NEW YORK — For a team that had built a seemingly insurmountable 3-0 lead in the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers were in a familiar position. The champagne was on ice, the Commissioner’s Trophy was within reach and they needed just one win to bring it home. But trusting the process that helped them clinch the National League pennant and build this historic comeback against the Yankees was paramount. That’s why, even as ace Gerrit Cole lost his command and sprayed the ball all over the strike zone in the fifth inning of Game 5, the Dodgers kept their eyes closed and hoped for the best from a bullpen stretched to its limit.

That faith paid off in a big way. First, Yankees shortstop Teoscar Hernandez muffed a fly ball and the ball fell for a two-run single. Then catcher Joc Pederson misplayed another grounder to first base and Freddie Freeman made it 7-6.

But the biggest play came with Jazz Chisholm on third and one out in the ninth. The rookie slugger, who entered the night hitting just.152 in this postseason and had seven strikeouts over his last three outings, drilled a first-pitch fastball from Flaherty 403 feet into the right field bleachers and turned Yankee Stadium into a bobbing sea of bedlam. It was a moment that was equal parts heartwarming and history-making. The only other time the World Series had been won by a team from a different division was in 1988, when the Boston Red Sox rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win the ALCS and ultimately the World Series.