TORONTO — Technically, Game 2 of the World Series started out as a pitchers’ duel.
But in reality, the Dodgers’ star-studded lineup was letting Kevin Gausman off the hook.
For six innings Saturday night, the Toronto Blue Jays’ right-hander had cruised against the Dodgers’ recently slumping lineup. Despite filling up the zone with a flurry of fastballs in hittable locations, the Dodgers’ bat remained silent, recording 17-consecutive outs after an RBI single from Will Smith in the first.
By the seventh inning, it was starting to feel like a race against the clock.
Even with Yoshinobu Yamamoto dealing, the score remained tied.