TORONTO (AP) — Standout rookie starter Trey Yesavage didn’t have his best stuff but limited the Los Angeles Dodgers to two runs over four innings for the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night.

The 22-year-old Yesavage was making just his seventh major league appearance. He became the second youngest pitcher to start a World Series opener behind Brooklyn’s Ralph Branca, who was 21 years, 267 days for Game 1 in 1947.

Yesavage’s best pitch during a breakout postseason has been his splitter, but he used it sparingly against Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers. Just 10 of his 80 pitchers were splitters, and he instead leaned on his slider while allowing five hits, striking out five and walking three. The right-hander’s fastball velocity was down nearly 1 mph from his usual

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