Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers Win World Series vs. Yankees, Thrill MLB Fans with G5 Comeback

How would you describe the Los Angeles Dodgers' title-clinching, 7-6 comeback win—after they trailed 5-0 following the first three innings—over the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the World Series?

Here are a few suggestions. Mix and match at your own discretion.

Wild. Wacky. Bonkers. Bananas. Incredible. Electrifying. Mystifying. Shocking. Stunning. Memorable. Magical. Heartbreaking. Iconic. Astonishing. Remarkable. Jaw-dropping. Epic. Outrageous. Exciting. Exhilarating. Unbelievable. Outstanding. Demure (OK, definitely not demure, just making sure you were still following along).

There were heroes for the Dodgers (Freddie Freeman yet again, Mookie Betts, Teoscar Hernández, basically the entire Los Angeles pitching staff) and goats for a Yankees team that crumbled defensively, making just about every conceivable mistake possible—even catcher interference and a balk!

We'll break down every key moment from the game in a bit. But first, here were some of the adjectives—and reactions—that social media offered as the Dodgers pulled off a comeback for the ages:

Game 5 played out in four very distinct chapters.

The first was New York's offensive explosion in the first three innings, highlighted by Aaron Judge's two-run homer in the bottom of the first, Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s solo shot one batter later and Giancarlo Stanton's dinger in the third.

The second chapter was a wild top of the fifth for the Dodgers.

New York's horrible fielding—highlighted by Judge's surprising drop in center field, an Anthony Volpe throwing error and Gerrit Cole's failure to cover first base on what should have been an inning-ending groundout—opened the door for a big frame, and the Dodgers pounced.

The red-hot Freddie Freeman drove in two with a single, followed by Hernández's two-run double:

The third chapter was a more subdued version of the second.

After Stanton gave the Yankees the lead in the bottom of the sixth with a sacrifice fly, the Dodgers loaded the bases twice in the top of the eighth inning. Both times, sacrifice flies—first from Gavin Lux and then from Betts after Shohei Ohtani reached base on catcher interference—gave the Dodgers their first lead of the game.

And then there was the fourth and final chapter, and it was the most anticlimactic. With six outs remaining, the Yankees couldn't manage to push a run across, as the Dodgers' bullpen—which was called upon to handle 7.2 innings in this game—silenced the very same offense that hammered starter Jack Flaherty.

So deep did the bullpen have to dig that closer Blake Treinen threw 2.1 innings, while Game 3 starter Walker Buehler was called upon to get the save.

That's how wonderfully weird this game was, at least from L.A.'s perspective. In New York, the choice of adjectives will skew definitively more negative. We'll leave those up to your own imagination.