Toronto Blue Jays fly out of the gate to take early 2-0 lead over Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5

Two nights following a crushing loss after 18 innings of baseball, the Blue Jays made sure this game was over almost as soon as it began.

The solo home runs from Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on the first and third pitches of the ballgame silenced the 50,000-plus fans inside Dodger Stadium.

Then, rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage took the team to task with a record-breaking performance on the mound: seven innings, only three hits and not a single walk.

Yesavage, just 22, also struck out 12 Dodgers to break the World Series record set by rookie Don Newcombe in 1949, smashed his own single-game post-season franchise record set during the ALDS, and became the first pitcher ever to strike out that many opponents without issuing a walk.

Before tonight, we already knew this World Series would end in Canada. Now, the Canadian team is one victory away from hoisting the Commissioner’s Trophy on home soil.

The teams meet for Game 6 at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Friday. Game 7, if necessary, is set for Saturday. We’ll continue to cover the series at cbc.ca/news.