After taking two of three from the Dodgers in L.A., the Blue Jays earned an opportunity to win their third World Sequence in franchise historical past tonight in entrance of their dwelling followers.
The Blue Jays have been 54-27 at dwelling through the common season and are 5-3 at dwelling through the postseason. The Dodgers, then again, have been 41-40 because the highway group this season, however they’ve posted a 5-1 mark on the highway this postseason.
In considerably poetic vogue, the Blue Jays are handing the ball to Kevin Gausman tonight, one of many key cogs of their rotation since he arrived north of the border in 2022. Gausman posted his sixth consecutive common season with a sub-4.00 ERA, and he’s had a implausible postseason thus far. Via 5 playoff begins, Gausman has posted a 2.55 ERA, 18 strikeouts, and 9 walks by 24 2/3 innings.
Right here's the lineup for Sport 6! George Springer is again! pic.twitter.com/EkZVCqU9cu
— Blue Jays Nation (@thejaysnation) October 31, 2025
His most up-to-date begin was towards these Dodgers final weekend in Sport 2 when he pitched 6 2/3 innings, permitting 4 hits, three earned runs, six strikeouts, and no walks. After permitting an RBI single within the first inning to Will Smith, Gausman settled in properly and pitched 5 straight scoreless frames, together with a streak of 17 consecutive batters retired. Sadly, the Dodgers obtained to him within the seventh inning, with Smith and Max Muncy each hitting solo homers towards Gausman and ending his night time.
Smith, Muncy, and Freddie Freeman have been the one three Dodgers to file successful towards Gausman throughout Sport 2, regardless of the latter two coming into that sport with average-to-below-average profession numbers towards the veteran righty. Gausman restricted the harm towards Shohei Ohtani, who now has a 2-for-15 stat line towards him for his profession.
The time has by no means been higher for Mookie Betts to show across the narrative surrounding his postseason. Betts has hit .296 /.356/.481 towards Gausman in 54 profession at-bats, however he’s working a 3-for-23 line with no extra-base hits and 5 strikeouts by 5 World Sequence video games.
Gausman can be seeing a shuffled lineup from what he confronted final weekend. Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts moved Smith as much as the two-spot throughout Wednesday night time’s sport and has finished so once more tonight. He’s additionally introduced Miguel Rojas in at second base, which strikes Tommy Edman out to centre area. Alex Name and Andy Pages had been struggling on the plate, so getting Rojas within the batting order is smart with L.A.’s season on the road.
The duty is tall for the Dodgers, however tonight’s job will arguably be simply as tall for the Blue Jays as they face Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who tossed a one-run full sport in Sport 2.
After posting a 2.49 ERA by 30 regular-season begins, Yamamoto has been one in every of L.A.’s most respected gamers through the playoffs. He’s struck out 26 batters versus simply 4 walks over 28 2/3 innings, and his full sport the opposite night time was his second consecutive such efficiency.
It's Kevin Gausman vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto once more in Toronto! pic.twitter.com/uhjboucf4g
— Blue Jays Nation (@thejaysnation) October 31, 2025
Yamamoto allowed simply 4 hits throughout Sport 2, with three of them coming between the primary three innings. He had an enormously sweat-free night time, with no Blue Jay reaching base after the third inning. That was his first time dealing with nearly all the Blue Jays hitters in his profession, so hopefully, one other handful of at-bats are what the Blue Jays have to make the mandatory changes.
Yamamoto’s splitter was his most-used pitch final week, sitting at 91.4 mph all through the night time and producing six whiffs, 5 referred to as strikes, and no hits. Yamamoto primarily threw it to lefties whereas giving righties extra curveballs and sliders. He didn’t lose a lot gasoline on the fastball, as his heater maintained velocities between 95 and 97 mph by the length of his outing.
Answerable for one of many hits towards Yamamoto was George Springer, who finds himself again within the lineup after lacking Video games 4 and 5 of this collection with proper facet discomfort. Springer slots again into his leadoff function whereas additionally serving because the designated hitter, which means Bo Bichette will get the beginning at second base. Past Bichette, the remainder of the lineup is enterprise as normal for the Blue Jays when dealing with a right-handed starter.
Location: Rogers Centre – Toronto, ON
First Pitch: 8:00 PM EST
Watch/Hear: FOX, Sportsnet / ESPN Radio, Sportsnet 590 The Fan
Beginning Pitchers
Toronto Blue Jays – Kevin Gausman: 2-2 file, 2.55 ERA, 24 2/3 IP, 18 SO, 9 BB
Los Angeles Dodgers – Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 3-1 file, 1.57 ERA, 28 2/3 IP, 26 SO, 4 BB
Lineups:
Blue Jays:
- George Springer – DH
- Nathan Lukes – LF
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – 1B
- Bo Bichette – 2B
- Daulton Varsho – CF
- Alejandro Kirk – C
- Addison Barger – RF
- Ernie Clement – 3B
- Andrés Giménez – SS
Dodgers:
- Shohei Ohtani – DH
- Will Smith – C
- Freddie Freeman – 1B
- Mookie Betts – SS
- Teoscar Hernández – RF
- Max Muncy – 3B
- Enrique Hernández – LF
- Tommy Edman – CF
- Miguel Rojas – 2B
