Dodgers belt five homers in 14-2 rout of Blue Jays in World Series rematch
Posted on: Apr 07, 2026 07:56 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Teoscar Hernandez, Freddie freewoman, john dalton Rushing — with a couple — and Shohei Ohtani strike place runs to power the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 14-2 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre.
It was the first meeting between the teams since the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays here last fall in the deciding game of the World Series.
Los Angeles starter Justin Wrobleski (1-0) allowed a run and two hits over five innings as the Blue Jays (4-6) stretched their losing skid to five games.
The Dodgers (8-2), who outhit the Blue Jays 17-5, have won four straight.
Hernandez hit a two-run homer off Toronto starter Max Scherzer in the first inning. The Blue Jays halved the deficit in the bottom half when Ernie Clement singled to plate George Springer.
Scherzer (1-1) was replaced in the third inning by left-hander Josh Fleming, who made a throwing error on his first play. It wasn't immediately clear why Scherzer was pulled early.
Freeman hit a two-run blast later in the frame and Kyle Tucker drove in Rushing on a sacrifice fly in the fourth.
Ohtani greeted reliever Joe Mantiply to the game in the sixth inning with a solo shot. Andy Pages helped pile on with a two-run double.
Rushing led off the seventh with a solo blast and Hernandez added a two-run single as the game turned into a laugher. Rushing went deep again in the eighth.
Both teams used position players on the mound in the ninth inning. Announced attendance was 40,991 for the opener of the three-game interleague series.
Blue Jays: Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk was scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured left thumb. He took a foul tip off his catching hand in a game last Friday.
Dodgers: Pages was named National League player of the week earlier in the day after hitting .583 with two homers over five games. He was 2 for 4 against the Blue Jays.
Myles Straw grounded out with the bases loaded to end Wrobleski's 29-pitch opening frame.
The Dodgers are attempting to become the first team to win three straight World Series titles since the New York Yankees completed a three-peat in 2000.
Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman (0-0, 0.75 earned-run average) was scheduled to face fellow right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-1, 3.00) on Tuesday night.
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