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The Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers are dealing with off in Sport 5 as Dodger Stadium hosts World Sequence baseball for the ultimate time in 2025.
With the Sequence tied 2-2, tonight determines who will head to Toronto one recreation away from turning into world champions.
Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit back-to-back residence runs off of Blake Snell to open the sport. Kiké Hernández responded with a solo shot of his personal within the third inning to get L.A. on the board, however Toronto restored its two-run lead with a sacrifice fly within the fourth.
One other run WOULD be a dagger. Doc (Dave Roberts) needs them extra shallow only for that motive.
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The way in which this recreation goes, it looks like one further run right here shall be a dagger for the Dodgers.
▶️ Addison Barger advances to second on a curveball that Blake Snell spiked. He stays at second although as Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounds out to quick. | High seventh Blue Jays 3, Dodgers 1
Blake Snell pitches into the seventh. It’s admirable and wanted that he’s gotten this far after that poor begin. His offense has executed him no favors, nonetheless.
Edgardo Henriquez is warming as Snell begins the inning.
▶️ Addison Barger beats the shift, punching a leadoff single down the third-base line. | High seventh Blue Jays 3, Dodgers 1
It’s not a foul evening when the three historic comparisons the printed has made for Trey Yesavage within the final inning are Don Newcombe (final rookie with 10+ strikeouts within the World Sequence), Sandy Koufax (final pitcher with 10+ strikeouts within the first 5 innings of a World Sequence recreation), and Smoky Joe Wooden (most strikeouts in a World Sequence recreation for a pitcher 22 or youthful).
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Mookie Betts is now 3-for-22 on this World Sequence. His mechanics are clearly off. The contact is very similar to what we noticed within the first half of the season when he acquired off to a brutal begin.
It could’ve been a shock to see Dave Roberts transfer him even additional down the order at the moment, however they actually need him to get going.
To Shelley’s level, the Jays hoped the truth that Yesavage didn’t have his splitter working in Sport 1 would assist him tonight. Supervisor John Schneider stated:
💬 “It’s attention-grabbing. They’re seeing him once more, but when the break up is on it’s a distinct model of what they noticed.”
The break up was on. It was a distinct model. It’s working.
That 1-2-3 inning has a big effect on the remainder of the sport. Blue Jays bullpen shall be lined up, and it places Jeff Hoffman within the spot to face the Dodgers’ finest hitters.
Slider prime of the zone. Slider backside of the zone. From that arm angle, it’s unimaginable to hit.
▶️ That's a 1-2-3 inning for Trey Yesavage, getting Mookie Betts to bounce out to 3rd to finish the inning. He's as much as 89 pitches, permitting two hits and one run whereas putting out eleven. | Finish sixth Blue Jays 3, Dodgers 1
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Q: How sizzling are you getting the bullpen with Trey Yesavage nonetheless rolling?
Bobby Scales: Batter by batter at this level. Proper now he’s nonetheless higher than any possibility you’ve gotten particularly offer you performed 18 innings the opposite evening. Everyone seems to be taxed.
Shelley Duncan: He’s rolling, however issues at this stage within the recreation can all the time occur quick.
▶️ That was not a great at-bat by Will Smith, putting out on three pitches after chasing a slider nicely beneath the zone. | Bot sixth Blue Jays 3, Dodgers 1
Trey Yesavage simply turned the third beginning pitcher, after Kevin Gausman in Sport 2 and Shane Bieber final evening, who John Schneider has allowed to face Shohei Ohtani for a 3rd time.
Schneider has not been punished for it as soon as. Wonderful execution by Toronto towards Ohtani, and a few super protection doesn’t harm.
Addison Barger is doing it with the bat, the legs, the glove and the arm on this sequence.
▶️ Shohei Ohtani rips an 117.3 mph line drive to proper discipline and Addison Barger makes a pleasant diving seize for the primary out. Big play. | Bot sixth Blue Jays 3, Dodgers 1
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In Sport 1, the Dodgers got here in with a affected person method towards Trey Yesavage, and it labored out for probably the most half, with about 40 p.c of his pitches being within the zone.
Tonight he’s near 60 p.c in-zone and that’s forcing the Dodger hitters to broaden, making every little thing simpler. We’re seeing a totally totally different pitcher tonight.
This time, Blake Snell was given the sixth inning, and the Jays didn’t rating 9 runs. That’s an enchancment.
▶️ Ernie Clement hits a pointy grounder to first however Freddie Freeman makes a sliding cease and beats him to the bag. | Mid sixth Blue Jays 3, Dodgers 1
