Blue Jays take 3-2 lead after rookie pitcher breaks World Series record

The Toronto Blue Jays are just one win away from a world series title.

Toronto beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-1 in the World Series Game 5 Wednesday night and holds a 3-2 series lead.

The blue birds came with plenty of offensive firepower, but their rookie sensation stole the show.

It was a performance of a lifetime with just eight starts to his name.

Trey Yesavage, a pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays and World Series rookie, had many Dodgers swinging and missing.

The precocious 22-year-old even brought superstar Shohei Ohtani to his knee and broke a World Series rookie record that had stood for 75 years — logging 12 strikeouts and no walks Wednesday night.

“I was just out there — I treat every hitter the same,” said Yesavage. “At this level every hitter can do damage, it was just another strikeout.”

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The pitching gem caps off the rookie sensation’s colossal rise from single-A Minor League ball, and helped lift the Toronto Blue Jays over the Los Angeles Dodgers, beating them 6-1 in Game 5 and just one win away from a World Series title.

“Historic stuff,” said John Schneider, the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. “You know, when you talk about that stage and his numbers — getting ahead of a lot of hitters, a lot of swing and miss. It’s one thing to be in the zone, but it’s another thing to be in the zone and get some swing and miss.”

Meanwhile, the Toronto bats came much alive: the Jays came flying out of the gate with back-to-back homeruns from Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to start Game 5 against L.A.’s ace Blake Snell, since losing an 18-inning marathon in Game 3, the Blue Birds have outscored the Dodgers 12 – 3.

“You have to be ready to hit when it comes over the middle of the plate — so, Schneid was, and Vlad was,” said Schneider. “You know, that was a good little start for us, especially for Trey in this environment. That was the approach going in: to be ready to hit.”

The Blue Jays can dethrone the defending champion Dodgers when they meet back at the Rogers Centre Friday night.

A win would secure their first World Series since 1993.

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