"Trey Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts, and the Toronto Blue Jays opened Game 5 with back-to-back homers in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday that moved them within one win of their first championship since 1993. Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. connected on Blake Snell's first and third pitches, the first consecutive home runs to start a Series game."
"Yesavage, a precocious 22-year-old right-hander who began his season last April pitching before 327 fans in Class A, took over from there. With a sinking splitter, spinning slider and overpowering fastball that quieted LA bats and a crowd of 52,175, he broke the prior Series rookie record of 11 strikeouts set by Don Newcombe for the Dodgers in a 1-0 loss to the New York Yankees in the 1949 opener."
"Getting six Ks each with his splitter and slider, Yesavage became the first World Series pitcher with 12 strikeouts and no walks. "I'm kind of blown away by what he did," Toronto manager John Schneider said. After losing a Game 3 heartbreaker in 18 innings Monday night, the resilient Blue Jays bounced right back with two comfortable wins. Toronto leads 3-2 in the best-of-seven matchup and can dethrone the defending champions back home when the Series resumes Friday night at Rogers Centre."
Trey Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts while allowing one run over seven innings. The Toronto Blue Jays won Game 5, 6-1, after Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit back-to-back homers to start the game. Yesavage used a sinking splitter, spinning slider and overpowering fastball, recording six strikeouts with his splitter and six with his slider, and became the first World Series pitcher with 12 strikeouts and no walks. Seranthony Dominguez and Jeff Hoffman completed a four-hitter in relief. Toronto leads the series 3-2 and can clinch the championship at home in Game 6.
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