch Escape

The 37-year-old southpaw faced Nathan Lukes with the bases loaded in a high-leverage situation. After working to a full count, Kershaw induced a ground out to second base. While it may not have been the biggest out of his storied career, it kept the Dodgers alive in what could potentially be his final pitch in a Dodgers uniform.

The Final Act

After the Blue Jays went quietly in the top of the 18th, Freeman stepped to the plate against Little with a chance to end the marathon. The slugger, who hit a walk-off grand slam in last year's World Series, delivered again—this time with a solo shot that sent Dodger Stadium into pandemonium and finally answered the question thousands had been asking: what time will this game end?

"I was just trying to get on base against a tough lefty, sinker baller with a hard curveball, just trying to get on, but got to a 3-2 count and was able to put a good swing on it," Freeman said modestly. "My swings were getting better as the game was going on."

The Aftermath and What's Next

The grueling contest left both teams scrambling ahead of Game 4, scheduled for 8 p.m. ET Tuesday—giving players barely enough time to recover. The Blue Jays depleted their entire bullpen and lost designated hitter George Springer to a right side injury after he tweaked something on a swing in the seventh inning.

For the Dodgers, the exhaustion is worth it. They hold a 2-1 series lead and have home-field advantage. But Roberts and his staff face the challenge of piecing together a pitching plan with a bullpen that just threw nearly every available arm.

Game 4 will feature Ohtani on the mound against Shane Bieber—assuming both pitchers have anything left after Monday's epic. If the rest of this series matches Game 3's drama, baseball fans are in for an unforgettable Fall Classic.

As for what time the Dodgers game ended? Let's just say if you stayed up for the finish, you earned serious bragging rights—and probably called in sick to work the next day.