Overview
- Toronto won Game 5 by a 6-1 margin as rookie Trey Yesavage struck out 12 over seven innings, the most by a rookie in a World Series start.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto starts for Los Angeles after two straight complete games, including a four-hitter in the Dodgers’ Game 2 victory.
- Kevin Gausman gets the ball for Toronto after largely matching Yamamoto through six innings in Game 2 before two late solo homers decided it.
- The Dodgers’ lineup has struggled throughout the Series, batting .201 with Mookie Betts at 3-for-23, and they fanned 12 times in Game 5.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has paced Toronto’s offense with timely power and consistency during the Series, bolstering the Blue Jays’ push to close it out.