"It was over when ...: At some point in the early innings, any notion that the Dodgers' lineup tweaks or the fact that they had previously gotten a look at Trey Yesavage would lead to an L.A. breakout were quashed. It's hard to pinpoint just when that became abundantly obvious, so let's go with the bottom of the fifth, when Yesavage whiffed Alex Call for his 10th strikeout of the game."
"Game 5 star: Yeah, it's Yesavage, and with each transcendent outing, he's putting to bed any critiques that his soaring success is due to a weird release point or the lack of familiarity big league hitters have with him. He leaned on his sweeper/splitter combo more in Game 5 than at any point since arriving in the majors and commanded them both. When he's doing that, he can dominate anyone."
The Toronto Blue Jays opened Game 5 with back-to-back leadoff homers by Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the first time that sequence has occurred in World Series history. Toronto routed the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and now leads the series 3-2, one win from the title. Rookie Trey Yesavage delivered a record-setting performance, striking out 10 batters by the fifth inning and finishing with 12 strikeouts. Yesavage relied on a sharp sweeper and splitter combo, issuing no walks and silencing doubts about his delivery or opponents' familiarity with him.
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