Los Angeles– trey yesways set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts, and blue Jays Started Game 5 with back-to-back homers win 6-1 Above los angeles dodgers On Wednesday night, Toronto moved within one win of its first championship since 1993.
davis schneider And Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made home blake snellThe first and third pitches, the first consecutive homers to start a World Series game.
Yesavage, a 22-year-old right-hander who began his season by pitching in front of 327 fans in Single-A in April, took over from there.
With a sinking splitter, a revolving slider and a tremendous fastball that silenced L.A.’s bats and the crowd of 52,175, he broke the former rookie record of 11 strikeouts. Don Newcombe 1-0 loss for the Dodgers New York Yankees In the 1949 series opener. After getting six K’s each with his splitter and slider, Yesavage became the first pitcher in the Series with 12 strikeouts and no walks.
Toronto manager John Schneider said, “I’m shocked by what he did.”
After losing a heartbreaking Game 3 in 18 innings on Monday night, the resilient Blue Jays bounced right back with two comfortable wins.
Toronto leads 3-2 in the best-of-seven matchup and can oust the defending champions at home when the series resumes Friday night at Rogers Centre. No team has won consecutive titles since the Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000.
“We’ve got to wipe the slate clean and find a way to win Game 6 and pick up the pieces and see where we are,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
The Yesways allowed three hits in seven innings and that was his only run. enrique hernandez A high fastball was used to cut the Dodgers’ deficit to 2–1 in the third.
seranthony dominguez And Jeff Hoffman Finished a four-hitter.
“When I get three of my pitches in the strike zone, or even two, like tonight, I mean I’m in control,” Yesavage said. “Just stay in the strike zone and move forward.”
Yesavage made his debut with the Blue Jays on September 15, his fifth start at the baseball level this year. He made three regular season starts, and is now 3-1 in five postseason contests.
He induced 23 swing-and-misses – the most in a Series game since pitch tracking began in 2008, which is one more. san francisco giants, tim lincecum In Game 5 of 2010.
“Obviously things are incredible, but the maturity to handle and handle these moments is incredible. It was a special thing to see today,” teammate bo bichet Said. “I think he’s super confident, but you never hear it in the clubhouse, which I think says something about him. He comes here to work and try to help us win. I can’t say enough good things about his performance.”
Snell, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, went 0–2 in the series, allowing five runs, six hits and four walks in 6⅔ innings.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts shakes up his declining lineup mookie bets Lower than third and benching outfielders for the first time since 2021 andy pages in favor of alex callIt hasn’t produced an offense that is hitting .202 in the series and has solo shots on seven of its eight home runs. LA has scored only four runs in its last 29 innings. And on Wednesday nights its number 1 to 4 hitters (shohei ohtani, Will Smithbates and freddy freeman) went a combined 1 for 15 with 8 strikeouts.
The Dodgers also threw a World Series-record four wild pitches in the span of two innings.
“We have to make some adjustments,” Roberts said. “We’re in an elimination game, there’s a core group of these guys, and we’ve got to find a way to win the game. That’s all.”
Schneider, batting first as the only regular leadoff hitter. george springer An injury occurred in Game 3, sending Snell’s initial offering into the left field bleachers, and Guerrero hit Snell’s third pitch into the Dodgers bullpen for his eighth home run of the postseason.
Schneider mimics various stances throughout the year, including aaron judge, giancarlo stanton, bobby wit jr And even the Dodgers’ Smith during the World Series. Schneider was in his old stance in the minor leagues against Snell.
Snell started with three fastballs and then avoided another ball for 22 consecutive pitches before striking out. andres jimenez With heater to finish the other.
ernie clement After the right fielder added a fourth-inning sacrifice fly for a 3-1 lead. teoscar hernandez failed in a sliding catch attempt dolton varshoHis drive for a leadoff triple bounced into the right-field corner.
Another run was scored on a wild pitch in the seventh over. Edgardo Henriquezwho gave permission bIchett’s RBI single. Isia Kiner-Falefa Added a run scoring single in the eighth over. anthony banda,
The Dodgers will appear in Game 6. yoshinobu yamamoto Resist the Blue Jays’ kevin gosman In a rematch of Game 2, which LA won 5–1.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
