"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. homered on Blake Snell's first and third pitches, the first consecutive homers to start a Series game."
"With a sinking splitter, spinning slider and overpowering fastball that quieted LA bats and a crowd of 52,175, he broke the prior 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 Series pitcher with 12 strikeouts and no walks."
Trey Yesavage recorded 12 strikeouts in Game 5, setting a World Series rookie record while Toronto beat Los Angeles 6-1. Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit back-to-back homers on Blake Snell's first and third pitches, the first consecutive homers to start a Series game. Yesavage used a sinking splitter, spinning slider and overpowering fastball to limit the Dodgers to three hits and one run over seven innings. He induced 23 swings and misses and became the first Series pitcher with 12 strikeouts and no walks. Toronto can clinch the championship with one more win at Rogers Centre.
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