This World Series seems to have a lot of storylines.
Addison Barger becoming the first player to hit a pinch-hit grand slam in Game 1.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto throwing a complete game, his second in a row in the playoffs, in Game 2.
Game 3 was an eighteen-inning nailbiter, with Shohei Ohtani getting on base nine times in one game, and Freddie Freeman becoming the first player to ever hit World Series two walk-off game-winning home runs.
Game 4 proved Shohei Ohtani is mortal, as he took the loss on the mound.
Game 5 belonged to a rookie. The Blue Jays Trey Yesavage became the first rookie pitcher in World Series history to strike out twelve batters. His dominating performance also boasted zero walks and allowing only one earned run.
The Blue Jays got home runs from their first two batters to set the tone in Game 5, taking an immediate 2-0 lead that Yesavage did not give up, eventually piling on for a 6-1 win, to take a 3-2 series lead.
It’s been an enjoyable World Series, one in which Toronto is one game from winning. But that last win is always the toughest. They will face Yamamoto in Game 6, who has been completely baffling to every major league hitter he has faced.
Here’s hoping it goes seven games. Because every game has been wonderful. And the opposite of wonderful is when there is no baseball.
