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having home field advantage and back after the 6 hour 18 inning affair 7. The Jays took a 3 run lead on a Bo
By Brad Robertson knocking off the Dodgers in game 1, of the night before with a solid 6-2 Bichette home run in the bottom of
11-4, thanks to a 9 run 6th inning that win. The Jays got to Dodgers star, the second off Shohei Ohtani. The
broke a 2-2 tie. Everyone contributed Shohei Ohtani, for 4 runs. Blue Jays Dodgers chipped away and cut the
to the 14 hit attack highlighted by starter Shane Bieber gave the Jays deficit to 3-2 when the Jays added a
an Addison Barger pinch hit grand 5.1 innings of 1 run ball, and the run in the bottom of the 6th. Then the
slam! The Dodgers bullpen imploded bullpen finished it off. Game 5 saw Dodgers used the long ball to tie it
that game the Blue Jays begin the game with and eventually win it 5-4. A solo shot
back to back homers from Davis by Max Muncy in the 8th and then
Game 2 Dodgers starter Yoshinobu
Schneider and Vlad Guerrero, and another solo shot by little-used utility
Yamamoto threw a complete giving
up only 1 run on 4 hits total. Blue the team was off and running as player, Miguel Rojas, off of the Jays
they beat tough lefty, Blake Snell, closer Jeff Hoffman tied the game
Jays starter Kevin Gausman was
very good as well but faltered in the for the second time with a 6-1 win. in the 9th. Will Smith homered in
7th giving up a pair of solo home Rookie Trey Yesavage, the 22-year- the top of the 11th off Shane Bieber,
old who began the season in Dunedin and that was all she wrote as the Jays
runs. Attaining the split at home was
good news for the Blue Jays as many in A Ball and rocketed through the just couldn’t muster up anymore off
minor league system, established a Game 2 and 6 starter, Yoshinobu
ts hockey season, but a lot of prognosticators labelled them as
World Series rookie strikeout record Yamamoto, who came on and got
ICanada put that on hold for the underdogs.
month of October as many sports recording 12 in 7 innings. The Blue the final 8 outs for his 3rd win of the
The series then shifted to the Jays were heading home with a 3-2 series and was also named World
fans caught Blue Jays fever!
bright lights of Los Angeles where series lead. Series MVP.
Well, that’s a wrap on the MLB the stars came out to support their
Back in Toronto the Dodgers put Notable Blue Jays were Vladimir
season and we congratulate the Los team. Game 3 was the 18 inning
up a 3 spot in the top of the third Guerrero who set a playoff record for
Angeles Dodgers on winning back to marathon, which many called the
inning of game 6, and Yoshinobu homers with 8. Ernie Clement tied
back World Series titles, something best World Series ever. Both pitching
Yamamoto once again held the Jays a playoff record with 30 hits total.
that hasn’t been done since the New staffs were stretched to the max as
bats in check scattering 8 hits in his Those two were the hottest Jays hitters
York Yankees 3-peat back in 1998- each starter only pitched 4+ innings.
6 innings and the Dodgers bullpen coming up clutch often throughout
2000. The Toronto Blue Jays took Both bullpens shut out the other for
held on for a 3-1 win. The game will the playoffs. Almost everyone on the
Canada on a wild ride this season and an extended period until Dodger first
be remembered for a wild bottom of Jays lineup contributed a big moment
won the AL East division title, beat baseman Freddy Freeman ended
the ninth inning where after a ground throughout their run and overall, their
the New York Yankees handily in the it in walk off fashion with a homer
rule double, in which an Addison pitching performed well enough to
ALCS Division Series and then went off Brendon Little, the left-handed
Barger’s hard hit ball lodged under win it all. It was a bittersweet ending
on the defeat the Seattle Mariners reliever who had a terrific first half of
the fence in left centre field. That to a terrific season, and hopefully
for the American League Pennant. the season but took a step back in the
put baserunners on second and third they can run it back after dealing
Their matchup with the Dodgers in second half and couldn’t get back on
with none out. Ernie Clement then with an off season in which some key
the World Series has been labelled track. Before him Eric Lauer came
popped up in the infield, then Andres players become free agents. It will be
by many as one of the best World into the game as one of Toronto’s last
Gimenez hit a sharp-hit ball that an interesting off season in Toronto,
Series ever! A 7 game emotional options and held the fort for over 4+
was caught in shallow left field, and and we will all be keeping our eyes
roller coaster for both the teams and innings in a terrific relief appearance.
their fans. Barger was carelessly doubled up off on how it all shakes out.
After going down to the Dodgers of second base. A terrible inning that
It started out with the Blue Jays 2 games to 1, the Blue Jays bounced started off so promising. On to Game Coach Brad