When he takes the mound Friday, Kevin Gausman will live out the dream of each MLB free agent. After years of struggling to discover his footing within the majors, Gausman grew to become one of the best model of himself at age 30, simply earlier than hitting the free-agent market. The Toronto Blue Jays, in want of a front-line ace, had been looking for that one participant to take them from playoff hopeful to World Series contender.
It took a couple of years, however Gausman achieved simply that. Despite a couple of bumps within the highway and a few considerations about his age, Gausman proved to be the right signing for the Blue Jays again in 2022. He not solely lived up to his deal but in addition legitimized the crew as a contender for different gifted free brokers.
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It’s solely becoming that Gausman will take the mound with a World Series championship in sight. With the Blue Jays up 3-2 within the sequence, Gausman takes the ball at house Friday in entrance of what is going to nearly definitely be a deafening Toronto crowd. With a win, Gausman can etch himself into Blue Jays lore as one of many biggest signings the crew ever made.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will counter with their ace, second-year starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The 27-year-old is on one heck of a postseason run, having tossed full video games in his previous two outings.
It will take every thing Gausman — and the Blue Jays’ lineup — has to match Yamamoto on Friday. But if they’ll cease his dominant streak, an enormous celebration in Toronto awaits.
How to watch Dodgers vs. Blue Jays in World Series Game 6
Start time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: Rogers Centre | Toronto, Ontario
TV channel: Fox
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Jack Baer
That’s six up, six down for Kevin Gausman, who has 5 strikeouts and a preposterous 11 whiffs on his splitter already. He’s been spamming that splitter in opposition to almost each batter, throwing it on 21 of 33 pitches. They’re principally out of the zone, however Dodgers hitters are falling for it almost each time.
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Jack Baer
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Jack Baer
An completely perplexing choice (which does not matter a lot within the grand scheme of issues).
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Jack Baer
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Jack Baer
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Jack Baer
Muncy will get one other likelihood and makes this one rely, turning a double play on Vlad Jr. Also, that grounder was one way or the other scored a single… yeah, we do not find out about that.
Still, the “single” breaks a string of 21 consecutive batters retired by Yamamoto.
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Jack Baer
The Dodgers’ defensive woes proceed. Max Muncy misfields a straightforward grounder from Nathan Lukes and the error give the Blue Jays a runner on first for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
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Jack Baer
George Springer will get a heat welcome after lacking two video games and grounds out in opposition to Yoshinobu Yamamoto to lead off the underside of the primary. He appeared like he was nonetheless in ache after one swing.
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Jake Mintz
Toronto’s ace was uncharacteristically fired up hopping off the mound — and for good motive. He conjured a whopping seven whiffs on the splitter within the first — in contrast to eight within the entirety of his Game 2 begin in opposition to L.A. Perhaps that has loads to do with the Dodgers struggling lineup, however dang, Gausman looks locked in for the most important begin of his life.
He will not strive to idiot L.A. tonight. His strategy, prefer it all the time is, shall be heaters on the backside of the zone and splitters beneath it. So far, the Dodgers could not lay off the offspeed, they usually go down on a trio of Ks due to it.
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Jack Baer
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Jack Baer
Kevin Gausman strikes out the aspect to open the sport and Rogers Centre is pumped. Gausman threw 16 pitches that inning and 11 of them had been splitters. The Dodgers swung at an unbelievable seven of them.
Los Angeles got here out swinging in Game 6 and Gausman simply punished all three batters with the identical pitch.
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Jack Baer
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Jack Baer
Gausman’s first go-around with Ohtani: splitter, splitter, splitter, splitter, four-seam fastball and, lastly, splitter. Ohtani whiffed on the primary, second and final pitch to give the Blue Jays their first out.
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Jack Baer
Kevin Gausman fires a first-pitch splitter previous a swinging Shohei Ohtani, who receives one other hostile welcome at Rogers Centre, and we’re off in Game 6 of the 2025 World Series.
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Jack Baer
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Jack Baer
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Jack Baer
The Dodgers moved Mookie Betts from second to third for Game 5, amid a quiet postseason for the previous MVP. It did not precisely work, so the Dodgers have moved him down yet another spot for Game 6.
Miguel Rojas can be getting his third begin of the postseason at second base, the results of Andy Pages remaining on the bench after a horrific efficiency for the whole postseason.
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George Springer is formally again for the Blue Jays after lacking Games 4 and 5 with a aspect damage he sustained in Game 3. His return strikes Bo Bichette again to second base.
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