Overview
- Toronto leads the World Series 3-2 after taking Game 5 at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night.
- Blake Snell yielded homers to the first two hitters—Davis Schneider on the first pitch and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on the third—then finished with five runs allowed over 6.2 innings.
- The back-to-back leadoff shots marked just the second time in MLB postseason history a game began with consecutive home runs, according to Elias.
- Dodgers lapses compounded the damage, including a wild pitch by Edgardo Henriquez that let a run score and an errant Mookie Betts throw that cost a double-play chance, drawing Dave Roberts’ criticism.
- Snell called the outing “pretty unlucky” and leaned away from his fastball for long stretches, while Los Angeles is expected to turn to Yamamoto for a do-or-die start in Toronto.