Five games have been played in the 2025 World Series, and things are getting spooky for the defending champions. After losing two of three on home turf, the Los Angeles Dodgers now head back to Toronto trailing, 3-2, to the Blue Jays. John Schneider’s men have the chance to deliver Canada its first major trophy since the Toronto Raptors won the 2019 NBA Finals.
The Dodgers’ plan for tonight is simple: hope Yoshinobu Yamamoto can deliver yet another gem and get to Game 7, where anything can happen. Toronto, seeking to avoid a do-or-die scenario tomorrow, will send Kevin Gausman to the mound to deliver what could be the most memorable start in franchise history.
For perhaps the final time this series, I’m suggesting a three-leg Same Game Parlay (SGP) for you to get in on the action at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Blue Jays vs. Dodgers Same Game Parlay
- Los Angeles Dodgers Moneyline
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2+ Total Bases
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto O19.5 Outs Recorded
Los Angeles Dodgers Moneyline
Perhaps there’s no reason to have confidence in Los Angeles, since its anemic offense has produced a total of four runs across its last 28 innings, and there’s a reason why the Blue Jays are -240 favorites to win the series. The last time the Dodgers trailed 3-2 in the World Series, though, they won Game 6 to force a Game 7 that they ultimately lost to the Houston Astros, making a late rally to eke out a 3-1 win behind some brilliant pitching. There’s arguably no pitcher in baseball better than Yamamoto, who saved the Orix Buffaloes with a one-run, 14-strikeout complete game in Game 6 of the 2023 Japan Series. With Yamamoto on the mound for the bulk of this game, if not all of it, Los Angeles’ offense doesn’t need to be hot for it to win.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2+ Total Bases
For all the praise that Yamamoto is deservedly receiving in this article, it’s also worth including a nod to Toronto’s best player and the man who will likely win World Series MVP if the Blue Jays ultimately go on to lift the trophy. Guerrero has been absurdly hot for this entire playoff run, slashing .415/.506/.831, good for the third-highest OPS in a single playoff run with at least 50 plate appearances since 2000. Across these playoffs, he’s recorded two or more total bases in 11 of his 16 games, including four of the five so far this World Series. The exception, of course, was in Game 2 against Yamamoto, but betting against him would be a fool’s errand.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto O19.5 Outs Recorded
Before Yamamoto in Game 2, the last pitcher to record two consecutive complete games in the playoffs was Curt Schilling in 2001, and the last Dodger was Orel Hershiser in 1988. Each went on to throw a third. Expecting nine innings again might be a stretch, given that in the first outing, he’d thrown just 67 pitches in his previous start, and in the second, he was on 10 days’ rest. But with the season on the line, Yamamoto won’t want to come out any more than Dave Roberts wants him out of the game, especially because Los Angeles’ bullpen has been poor all postseason besides the Game 3 marathon — unless the Dodgers have a big lead and Roberts wants him available for an inning in Game 7. He’s recorded 20 or more outs in three of his four postseason starts and six of his last nine overall.
