Blue Jays are one win away from their third World Series championship

Don't pinch yourself - you are not dreaming. The Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from a World Series championship after a dominant Game 5 outing by Trey Yesavage. The Blue Jays rookie pitcher was almost unhittable through seven innings in one of the greatest games ever thrown in Blue Jays history.

Yesavage struck out 12 batters, and didn't walk anyone - the only time that's happened in a World Series game, and the first time a rookie has recorded that many strikeouts in the Fall Classic. Meantime, the Blue Jays offense, like it has time and time again, strung together great at-bats and wore down a really tough pitcher, beating the Dodgers 6-1.

Blue Jays are one win away from their third World Series championship

The game got started with a bang, as Davis Schneider hit the first pitch he saw over the wall in left field. It was the first home run this postseason for Schneider who was sparingly used in the ALCS but has come up huge in the World Series in the wake of George Springer's injury in Game 3.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. followed up the Schneider home run with a home run of his own, his eighth of the postseason and all of a sudden Blake Snell and the Dodgers were down 2-0 before Yesavage even had to throw a single pitch. The home runs took the crowd out of the game early and it paid dividends over the next nine innings.

As Yesavage carved up the Dodgers lineup it felt like everybody else contributed in a meaningful way. Everyone in the lineup got on base with either a hit or a walk, while Bo Bichette, Ernie Clement and Isiah Kiner-Falefa all drove in runs. Addison Barger was the only Blue Jay to have multiple hits and also made one of the best defensive plays of the night, robbing Shohei Ohtani of extra bases in the seventh inning.

After a crazy 18 inning marathon in Game 3 that ended in what felt like devastating heartbreak for the Blue Jays, Toronto has bounced back with two of the most efficient and effective outings over the last 48 hours. With Shane Bieber dealing in Game 4 and Yesavage dominating in Game 5, the Blue Jays outscored the Dodgers 12-3 to take a 3-2 series lead.

Now for the first time in 32 years, the Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from a World Series championship and they can claim the biggest prize in baseball on home turf, with Game 6 played on Friday at Rogers Centre.