"John Schneider has lived and died by the 1-through-26 philosophy with his team this season. Last night, that mindset was displayed at Dodger Stadium in the most literal sense, with just three players from the Toronto's World Series roster failing to appear in the 18-inning 6-5 loss to Los Angeles. Now, the Blue Jays are trailing 2-1 in the series, and they're needing a bounce back on a quick turnaround to even things back up."
"In those outings, Bieber has allowed 16 hits and six earned runs over 12 1/3 innings, striking out 15 and walking only three hitters. The ask has probably never been as big for Bieber to eat up some innings tonight. Every bullpen arm that Toronto carried on their World Series roster pitched last night, but Schneider clarified earlier that every arm is available with the exception of Eric Lauer, who threw 68 pitches last night."
"Bieber was still rehabbing back in early August when these two teams met, so all of his experience against these Dodgers hitters have come during his 2023 campaign or prior. Teoscar Hernández and Shohei Ohtani are the only two batters who have seen Bieber in more than 10 at-bats, but they both haven't yielded much success with 2-for-15 and 2-for-13 marks, respectively. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman are a combined 2-for-13 against him, but both of those hits represent one home run each."
John Schneider used a 1-through-26 roster approach as nearly every player appeared in an 18-inning 6-5 loss that left Toronto trailing 2-1 in the series. Shane Bieber will make his first World Series start and has appeared in three postseason games, allowing 16 hits and six earned runs over 12 1/3 innings while striking out 15 and walking three. Every Toronto bullpen arm pitched the previous night, leaving only Eric Lauer unavailable after throwing 68 pitches. Bieber has limited prior exposure to many Dodgers hitters, and Los Angeles stars arrived hot the previous night.
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