Blue Jays one win from World Series title after Yesavage pitches them past Dodgers 6-1 in Game 5
The Toronto Blue Jays are heading home with a 3-2 lead in the World Series.
Rookie Trey Yesavage put on a dominant performance with 12 strikeouts in seven innings, only allowing three hits and one run, as the Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Wednesday night.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage celebrates the end on the seventh inning in Game 5 of baseball’s World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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Toronto Blue Jays’ Davis Schneider (36) celebrates with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after their back-to-back home runs during the first inning in Game 5 of baseball’s World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. kicked off the show with back-to-back home runs in the first inning.
The Blue Jays scored once more in the fourth, twice in the seventh and another in the eighth inning to secure the win.
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It’s the second game in a row Toronto has won since losing the 18-inning marathon Game 3 was on Monday night.
Game 6 will be in Toronto on Friday, with Game 7 — if necessary — also in Toronto on Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 29, 2025.
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