TORONTO -- If the Blue Jays were going to start their first World Series in 32 years on the right foot, the overriding feeling was that they were going to require another gem from budding ace Trey Yesavage to tame this beast of a Dodgers offense.

Judging by the first inning, it appeared that was going to be the case. Yesavage began the game with a strikeout of all-world talent Shohei Ohtani , with the rookie right-hander’s swinging strike three on his nasty signature splitter down in the zone nearly blowing the roof off Rogers Centre, where a raucous max-capacity crowd stood on the verge of eruption well before first pitch.

“It's my goal to go out there and strike out everybody I face,” said Yesavage, who is ranked as Toronto's No. 1 prospect . “So, being able to start off the game

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