Introduction to the Disaster
Unfathomable. Unwatchable. Unbearable. Undone. The richest team in baseball is splitting apart at the seams, tearing under stress, fraying beyond recognition, collecting on the floor of the 2025 baseball season in heaping piles of disappointment. Soon, the supposedly greatest collection of players in Dodgers history could be history. Soon, in another country and seemingly in another reality, the Dodgers could lose the World Series to the Toronto Blue Jays, a hearty band of overachievers who took a three-games-to-two lead Wednesday with a workmanlike 6-1 Game 5 victory at Dodger Stadium.
The Series Moves to Toronto
The series now moves to Toronto’s Rogers Centre for the final two games, if necessary, beginning Friday, and the former heavy favorites are now the decided underdogs. The Dodgers not only have to win both games at the American League’s toughest home field, but they will have to do so against a seemingly destined and strongly bonded franchise attempting to win its first title in 32 years. The Blue Jays are the Glue Jays. The Dodgers are in pieces. Even with the seemingly unhittable Yoshinobu Yamamoto attempting to pitch his third consecutive complete playoff game in Game 6 for the Dodgers, their task is tall.
The Task Ahead for the Dodgers
“Right now, we’re at elimination, and we’ve got to kind of wipe the slate clean and find a way to win Game 6 and pick up the pieces and see where we’re at,” said Dodger manager Dave Roberts. We’re talking a lot of pieces. The Blue Jays became the first team in World Series history to open a game with back-to-back home runs Wednesday against Dodger ace Blake Snell, then battled and brittled their way to another run in the fourth, two more in the seventh, and another in the eighth. The Dodgers could only manage a Kiké Hernández home run in seven innings against Jays rookie Trey Yesavage, and then stumbled into the night.
The Blue Jays’ Dominance
Yesavage set a World Series rookie record Wednesday with 12 strikeouts. The Dodgers set some sort of record for embarrassment with three wild pitches in the decisive seventh. The Blue Jays made every tough defensive play look easy in shutting down every Dodger offensive threat, highlighted by a diving catch by Addison Barger on a hitless Shohei Ohtani. Meanwhile, the Dodgers made two bad throws that led to extended innings and then allowed the Jays to score their third run after a terrible right field play in a season full of them, once again courtesy of Teoscar Hernández. “Just not playing a clean game…I thought tonight we gave up probably three or four bases,” bemoaned Roberts.
The Brink of Disaster
In the end, the fans booed and the stands solemnly emptied and the team moved to the verge of arguably the biggest disappointment in franchise history. After winning the 2024 World Series championship, after spending around $500 million this winter to improve their roster and create the richest team in baseball history, after rolling through the first three rounds of this autumn’s playoffs looking unbeatable… they are on the brink of being beaten by a team that would be going from last place to first place while being populated by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springer, Max Scherzer and a bunch of anonymous grinders. “The series is almost over!” sang one loud spectator late Wednesday. “The series is almost over!” Almost? “One more game! One more game!” chanted several hundred Blue Jay fans who collected behind the Toronto dugout afterward. Sounds about right.
Conclusion
The Dodgers are on the brink of disaster after their Game 5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. With the series moving to Toronto, the Dodgers face an uphill task to win the next two games and save their season. The Blue Jays, on the other hand, are confident and determined to win their first title in 32 years. The winner of Game 5 of a tied baseball series wins the series 67 percent of the time. A Dodgers team that has been called baseball’s Brinks Truck is suddenly on the brink. That 22-year-old Jays pitcher was right. Crazy world, crazy world.
FAQs
- What is the current state of the Dodgers after their Game 5 loss?
The Dodgers are on the brink of disaster after their Game 5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, facing an uphill task to win the next two games and save their season. - What is the significance of the Blue Jays’ win in Game 5?
The Blue Jays’ win in Game 5 gives them a 3-2 lead in the series, making them the favorites to win the World Series. - What is the Dodgers’ task ahead?
The Dodgers need to win both games at the American League’s toughest home field, against a seemingly destined and strongly bonded franchise attempting to win its first title in 32 years. - Who is the key player for the Dodgers in Game 6?
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is expected to pitch his third consecutive complete playoff game in Game 6 for the Dodgers, a crucial game for the team’s survival. - What is the mood of the Dodgers’ fans after the Game 5 loss?
The fans booed and the stands solemnly emptied after the Game 5 loss, indicating a sense of disappointment and frustration.
