Rookie Trey Yesavage struck out 12 batters to set a World Series record and the Toronto Blue Jays opened Game 5 with back-to-back home runs in a 6–1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night, moving within one victory of their first championship in 32 years.
Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr homered on Blake Snell’s first and third pitches – the first consecutive homers ever to start a World Series game – as Toronto jumped to a quick 2–0 lead before a stunned Dodger Stadium crowd.
Yesavage, 22, overpowered the defending champions with a mix of splitters and sliders, becoming the first Series pitcher with 12 strikeouts and no walks. He gave up three hits in seven innings, the only run coming on Kiké Hernández’s solo homer in the third.
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Schedule
Best-of-seven series. All times Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).
Fri 24 Oct Game 1: Toronto Blue Jays 11, LA Dodgers 4
Sat 25 Oct Game 2: LA Dodgers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Mon 27 Oct Game 3: LA Dodgers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 (18 innings)
Tue 28 Oct Game 4: Toronto Blue Jays 6, LA Dodgers 2
Wed 29 Oct Game 5: Toronto Blue Jays 6, LA Dodgers 1
Fri 31 Oct Game 6: LA Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays, 8pm
Sat 1 Nov Game 7: LA Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays, 8pm*
*if necessary
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Bo Bichette’s two-run double in the fifth extended the lead, and Cavan Biggio added an RBI single in the eighth to put the game out of reach.
Snell was tagged for four runs and five hits in four innings as the Dodgers’ bats went quiet for a second straight night.
The Blue Jays lead the best-of-seven series 3–2. Game 6 is Friday in Toronto, where they can clinch their first World Series crown since 1993.