LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers need to win or the season is over, adding clarity and immediacy of purpose after two home losses that followed frustratingly similar patterns.

A winnable start through six innings goes south in the seventh inning with a shaky handoff to a struggling bullpen, and an offense not performing anywhere close to their capabilities making for lopsided final scores.

“It doesn’t feel great,” manager Dave Roberts said after Wednesday’s Game 5 loss. “You clearly see those guys finding ways to get hits, move the baseball forward, and we’re not doing a good job of it.”

The Blue Jays have outscored the Dodgers 29-18 in this World Series, with Toronto hitting .261/.341/.389 with a 105 wRC+ as a team compared to just .201/.296/.354 with a 79 wRC+. With runners in scoring positi

See Full Page