"Putting 22-year-old rookie Trey Yesavage in as a starting pitcher for the first game of the World Series was met with some backlash, as he laboured through an extremely disciplined Dodgers' lineup. An offence that contained three MVPs (Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman) was a tall task for a young pitcher. This wasn't Yesavage's sharpest outing, but the rookie kept the Dodgers' bats at bay for most of the game."
"They loaded the bases to come out empty and ran the bases well until the over-ambitious strategy from Ernie Clement backfired early. In a tense and close game, Alejandro Kirk's single in the bottom of the fourth inning was a breath of relief and fresh air. Daulton Varsho was up to bat right after, and despite the left-on-left matchup, he wasn't afraid of Snell. Sure enough, his confident swing sent the ball straight to the centre field."
Blake Snell started for the Los Angeles Dodgers while the Toronto Blue Jays opened with 22-year-old rookie Trey Yesavage at Rogers Centre. Most pre-game predictions favored the Dodgers, but Yesavage worked through a disciplined Dodgers lineup and kept baserunners limited despite issuing two earned runs by the fourth inning. Toronto attempted aggressive strategies, including loading the bases and aggressive baserunning, with one over-ambitious play from Ernie Clement backfiring. Alejandro Kirk delivered a single in the bottom of the fourth, and Daulton Varsho followed with a confident centre-field hit that tied the game, erasing the early two-run deficit.
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