The Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from their first World Series title since 1993. Trey Yesavage dominated the Los Angeles Dodgers hitters in Game 5 Wednesday, setting the rookie World Series record with 12 strikeouts, and the Blue Jays offense came through again, including back-to-back home runs by Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to lead off the game. The series now shifts back to Toronto for Game 6 Friday.
The Dodgers are trying to become the first back-to-back World Series champions since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees. The Blue Jays are looking for their first title since back-to-back wins in 1992 and 1993.
The Jays punched their ticket to the Fall Classic with an ALCS Game 7 win over the Seattle Mariners. This is Toronto’s first World Series appearance since 1993, when they won their second consecutive title. The Dodgers thoroughly dismantled the Milwaukee Brewers, owners of MLB’s best record during the regular season, in the NLCS to return to the World Series. They are the first defending champion to reach the World Series the next season since the 2008-09 Philadelphia Phillies, and, in more than a few ways, this year’s Dodgers are better than last year’s.
The Blue Jays (94-68) have home-field advantage over the Dodgers (93-69) in the World Series because they had the better regular-season record. Here now is the schedule for the 2025 World Series. All games can be streamed on fubo (try for free).
- Time: 8 p.m. ET | Date: Friday, Oct. 31
- Location: Rogers Centre — Toronto
- TV channel: Fox, Fox Deportes | Live stream: fubo (Try for free)
- Starting pitchers: RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (TOR)
- Game 3 odds: Dodgers -133, Blue Jays +110 (via DraftKings)
2025 World Series schedule
| Game | Date | Start time/score | Venue | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Fri. Oct. 24 |
TOR 11, LAD 4 |
Rogers Centre |
Fox |
|
2 |
Sat. Oct. 25 |
LAD 5, TOR 1 |
Rogers Centre |
Fox |
|
3 |
Mon. Oct. 27 |
LAD 6, TOR 5 (18) |
Dodger Stadium |
Fox |
|
4 |
Tues., Oct. 28 |
TOR 6, LAD 2 |
Dodger Stadium |
Fox |
|
5 |
Wed., Oct. 29 |
TOR 6, LAD 1 |
Dodger Stadium |
Fox |
|
6 |
Fri., Oct. 31 |
8 p.m. ET |
Rogers Centre |
Fox |
|
7 (if nec.) |
Sat., Nov. 1 |
8 p.m. ET |
Rogers Centre |
Fox |
Game 6 storylines
Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto was close to unhittable last time out when he threw a complete game in Game 2. The way the Dodgers linup is hitting (or, rather, not hitting), they’ll need him to be at least that good again.
Blue Jays: The Blue Jays are one win away from the World Series title and now get to play in front of their home crowd. The pitching has been great, the hitters are all coming through. It’s all coming up Toronto.
Game 6 prediction
Prediction: I always root for the World Series to go seven games. Apologies to Toronto for the harm that causes to the fan base’s collective blood pressure, but here’s hoping Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers again and grants my wish. Prediction: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1. — R.J. Anderson