Overview
- The series shifts to Dodger Stadium for Games 3–5 starting Monday, marking three straight days of play in Los Angeles.
- Max Scherzer starts for Toronto against Tyler Glasnow and is set to become the first pitcher to start World Series games for four different teams.
- Blue Jays manager John Schneider confirmed Bo Bichette will return to the starting lineup at second base for Game 3 after his left knee sprain.
- Through two games, Toronto took the opener 11-4 with a nine-run sixth capped by Addison Barger’s pinch-hit grand slam, and Los Angeles leveled the series 5-1 behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s complete game.
- Managers are preparing for heavy relief usage over the three-game stretch; the Dodgers have posted a 1.84 postseason ERA from starters versus 6.16 from their bullpen, and Schneider says his relievers can work on consecutive days.