In the end, though, the Dodgers responded like champions and, thus, for the first time since the 1998-2000 three-peat Yankees, MLB had a team go back-to-back. They beat the Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings Saturday night because, on a record $400 million-plus payroll, veteran utility man Miguel Rojas took the biggest swing of their season. Because Yoshinobu Yamamoto, after pitching six innings as a starter Friday night in a Dodger elimination game, returned to throw 2 ²/₃ innings of shutout relief.
They were inevitable. Indomitable.
