LOS ANGELES — Might as well cancel the parade permit.

Barring the improbable, the Dodgers aren’t going to need it. They are slumping offensively at the absolute worst time, their bullpen continues to leak, and the Toronto Blue Jays have shown the ability to step through every door that the Dodgers leave open. Which is similar to the way Toronto erased a 2-0 series deficit in the last round against the Seattle Mariners.

Bottom line, a team can clinch this World Series at home after all. Toronto will have two cracks at it, after a 6-1 victory on Wednesday night in a Dodger Stadium where the fans morphed from enthusiastic to sullen over the course of the evening.

The Dodgers’ offense was a concern going into Game 5, after an output of three runs in 20⅔ innings, going back to the sevent

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