TORONTO.- With no margin for error after suffering their third defeat, the Los Angeles Dodgers They entrust themselves to their stars to turn the World Series in the territory of the Toronto Blue Jayswho trust in the good moment of the Dominican Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
The Canadians lead the group 3-2 and need just one win to win their first baseball World Series title in 32 years.
They can achieve the long-awaited consecration on Friday in the sixth game at the Rogers Center or on Saturday, in the seventh and final game, in case the Americans tie the contest.
The awakening of the bats of the Los Angeles team will be decisive for the team of Dave Roberts can reverse a devastating statistic: 67.6% of the winners of the fifth game, in this case the Blue Jays, winners 6-1 on Wednesday in Los Angeles, end up lifting the trophy.
“Everything is magnified when you’re not hitting,” the manager of the defending champions said at a news conference. “We must start from scratch and try to win the sixth game, nothing more.”
Ohtani, they trust you
The fifteen passes on the record in the first three games of the series have been forgotten after the Dodgers suffered two consecutive losses, in which they scored two runs and allowed 12.
The Japanese star Shohei Ohtanithe stellar Freddie Freeman and the dominican Teoscar Hernandez They had, between the three of them, five hits in 21 opportunities at bat during games four and five, both played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
Ohtani, who bears the burden of the franchise’s success or failure, allowed four runs in his only start as a starter and would be willing to support the relief if necessary.
The Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamotomeanwhile, will first step on the mound for the Dodgers on Friday, after becoming one of Roberts’ most trusted pieces.
Yamamoto, 27, has won three of his four postseason starts by pitching 28.2 innings, allowing five runs and recording 26 strikeouts.
His pitching will be vital in the Dodgers’ bid to repeat the World Series title, a feat last achieved by the Yankees in 2000.
In the wake of Guerrero Jr.
For the Blue Jays, the experienced Kevin Gausman34, will have the opportunity to lead Toronto to a historic date for the first World Series title since 1993.
The manager of the Canadians, John Schneiderfound the perfect mix between youth and experience from his starting staff to an intractable bullpen, which in the last two games has allowed three hits and a run in 5.2 innings.
And offensively, Guerrero Jr. has proven to be ready for the biggest stage by hitting .415 with 27 hits, eight home runs and 15 RBIs in the current postseason.
Son of the legendary Vladimir Guerrero, who wore the Montreal Expos uniform between 1996 and 2003, Guerrero Jr. aspires to become the third Latin American to win the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the last five seasons.
Under the shadow of a stellar Guerrero Jr. walk two other key pieces of the Blue Jays offense: the Mexican Alexander Kirk and the Venezuelan Andres Gimenezwho have contributed hits in key moments.
“We go game by game, now we go home to try to win a game,” said Guerrero Jr. “I play with my heart, I play for my city, they have given us everything and they have gone 32 years without winning a World Series.”
