Blue Jays One Win From Title After Game 5

The Toronto Blue Jays moved within one win of the 2025 World Series title after a 6–1 victory over the defending-champion Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 at Dodger Stadium, giving Toronto a 3–2 series lead. The game began with the first-ever back-to-back leadoff homers in a World Series — Davis Schneider on the first pitch and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. two pitches later — immediately putting Dodgers starter Blake Snell on the ropes. Snell completed 6.2 innings, allowing five earned runs on six hits with seven strikeouts, four walks and two wild pitches, and took the loss after reliever Edgardo Henriquez allowed inherited runners to score. Rookie Trey Yesavage dominated for Toronto, throwing seven scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts and no walks, setting a rookie World Series strikeout mark while limiting the Dodgers to three hits. The Dodgers, whose offense was largely stymied despite lineup changes, are expected to turn to Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 6 in Toronto, while Snell called his outing "unlucky" but said he could be available if the series returns to Los Angeles for a Game 7.