TORONTO -- Perhaps it was only a matter of time for Mookie Betts .

The Dodgers' shortstop had hit a wall at the plate through the first five games of the World Series, collecting only three hits in 23 at-bats. It got to a point where manager Dave Roberts moved him down in the order -- he hit third in Game 5, then fourth in Game 6 -- which he had been reluctant to do during Betts' prolonged slump in the first two-thirds of the regular season.

With the opportunity to do damage in the third inning of Game 6 on Friday night at Rogers Centre, Betts finally cashed in.

Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman had thoroughly dismantled the Dodgers' lineup through the first two innings, striking out five of his first six hitters. L.A. broke through when Tommy Edman hit a one-out double in the third,

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