Will the Blue Jays clinch their first World Series title in 32 years, or will the Dodgers live another day and force Game 7? Friday’s showdown in Rogers Centre will truly be a spectacle.
Game 6 of the World Series will air exclusively on FOX at 8 p.m. ET, and through streaming on FOXSports.com, the FOX Sports App and FOX One.
Starting Pitchers
Toronto is expected to go with Kevin Gausman in the potential title-clincher. In Game 2, he held the Dodgers to three runs on four hits over 6 2/3 innings despite then giving up seventh-inning homers by Max Muncy and Will Smith. Over his five post-season appearances, Gausman has a 2-2 record with a 2.55 ERA and 18 strikeouts.
For the Dodgers, they’ll turn their best postseason pitcher so far with Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Japanese ace has already thrown two complete games this postseason, including in the Game 2 win in Toronto. He has a 3-1 postseason mark with a 1.57 ERA. If Yamamoto goes the distance in Game 5, he’ll be the first to have three straight complete games in the postseason since Curt Schilling with the 2001 Diamondbacks.
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Dodgers Starting Lineup
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has yet to announce his starting lineup. A reshuffling of the lineup in Game 5, which included Will Smith in the No. 2 spot and moving Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman further down, didn’t exactly help the Dodgers. In their last two games, they have only scored three runs. If you take into account Game 3’s 18-frame marathon, the Dodgers have only scraped out four runs in their 29 innings.
Blue Jays Starting Lineup
Veteran All-Star slugger George Springer is back in the lineup for the Blue Jays with the title on the line, taking up the leadoff spot with Bo Bichette now going from DH to second base. Springer sat out the previous two games after suffering an oblique/side injury in Game 3. It’s a boost in the lineup that has been firing on all cylinders so far. In Game 5’s win, Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. became the first players to hit back-to-back home runs to lead off a game in World Series history.
1. George Springer, DH
2. Nathan Lukes, LF
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B
4. Bo Bichette, 2B
5. Daulton Varsho, CF
6. Alejandro Kirk, C
7. Addison Barger, RF
8. Ernie Clement, CF
9. Andrés Gimenez, SS
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