Dodgers Face Elimination After Game 5 Loss to Blue Jays
ARLINGTON,TX – October 29,2025 – The Los Angeles Dodgers are on the brink of elimination in the World Seriesโ after a โcrushing 7-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 5. The defeat leavesโฃ the Dodgers trailing โฃ3-2 โin the best-of-seven series, and they must win both remaining games to secure a championship.
Theโค Dodgers’ offensive struggles andโค defensive miscues proved โfatal, compounding a shaky performance from starting pitcher Blake Snell. Despite Snell settling down after surrendering two early home runs, defensive errors and ineffective relief pitching ultimately sealed their fate. The team now faces immense pressure heading back to Los Angeles for โคGames 6 and 7.
“If you’re not going to allow for slug, then you’ve got to be able to โคkind of redirect and club down to take competitive at-bats,” a source stated, highlighting the Dodgers’ inability toโข adjust theirโข approach โat the plate.
Defensive breakdowns plaguedโ the Dodgersโ throughout theโ game. The infield failedโฃ to convert potential doubleโ plays on twoโ occasions, inflating Snell’s pitch count.โ In the fourth inning, Teoscar Hernรกndez’s aggressive slide โon a Daulton varsho liner resulted in a triple instead of a potential out, instantly erasing the momentum from Kikรฉ โคHernรกndez’s earlier โขhome โrun.
snell,having reached โค116 โฃpitches,wasโข unable to continue in theโฃ seventh inning,handing a two-on,two-out situationโค to reliever Edgardoโค Henriquez. Henriquez promptly allowed โboth inherited runners to โฃscore, extending the Blueโฃ Jays’ lead. Anthony Bandaโ later conceded another run in the eighth.
The Dodgers’ offense,โฃ unable toโข capitalize โขon opportunities, ultimately faltered. The team’s season now hangs in the balance, requiring victories in both Games 6 and 7 at Dodger Stadium to avoid a championship defeat.
