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The Blue Jays and Dodgers square off in Game 6 of the World Series tonight, with Toronto hoping to clinch its third World Series title in franchise history and Los Angeles looking to force a Game 7. <\/strong>
Follow below for news, updates and analysis from The Athletic<\/em>'s team of MLB reporters.
Shohei Ohtani <\/strong>has told Japanese media that he will be prepared to pitch in either Game 6 or Game 7. In theory, that would be as a reliever tonight or tomorrow, but Andy McCullough<\/em> wrote that, if the Dodgers plan to use Ohtani, the most sensible way to use him would be as the Game 7 starter. Here\u2019s Andy\u2019s explanation<\/a>:
The reasoning stems from the wording of Major League Baseball\u2019s two-way player rules, which became known as the \u201cOhtani Rule\u201d after being tweaked in 2022. The rule states that a player with a two-way roster designation, such as Ohtani, can remain in the game as a designated hitter after leaving the game as a pitcher. But the rule does not apply to a two-way player entering as a reliever. So, if Ohtani were to come in relief against the Blue Jays in Game 6 on Friday or Game 7 on Saturday, the Dodgers would lose the designated hitter if he stopped pitching.<\/em>
So, if the Dodgers don\u2019t want Ohtani to start, they\u2019d sure want him to close. But using him as a closer requires figuring out a way for him to warm up (when he might be about to hit). The simplest way is to just have him start \u2014 on short rest \u2014 then bring in Tyler Glasnow, leaving Ohtani in the lineup at DH. <\/em>
Of course, the Dodgers have to get to Game 7 first.<\/p>\n

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The Blue Jays are, in some ways, right on schedule. When Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette debuted in 2019, their arrival was supposed to signal the rise of a homegrown core that would carry the franchise back to the World Series. The Jays have, in fact, gotten to the World Series and could win it tonight, but the touted homegrown core hasn\u2019t been impactful beyond Guerrero, Bichette and Alejandro Kirk, and they\u2019ve instead gotten contributions from less-touted guys like Addison Barger and Mason Fluharty (and the rapid rise of Trey Yesavage). We asked The Athletic<\/em>\u2019s Keith Law what exactly happened in the Blue Jays\u2019 system in recent years. Here\u2019s Keith:
They haven\u2019t really hit on a first-round pick since Marcus Stroman back in 2012, although they get partial credit on Alek Manoah, who was superb until he broke. Bo Bichette, a second rounder, has outproduced every Blue Jays first-round pick in the last 20 years other than Stroman by bWAR.<\/em>
The Jays have also had some pretty significant flameouts from beyond the top two rounds of the draft. Orelvis Martinez was a top 100 prospect until he tested positive for a PED, which effectively ended his career as a Jay; Ricky Tiedemann danced around arm injuries for years before undergoing Tommy John in July 2024. Since Stroman, Manoah is the only truly homegrown starter they\u2019ve developed who was better than a No. 5.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Dodgers need a win to stay alive, but they\u2019re in the World Series for the second year in a row, and they\u2019ve been to the playoffs every year since 2013. We asked The Athletic<\/em>\u2019s Keith Law<\/em> whether the team\u2019s farm system is in a position to sustain this success into the future. Here\u2019s Keith:
The Dodgers still have one of the strongest farm systems in baseball, so much so that they\u2019re going to struggle to find at-bats for all of their outfield prospects in 2026. They\u2019ve got several guys who project at least as potential stars, including Josue De Paula, Zyhir Hope, Eduardo Quintero, and Emil Morales; and substantial depth to allow them to make a big trade if need be.<\/em>
The one place where they are weaker than usual is in pitching, as they\u2019ve promoted some of their better arms but also have seen their fair share of injuries to top guys, notably River Ryan.<\/em>
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It\u2019s been impossible to watch this World Series and miss the impact Vladimir Guerrero Jr. <\/strong>has had on pushing the Blue Jays to the cusp of a championship.
But let\u2019s take a second to fully appreciate just how bonkers his postseason has been. This October, Guerrero has \u2026
Guerrero\u2019s postseason slash line is .415\/.506\/.831 for a 1.337 OPS. He is 27-for-65 with 11 extra-base hits and 17 runs scored in 16 games. He has more than twice as many walks (12) as strikeouts (five).
Vladdy could be raising the World Series MVP trophy tonight.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no one the Dodgers would rather have on the mound in a must-win game than starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto. <\/strong>After posting a 2.49 ERA in 30 starts this season, the 27-year-old Yamamoto has a 1.57 ERA through four postseason starts. He enters Game 6 having turned in back-to-back complete games.
But this is the most high-stress scenario one could conjure for Yamamoto. A Game 7 would seem to be slightly less pressure-packed, since at least the opposition feels the same thing. The Dodgers don\u2019t get that far without first winning Game 6, and they don\u2019t win Game 6 without Yamamoto putting a foot down (again).
Yamamoto flummoxed the Blue Jays in Game 2, scattering four hits, striking out eight and walking none as he carved Toronto batters with his six-pitch mix. <\/p>\n

After all that talk of whether the Dodgers are ruining baseball, it\u2019s the underdog Blue Jays who have a stranglehold on this series. I\u2019ve made the case that this is the maximally fun way for this series to play out. The Blue Jays have two shots to clinch at home. The Dodgers are behind, but not buried, and so we will see what the most talented roster in the sport can do with its backs against the wall.
The Jays are vying to be the first team to secure the World Series title at home since the 2022 Astros. At the raucous Rogers Centre, the same building where Joe Carter walked off Game 6 of the 1993 World Series, the Jays are also seeking to become the 12th club to have clinched two championships in front of their home fans. (Here are the teams that have done it more than twice: Yankees, 12 times; Cardinals, seven times; Athletics and Red Sox, five times; and Twins, three times.)
It\u2019s going to be a scene.<\/p>\n

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If there\u2019s ever been a band that has united Canada, it\u2019s The Tragically Hip (or just \u201cThe Hip\u201d around here). So it\u2019s fitting that the pregame playlist at Rogers Centre ahead of a potential clincher for a team that\u2019s united Canada made sure to feature at least one track from the group.
Since using all eight of their relievers in Game 3, the Blue Jays have used five relievers in their past two World Series games, and after a day off, all of their high-leverage arms are presumably available tonight.
Pitched in Game 5<\/strong>
Pitched in Game 4<\/strong>
Hasn\u2019t pitched since Game 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Appears that Chris Bassitt is ready for tonight\u2019s World Series game \u2026 or modern warfare:<\/p>\n

After using all nine of their relievers in Game 3, the Dodgers used four total relievers in Games 4 and 5. One wrinkle is that two of the four \u2014 Anthony Banda<\/strong> and Blake Treinen<\/strong> \u2014 pitched in both, meaning those two pitched three days in a row. Thursday\u2019s off day presumably makes them fully available for Game 6, but it\u2019s still worth keeping in mind.
Pitched in Game 5<\/strong>
Pitched in Game 4<\/strong>
Hasn\u2019t pitched since Game 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tyler Glasnow<\/strong> will be in the bullpen for Game 6 as a possibility, while keeping in mind Game 7, per Dave Roberts.<\/p>\n

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Before seeing him in Game 2 of the World Series, the Blue Jays had three combined plate appearances against Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/strong>: two by infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa<\/strong> (1-for-2 with a strikeout) and two by bench bat Ty France<\/strong> (0-for-1 with a strikeout and a walk). Game 2 was the team\u2019s first meaningful look at Yamamoto, and the Blue Jays didn\u2019t do much. Will some familiarity help them in Game 6?
Here's what the Blue Jays hitters did against Yamamoto in Game 2.<\/p>\n

If the Dodgers do get through Game 6 tonight, it will be without Shohei Ohtani<\/strong> on the mound. Dave Roberts said it\u2019s still to be determined what his status would be for a potential Game 7 as a pitcher.<\/p>\n

Blue Jays Game 2 starter Kevin Gausman<\/strong> has faced the Dodgers nine times in his career, but only one of those outings has come since 2021. In April of 204 \u2014 against a lineup fairly similar to the one he\u2019ll face tonight \u2014 Gausman allowed one run in seven innings while striking out five. It\u2019s a great pitching line, but Freddie Freeman<\/strong> did homer against Gausman that day, and both Andy Pages<\/strong> and Max Muncy <\/strong>doubled off him.
Mookie Betts, because he once played in the AL East, has faced Gausman far more often than any of his teammates. Betts has a career .869 OPS in those head-to-head matchups.
Here are the Dodgers\u2019 regular-season career stats against tonight\u2019s Blue Jays starter (with their head-to-head Game 2 stats in parentheses).<\/p>\n

Two years ago, just weeks after signing Shohei Ohtani to a $700-million deal, the Dodgers announced another open-market splash by signing Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/strong> for 12 years, $325 million. Yamamoto was the most accomplished Japanese starter to come to America since Ohtani, and he got the most guaranteed money ever given to a pitcher.
In the two seasons since, Yamamoto has largely lived up to expectations. Injury limited him to 18 starts last season, but he was good when he pitched, including a terrific start in last year\u2019s World Series. This year, he was the total package, making 30 starts and finishing with the second-best ERA in the NL. He led the Dodgers in innings by a massive margin (none of his teammates came within 60 innings of Yamamoto\u2019s workload).
That impact has been magnified in the postseason, where Yamamoto\u2019s last two playoff starts have been complete games, including a Game 2 masterpiece in this World Series when Yamamoto struck out eight and walked none. These are his numbers:
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Major League career<\/strong>
Regular season<\/strong>
Postseason<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two offseasons in a row, the Blue Jays tried and failed to sign Kevin Gausman<\/strong> before finally getting him in December of 2021. He signed a five-year, $110-million deal, and he\u2019s been one of the game\u2019s most reliable starters ever since. In his four years with the Blue Jays, Gausman has the fourth-most innings and third-most strikeouts in baseball. He\u2019s pitched to a fairly consistent 3.48 ERA, never finishing a season with an ERA lower than 3.16 or higher than 3.83.
This season was more of the same, and Gausman has continued to pitch well in the postseason. Gausman had a 2.00 ERA in his first three playoff starts. That number jumped a bit when he allowed three runs in World Series Game 2, but even in that game, he was rolling until a pair of seventh-inning home runs, and he allowed just four baserunners in 6 2\/3 innings.
These are Gausman\u2019s numbers:
Career<\/strong>
Regular season<\/strong>
Postseason<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dodgers 3B Max Muncy<\/strong>
Picked Muncy last time he faced Jays starter Kevin Gausman, and that worked out nicely \u2014 he homered on Gausman\u2019s last pitch of Game 2 \u2014, so let\u2019s run it back. Muncy seems to see Gausman well, despite Gausman being tough on lefties. Muncy is 7-for-21 (.333) against Gausman with two doubles, four homers (!) and six walks to seven strikeouts. The Dodgers desperately need contributions from up and down their lineup in Game 6 against Gausman. Muncy will deliver.
Blue Jays 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/strong>
With the Blue Jays in end-it mode, who better to rely upon? Wouldn\u2019t it feel right to have him author the next unforgettable October moment at Rogers Centre. Joe Carter. Jos\u00e9 Bautista. Edwin Encarnacion. The homers you watch on repeat. They are thunderous off the bat, and followed by the loudest roar you\u2019ve ever heard. Maybe that\u2019s what Vladdy has in store for Game 6. Or maybe he\u2019ll just crack an RBI double into the left-field corner. He\u2019ll have an impact on this game somehow.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers have to win tonight, and the only reliable bridge to closer Roki Sasaki <\/strong>might be Sasaki himself. He pitched three scoreless innings in a division series game, and the Dodgers might need him to do that again tonight. If they win, they can try to get through Game 7 with a combination of Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani.
Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman<\/strong> likes to keep the ball down. Although the game has trended toward elevated fastballs, Gausman has gone against the trend. He did elevate seven fastballs in Game 2, and two of those were pitches Will Smith<\/strong> and Max Muncy <\/strong>hit for home runs. There might not be many pitches in the upper third, but the Dodgers could do damage on the ones they get.<\/p>\n

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