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Toronto have snatched all the momentum after the Dodgers claimed an 18-inning game three epic, winning back-to-back road matches to take a 3-2 lead home to Toronto after three straight matches in Los Angeles. Watch every game of the 2025 MLB World Series LIVE with ESPN on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. Pitcher Trey Yesavage’s historic performance was largely to thank for the Blue Jays gaining the upper hand in the series, as he capitalised on the momentum generated by Toronto’s lead off batters. Davis Schneider smacked a home run from the first pitch of the game, launching Blake Snell over the left field fence in a dream start to the crunch clash for the visitors. Two pitches later, the Blue Jays made history as Vladimir Guerrero Jr also launched a home run into the crowd in the same section of Dodgers Stadium. It silenced the home fans and as they became the first team to ever lead off a World Series game with back-to-back home runs in the process. Yesavage then went to work when he stepped up to the mound. The 22-year-old, who started this season playing minor league baseball and was only promoted to the MLB last month, set a new World Series record for most strikeouts in a game by a rookie with 12, including striking out Shohei Ohtani to end the third inning. He also became the first rookie in MLB history to produce multiple games with 10 or more strike outs in the postseason, having had 11 against the New York Yankees in game two of the American League Division Series. He also is just the third pitcher to strikeout all nine starting batters in a World Series game, while it was only the 11th time ever a pitcher has had a dozen or more strikeouts in a World Series contest. The Dodgers’ batters swung and missed at 23 of his pitches, the most in a World Series match since tracking began 17 years ago. He also gave away zero walks. “It’s a crazy world,” Yesavage said. “Crazy world. Hollywood couldn’t have made it this good. So just being a part of this, I’m just very blessed.” The Dodgers on the other hand made unwanted history on the mound. They threw three wild pitches that did not make it to home plate on the full, two via Snell and one by his replacement Edgardo Henríquez, in the seventh inning alone, when the Blue Jays added two more runs to their tally. The Dodgers were just the third team in World Series history to throw that many wild pitches in a game, and the first to do so in a single inning. After a night in the dirt, the Dodgers with their $538 million payroll now must win two games in a row on the road to become back-to-back World Series champions. Originally published as $86k rookie stops $538m juggernaut as underdogs on brink of 32-year World Series first
