clincher

It was the fitting end to a fitting clincher, with a once-doubted piece of the roster sealing a once-unlikely World Series title.

The Dodgers blew out the Yankees 9-2 in the Game 6 clincher in New York, but their fifth World Series title in franchise history came with a dose of drama.

The current Dodgers needed seven just to get through the Game 6 clincher against the Mets.

In what was the Dodgers’ first postseason series clincher in front of a home crowd since 2013, a raucous 53,183 fans were given reasons to cheer from the start.

But the company of Southgate – no punk fan, but curious and keen to break the monotony of their tournament base - was the clincher.