After taking two of three games on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from returning to glory.
The latest: After falling behind 2-1 in the series — and relinquishing home-field advantage in the process — Toronto swung back with wins on Tuesday and Wednesday night to pull ahead. Friday's potential clincher will feature Kevin Gausman against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a repeat of Game 2's pitching matchup.
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There was a time when the Blue Jays were legitimate underdogs. In the spring, they were a 50-to-1 title team with a sub-80 win total projection back.
We're a long, long way from that now, though.
Toronto might be a modest underdog in Game 6, but the team is favoured to win the World Series. Plus, all three of its wins in this series have come as an underdog anyway.
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To win in Game 6, the Jays will have to be better against Yamamoto than they were last weekend. The Japanese right-hander threw a four-hit complete game last time out in a 5-1 win for L.A.
It was his second complete game in as many starts.
Gausman was solid in Game 2 (6.2 IP, four hits, three runs, six strikeouts) and is exactly who the Blue Jays should want to have in this spot.
The 13-year vet is set for his 14th postseason appearance, and he has ample experience against the Dodgers:
- 200 plate appearances
- 25.5% K rate
- .228 opponent BA
Shohei Ohtani, who has been everything for L.A. in this series, is 2-for-15 with six Ks vs. Gausman.
George Springer's status remains uncertain
The biggest question entering Game 6 is the status of Springer, who left Game 3 with right side discomfort and hasn't returned.
Springer took some swings in the batting cage on Wednesday and donned a helmet in the dugout at one point during the game.
But he was never called upon to pinch hit, and his availability for Friday remains uncertain.
The fact that Springer is still on the roster is encouraging, though. If the Blue Jays expected him to sit out the rest of the series, they would've already swapped him out for someone else.
