Toronto Blue Jays’ pitcher Trey Yesavage celebrates as he walks to his dugout after striking out Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman during the seventh inning in Game 5 of MLB’s World Series in Los Angeles on Oct. 29, 2025. AP Photo/David J. Phillip
LOS ANGELES—Trey Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts, and the Toronto Blue Jays opened Game 5 with back-to-back homers in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday that moved them within one win of their first championship since 1993.
Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered on Blake Snell’s first and third pitches, the first consecutive homers to start a Series game.
