"The Toronto Blue Jays moved within one win of their first Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series title in more than three decades on Wednesday, riding a dazzling performance from rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage and an explosive start at the plate to a 61 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 22-year-old Yesavage was nothing short of sensational, setting a new World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts, breaking a mark that had stood since 1949."
"The Blue Jays made a dream start as Davis Schneider homered on the very first pitch from Los Angeles starter Blake Snell, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr followed with another blast two pitches later. It marked the first time in World Series history that a team opened a game with back-to-back home runs, while Guerrero Jr tied the record for the second-most postseason homers in MLB history with his eighth round-tripper."
"Kike Hernandez put the Dodgers on the scoreboard in the third, blasting a solo shot off Yesavage to reignite the home crowd with his first homer of the postseason. But Toronto quickly responded in the top of the fourth, when Daulton Varsho tripled on a liner to right after a risky play by Teoscar Hernandez and then scored on Ernie Clement's sacrifice fly to restore the two-run lead."
Trey Yesavage delivered a dominant World Series start, recording a rookie-record 12 strikeouts and allowing three hits across seven innings with no walks. The Blue Jays scored immediately as Davis Schneider homered on the first pitch and Vladimir Guerrero Jr followed with a second-pitch homer, the first back-to-back opening homers in World Series history. Guerrero Jr reached his eighth postseason home run, tying the record for second-most postseason homers. Kike Hernandez hit a solo homer for the Dodgers in the third. Toronto regained a two-run lead in the fourth after Daulton Varsho tripled and Ernie Clement hit a sacrifice fly. Blake Snell worked into the seventh, throwing 116 pitches, and a reliever later threw a wild pitch that unfolded the inning.
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