Blue Jays Stun Dodgers in Game 5 to Take Commanding World Series Lead
Game 5 of the 2025 World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers turned into another dramatic night under the lights at Dodger Stadium — a night where Toronto’s power, patience, and poise completely shifted the momentum of the series.
The Dodgers struck first, as they’ve done in every game this Fall Classic. Kiké Hernández lifted a sacrifice fly in the second inning off Shane Bieber, giving L.A. an early 1–0 lead and sending the home crowd into a roar. But that excitement didn’t last long. In the very next inning, Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. launched a two-run home run that completely silenced the stadium. The blast — his seventh of this postseason — not only gave the Blue Jays the lead but also set a new franchise record for most home runs in a single playoff run, surpassing legends like Joe Carter and José Bautista.
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From there, Toronto never looked back. Bieber, starting for the Blue Jays, found his rhythm and managed to outduel Shohei Ohtani, who made his long-awaited World Series pitching debut for the Dodgers. Ohtani battled through six innings, striking out six but allowing four earned runs before being pulled from the game. He showed flashes of brilliance but couldn’t contain the Blue Jays’ lineup when it mattered most.
The turning point came in the seventh inning. Andrés Giménez delivered a clutch RBI single to stretch Toronto’s lead to 3–1. The inning snowballed from there — Ty France, Bo Bichette, and Addison Barger all drove in runs as the Blue Jays piled on, turning a tight contest into a 6–1 game. By then, Dodger fans were stunned, and the Toronto dugout was buzzing with energy.
Defensively, Toronto played near-perfect baseball. Daulton Varsho’s sliding catch in the sixth and Mason Fluharty’s strikeout to escape a jam kept Los Angeles off the board when they were threatening. Even when the Dodgers tried to rally late — with Mookie Betts singling in the eighth and Tommy Edman adding an RBI groundout in the ninth — the Blue Jays’ bullpen stayed composed. Louis Varland closed the door, sealing a 6–2 win and evening the series at two games apiece.
After the game, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. summed up the Blue Jays’ mindset perfectly: “Yesterday was a tough loss, but we flushed it right away. To us, it’s one game, one pitch at a time.”
With the series shifting toward its decisive stretch, Toronto now holds the momentum and confidence that every championship team needs. The Dodgers, meanwhile, face rising pressure to respond — and with Ohtani’s pitching debut behind them, they’ll need their offense to deliver if they hope to reclaim control of this tightly contested World Series.
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