Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Davis Schneider splintered his torpedo bat into the first pitch of Game 5 for a 373-foot home run, giving the Toronto Blue Jays an edge they never lost and helping them earn a 3-2 World Series lead on the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.
Starting pitcher Trey Yesavage allowed just three hits and one run over seven innings in the 6-1 win in Los Angeles. He also logged a dozen strikeouts, a rookie record for a World Series game.
"It was just my belief," Yesavage said on the Fox broadcast. "Belief in myself, belief in my defense, believing in [catcher] Alejandro Kirk behind the plate and believing in God. He looked over me today."
The Blue Jays (3-2) will host the Dodgers (2-3) in Game 6 on Friday in Toronto.
Dodgers starter Blake Snell, who also struggled in the first game of the best-of-seven series, was errant once again. His first pitch of the night -- a 96.6-mph slider -- went 373 feet the other way for a solo shot over the left field wall, courtesy of Schneider. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. blasted a 394-foot homer into the Dodgers bullpen in the next exchange to help the Blue Jays become the first team in history to start a World Series game with back-to-back home runs.
