Toronto Blue Jays’ Trey Yesavage sets World Series rookie record for strikeouts against LA Dodgers to forge 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven finals.The Toronto Blue Jays moved within one win of their first Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series title in more than three decades on Wednesday, riding a dazzling performance from rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage and an explosive start at the plate to a 6–1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.The 22-year-old Yesavage was nothing short of sensational, setting a new World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts, breaking a mark that had stood since 1949.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of listThe right-hander struck out every Dodger in the lineup at least once and limited Los Angeles to three hits across seven innings with zero walks, continuing a breakout season.The Blue Jays made a dream start as Davis Schneider homered on the very first pitch from Los Angeles starter Blake Snell, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr followed with another blast two pitches later.It marked the first time in World Series history that a team opened a game with back-to-back home runs, while Guerrero Jr tied the record for the second-most postseason homers in MLB history with his eighth round-tripper.Kike Hernandez put the Dodgers on the scoreboard in the third, blasting a solo shot off Yesavage to reignite the home crowd with his first homer of the postseason.But Toronto quickly responded in the top of the fourth, when Daulton Varsho tripl …
