The Toronto Blue Jays are back in the World Series for the first time since 1993. They now face a strong Los Angeles Dodgers team seeking to repeat as champions. Despite being a No. 3 seed, the Dodgers swept most of their prior NL opponents, losing only one game, and have only once allowed opponents more than three runs per game.
The Dodgers' starting pitchers have been nearly unhittable in the postseason. The four starters, Blake Snell (0.86 ERA), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1.83 ERA), Shohei Ohtani (2.25 ERA), and Tyler Glasnow (0.68 ERA), have a 33.5 strikeout percentage in the postseason and are relied on to pitch deeper into games due to the bullpen’s recent struggles.