Toronto Blue Jays to battle it out with LA Dodgers in World Series

It’s another thrilling week for baseball fans.

The Toronto Blue Jays will be behind enemy lines for the next three games as they battle it with the Los Angeles Dodgers out in Games 3, 4, and 5 of the World Series.

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The series is currently tied at one game apiece, with the Jays beating the Dodgers in Game 1, with a score of 11-4, and the Dodgers walking out of Rogers Centre Saturday with a 5-1 win in Game 2.

Ahead of Game 3, Saskatchewan baseball coach, player, and Blue Jays fan Justin Eiswirth joined the Evan Bray Show to discuss how the series is going and what to expect this week.

Listen to the full interview with Justin Eiswirth here:

He said that the Dodgers team will be a difficult challenge to overcome, especially after watching Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitch a complete game, striking out eight and allowing only four Blue Jays hits.

“The Dodgers have an advantage in the starting rotation, like you saw on Saturday night,” he said.

“Yamamoto is a special guy, you don’t see complete games like that ever, let alone in the playoffs or the World Series anymore, and that’s two in a row for them,” he said.

But even with the Dodgers having a lot of high-priced talent on their roster, Eiswirth said that there is still hope for the Jays.

“I do think the Jays have an advantage in the bullpen,” he said.

“What you’re watching for tonight is, I think, if they can get his pitch count up, and I don’t think he’s going to go as deep in the game as Yamamoto did, and if the Jays can get into that Dodger bullpen, I think there’s an advantage there for the Jays,” said Eiswirth.

When it comes to what the teams look like from the sidelines, Chuck McCoy was there in person.

He said that the Blue Jays love is more than just in the stadium.

“I’ve been in Regina and Saskatoon when there are big Rider games on, and everywhere you go, people are wearing green and Rider regalia. Well, it was the same in Toronto,” he said.

“There were people up and down the streets and in the stores, and all were wearing Toronto Blue Jays outfits,” said McCoy.

“I’ve been to Super Bowls and Stanley Cups and Grey Cups and all that, but never a World Series, and certainly never a World Series where the Toronto Blue Jays were in it,” he said.

Even though the team lost against the Dodgers in Game 2, McCoy said fans were still feeling good on the walk out of Rogers Centre.

“So we’re all traveling together, and there’s nothing but ‘Go Jays go’ and waving towels and plenty of excitement, and absolutely no pessimism about anything,” he said.

The Jays will play the next three games in LA before traveling back home for Games 6 and 7, if necessary.