Overview
- Davis Schneider opened Game 5 with a first-pitch home run at Dodger Stadium.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered on the second pitch for a 2–0 lead, giving him eight postseason home runs to tie Shohei Ohtani for the playoff lead.
- The consecutive leadoff homers marked the first time a World Series game has ever begun with back-to-back blasts.
- Both shots came off Dodgers starter Blake Snell, who then moved away from his four-seamer to curves and a changeup, striking out Bo Bichette.
- Schneider started in place of injured leadoff hitter George Springer and made his first start since Game 1 in a typical platoon look versus a left-hander.