Overview
- Toronto beat Los Angeles 6-1 at Dodger Stadium to take a 3-2 lead in the World Series.
- Rookie Trey Yesavage delivered seven innings of three-hit, one-run ball with 12 strikeouts and no walks, the most strikeouts by a rookie in a World Series game.
- Davis Schneider homered on the first pitch and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went deep two pitches later, the first time consecutive home runs opened a World Series game.
- The Dodgers’ offense continued to sputter with a 4-for-30, 15-strikeout night in Game 5 as Mookie Betts said he has been “terrible” and manager Dave Roberts described players as pressing.
- Game 6 in Toronto features Kevin Gausman vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, with Los Angeles needing a win to force a Game 7 after Blake Snell allowed five runs and a reliever let in inherited runners in Game 5.