{"id":110350,"date":"2025-10-21T08:02:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T08:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110350"},"modified":"2025-10-21T08:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T08:02:35","slug":"october-showdown-dodgers-hit-the-road-again-blue-jays-roar-shakes-toronto-every-win-brings-history-closer-to-breaking-ll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110350","title":{"rendered":"OCTOBER SHOWDOWN: Dodgers Hit the Road Again, Blue Jays\u2019 Roar Shakes Toronto, Every Win Brings History Closer to Breaking..ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-byline\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fdad1-3.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/529346343_1318325426318872_7826445121565919674_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640_tt6&amp;_nc_cat=111&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=igq-CXJxmG4Q7kNvwGpkFBD&amp;_nc_oc=AdmT0lIFyGcF25tAZsqCgntZf_5tuFNpyIs51lGsd8TNysqIRxyx2OmM8agTfGQbJlM&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fdad1-3.fna&amp;_nc_gid=7gkFSA35v1oIKpOwguxseg&amp;oh=00_AfehC9qBVR8OX79Le6-i76DCcEi688rIoEcPXPsCqatfcA&amp;oe=68FD153F\" alt=\"Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers\nPictured on the left, from top to bottom, are cutouts of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, and Max Scherzer in various action shots. On the right, from top to bottom, are cutouts of Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, and Clayton Kershaw in various action shots. In the background is a photo of Dodger Stadium.\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span data-testid=\"prism-truncate\">Stream Southern California&#8217;s News Leader and Original Shows 24\/7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p>LOS ANGELES (KABC) &#8212; The Los Angeles Dodgers now know who they will face in the World Series.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers are set to play the Blue Jays in the Fall Classic after Toronto beat the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the ALCS.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jays will have home-field advantage, with Game 1 to be played in Toronto Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the rest of the World Series schedule. All games start at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Game 1: Friday, Oct. 24 in Toronto<br class=\"\" \/>Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 25 in Toronto<br class=\"\" \/>Game 3: Monday, Oct. 27 in Los Angeles<br class=\"\" \/>Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 28 in Los Angeles<br class=\"\" \/>Game 5: Wednesday, Oct. 29 in Los Angeles (if necessary)<br class=\"\" \/>Game 6: Friday, Oct. 31 in Toronto (if necessary)<br class=\"\" \/>Game 7: Saturday, Nov. 1 in Toronto (if necessary)<\/p>\n<p>When the two teams played in the regular season, the Dodgers took two out of three from the Blue Jays at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jays are back in baseball&#8217;s championship round for the first time since 1993 and will host Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers in Friday night&#8217;s opener as Los Angeles tries to become the first repeat winner in a quarter century.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto hosts the opener because it finished the regular season with 94 wins, one more than the Dodgers.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles is the first defending champion to reach the Series since the 2009 Philadelphia Phillies, who lost to the New York Yankees in six games. 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