LOS ANGELES — As vaunted as this Dodgers starting rotation — headed by Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto — was as this World Series began, it’s the Blue Jays now on the cusp of a championship because of proficiency in that area.

Trey Yesavage’s legend only grew Wednesday night as the rookie, who began the season pitching in Single-A, tamed the Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series. It’s the Blue Jays’ series to lose headed home following a 6-1 victory over the reigning champions at Dodger Stadium.

Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts on a night he allowed one earned run on three hits over seven innings. It followed Shane Bieber’s strong start into the sixth inning a night earlier, when he allowed one earned run.

A talented Dodgers lineup has scored only four run

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