LOS ANGELES -- Trey Yesavage has brought the Dodgers to their knees.

The Blue Jays’ rookie sensation struck out 12 over seven innings in World Series Game 5 on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, setting the all-time rookie record for strikeouts in a Fall Classic game once held by Don Newcombe of the 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers (11).

Yesavage has placed his name among some of the game’s greats with a postseason performance for the ages. He also became just the second pitcher in World Series history with 10 or more strikeouts through the first five innings, joining the Dodgers’ very own Sandy Koufax, who did it in Game 1 of the 1963 World Series. Yesavage is also the first pitcher in MLB history to do that twice within the same postseason.

The 22-year-old rookie has already cemented himself as a st

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