Blue Jays take 3-2 World Series lead with 6-1 win over Dodgers

TORONTO BLUE JAYS 6, LOS ANGELES DODGERS 1 — Davis Schneider opened Game 5 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night with a first‑pitch home run, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. followed with a second leadoff blast three pitches later, and Toronto rode that early edge to a 6-1 victory that gives the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead in the best‑of‑seven series.

Schneider, starting in the leadoff spot because regular leadoff hitter George Springer was out with an oblique injury, turned Blake Snell’s first fastball into his first career postseason home run. Guerrero, continuing a prolific October, homered on Snell’s third pitch, marking the first time in World Series history a team opened a game with back‑to‑back leadoff homers. Those two swings put Toronto ahead 2-0 before either team recorded an out in the first inning.

Trey Yesavage, the 22‑year‑old right‑hander who started for Toronto, matched the early fireworks with a dominant outing. Yesavage struck out 12 and walked none over seven innings, allowing one run while limiting Los Angeles’s potent lineup to scattered hits. He exited with a 1-0 game and his performance kept the Dodgers from mounting a comeback.