Overview
- Game 1 is Friday at 8 p.m. ET at Rogers Centre, where Los Angeles visits Toronto to open the Fall Classic.
- Snell, a two-time Cy Young winner, enters with a 0.86 postseason ERA and 28 strikeouts over 21 innings across three starts.
- Yesavage, 22, will make just his seventh career start after a September debut, highlighted by 5.1 no-hit innings and 11 strikeouts in the ALDS.
- Bo Bichette continues testing his left knee and could be used at shortstop, second base, designated hitter or as a pinch-hitter, according to manager John Schneider.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto is slated for Dodgers Game 2 as Toronto weighs Kevin Gausman for Saturday or Monday, with Shohei Ohtani coming off an NLCS game featuring 10 strikeouts on the mound and three home runs at the plate.