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USA TODAY Sports has live World Series coverage of Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Game 6
The Toronto Blue Jays are one victory away from their first World Series title since 1993 and can close out the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night in Game 6 of the Fall Classic.
The mighty Dodgers have been stifled throughout this series, limited to a total of three runs in frustratning losses in Games 4 and 5 at Dodger Stadium. Yoshinobu Yamamoto.takes the mound for the Dodgers trying to save his team’s season, coming off his history-making Game 2 performance.
Kevin Gausman starts for the Blue Jays, with Game 7 scheduled for Saturday if the Dodgers win tonight.
Here’s how the USA TODAY Sports MLB writers and editors see Game 6 shaking out:
Bob Nightengale: Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 2
There’s no stopping the Jays now. They are treating opposing starters as if they’re wearing Colorado Rockies uniforms. They’ll be celebrating deep into the hockey season after this night.
Gabe Lacques: Blue Jays 4, Dodgers 2
This series has exposed anyone tempted to be a prisoner of the moment. And Yoshinobu Yamamoto will give the Dodgers a very fighting chance to stave off elimination. But in Games 3-5 in Los Angeles, the Blue Jays outscored the Dodgers 8-1 in the seventh through ninth innings. Yamamoto won’t throw a complete game this time. And that Dodgers bullpen isn’t getting any better.
Steve Gardner: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 2 (10 innings)
The pitching matchup should be a great one, especially now that the bullpens have had time to reset. It’s going to be tough to manufacture runs so look for the longball to decide it, possibly off the bat of Shohei Ohtani in the late innings.
Jesse Yomtov: Dodgers 7, Blue Jays 3
Dodgers will get a couple of home runs and live to fight another day, giving us the first seven-game World Series since 2019.