LOS ANGELES -- A record-setting performance by rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday night has the Toronto Blue Jays on the cusp of their first championship since 1993.

Yesavage struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up only three hits without issuing a walk, helping Toronto to a 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers . The Blue Jays lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 with Game 6 scheduled for Friday in Toronto.

It was a masterful start for Yesavage, and it came in his first career postseason start on the road.

"It's a crazy world," Yesavage, 23, said afterward. "Crazy world. Hollywood couldn't have made it this good. So just being a part of this, I'm just very blessed."

Yesavage set the rookie mark for strikeouts in a World Series

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