Overview
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a go-ahead two-run home run off Shohei Ohtani in the third inning after Nathan Lukes’ single.
- Toronto broke the game open with a four-run seventh inning featuring run-scoring plays by Andrés Giménez, Ty France, Bo Bichette and Addison Barger.
- Shane Bieber earned the win with 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball, with Chris Bassitt delivering two scoreless frames before Louis Varland finished the ninth.
- Ohtani took the loss on short rest after allowing four runs over six-plus innings, and his on-base streak ended at a World Series-record 11 consecutive plate appearances.
- The series is even and Toronto has reclaimed home-field advantage, ensuring Game 6 at Rogers Centre, while George Springer remained out with a right-side issue listed as hour-to-hour.