Rookie Trey Yesavage struck out 12 batters to set a World Series record and the Toronto Blue Jays opened their fifth straight game with home runs, defeating the team 6–1. Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night, moving within one win of its first championship in 32 years.
Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored on the first and third pitches of Blake Snell, the first back-to-back homers ever by a starter. World Series The game is when Toronto jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in front of a stunned Dodger Stadium crowd.
Yesavage, 22, beat the defending champions with a combination of splitters and sliders, becoming the first pitcher of the series to have 12 strikeouts and no walks. He gave up three hits in seven innings, with the only run coming on Kiké Hernandez's solo homer in the third.
Quick Guide
World Series 2025
Show
Schedule
Best of seven series. All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).
Fri 24 Oct Game 1: Toronto Blue Jays 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Sat 25 Oct Game 2: Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Mon, October 27 Game 3: Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 (18 innings)
Tue 28 Oct Game 4: Toronto Blue Jays 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Wed, 29 Oct. Game 5: Toronto Blue Jays 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Fri 31 Oct Game 6: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 8 p.m.
Sat, November 1 Game 7: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 8:00 p.m.*
*if necessary
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• In the US, all games will be broadcast on FOX. If you have a cable/satellite subscription with FOX included, you can also stream through the FOX Sports app.
• In Canada, English broadcasts are available on Sportsnet and French broadcasts are available on RDS and TVA Sports. Games are also broadcast on Sportsnet+ (in English).
• In the UK the official broadcaster is TNT Sports. Requires a subscription to their service or their app.
• In Australia, the local copyright holder is ESPN Australia and its associated platforms.
Bo Bichette's two-run double in the fifth extended the lead, and Cavan Biggio added an RBI single in the eighth to put the game out of reach.
Snell was tagged with four runs and five hits in four innings as the Dodgers' bats went silent for the second straight night.
The Blue Jays lead the best-of-seven series 3-2. Game 6 is Friday in Toronto, where they can clinch their first World Series crown since 1993.
