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The Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from winning their first World Series since 1993 and could shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the Fall Classic on Friday night.
The powerful Dodgers struggled throughout this series, giving up just three runs in disappointing losses in Games 4 and 5 held at Dodger Stadium. Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the mound for the Dodgers and delivered a historic Game 2 performance to save his team’s season.
Kevin Guzman will start for the Blue Jays, and if the Dodgers win tonight, Game 7 is scheduled for Saturday.
How USA TODAY Sports’ MLB writers and editors view the outcome of Game 6:
Bob Nightengale: Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 2
There’s no stopping the Jays now. They treat opposing starters as if they were wearing a Colorado Rockies uniform. After this night, they will be celebrating the arrival of hockey season.
Gabe Lux: Blue Jays 4, Dodgers 2
This series exposed a person who can almost become a prisoner of the moment. And Yoshinobu Yamamoto will give the Dodgers a great chance to prevent elimination. However, in Games 3-5 in Los Angeles, the Blue Jays defeated the Dodgers 8-1 from the seventh to the ninth innings. Yamamoto will not pitch a complete game this time. And the Dodgers’ bullpen hasn’t improved.
Steve Gardner: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 2 (10)
The pitching battle should be great, especially now that the bullpen has had time to reset. It will be difficult to produce a lot of runs, so let’s hope for a long ball from Shohei Ohtani’s bat late in the inning.
Jesse Yomtov: Dodgers 7, Blue Jays 3
The Dodgers will be able to hit a few home runs and play again the next day, leading to their first seven-game World Series since 2019.
