Overview
- Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. opened Game 5 with consecutive home runs, the first time a World Series game has ever begun with back-to-back homers.
- Rookie Trey Yesavage struck out 12 over 7.0 innings to set a single-game World Series record for a rookie as Toronto held Los Angeles to four hits.
- The defending-champion Dodgers face elimination at 3–2 down and must win both remaining games at Rogers Centre to repeat.
- Game 6 is set for Friday, Oct. 31 in Toronto, with a deciding Game 7 on Saturday, Nov. 1 if necessary.
- Historically, the winner of a tied Series’ Game 5 captures the title in roughly two-thirds of cases, bolstering Toronto’s position.