TORONTO -- Having forced a winner-take-all Game 7 in the World Series, the Dodgers are handing the ball to their two-way superstar.

Shohei Ohtani will start on the mound for the Dodgers, opposite the Blue Jays' Max Scherzer, in Saturday night's Fall Classic finale at Rogers Centre. He will likely be followed in bulk by Tyler Glasnow, who appeared in Game 6 but threw only three pitches to secure his first career save , thanks to a wild game-ending double play .

This year, Ohtani has pitched on no fewer than five days of rest, and often more than that. But this is the last game of the season and the most important one to win. The Dodgers have all the confidence that Ohtani will set the tone, both on the mound and from the leadoff spot.

"I am. We all are," manager Dave Roberts said

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