This series started off well and it seemed like they were in prime position to sweep, but it ended up being a frustrating affair after the Dodgers pen blew the lead again and then missed huge chances twice at the end, falling 5-4 to the Blue Jays.
Yeah, lol. https://t.co/yr2AdoqhEO
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) August 10, 2025
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The started off ominously for Tyler Glasnow, who struggled with his control right off the bat. A nice play by Mookie Betts started the game, but a walk followed and then he gave up a double to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to start the scoring.
Vladdy gets us started 💥 pic.twitter.com/9XILFLce0D
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August 10, 2025
He worked around that to limit the damage, but it was 1-0 early.
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That was an especially bleak start since the Dodgers were facing nemesis Eric Lauer, who has long dominated the team even when he’s bad, but he’s actually good now, apparently.
Maybe that was the key to getting to him, as Shohei Ohtani started things by slugging his 41st dong of the year to tie things up.
Back-to-back days with a homer from Shohei! pic.twitter.com/CyBeWF9ICC
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 10, 2025
After Mookie Betts walked, a strikeout followed and Betts got thrown out trying to steal second. That cost them a run as Freddie Freeman hit his 14th homer of the year to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.
Freddie for the lead! pic.twitter.com/COMYlpRXTB
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 10, 2025
A Teoscar Hernandez double and a Andy Pages walk followed in the inning, but they’d be stranded, which would eventually become a theme today.
That said, they did add on further in the 3rd, as Miguel Rojas started a rally with a double. With one out, the Blue Jays intentionally walked Ohtani, and Mookie followed by singling to load the bases. After Will Smith frustratingly popped out on a 3-0 pitch, Freddie drew a walk on a dubious call to force a run in and make it 3-0. However that was all they got out of all that.
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For a while it looked like Glasnow would immediately give runs back, as he started the 2nd with a walk, got a strikeout, but then gave up a bloop double and walked another batter to load the bases. Fortunately, he induced a tailor-made double play to Mookie for the escape.
He rebounded with a clean 3rd inning, and faced the minimum in the 4th after a one-out walk was erased by a smooth double play.
Mookie starts a smooth double play to end the inning. Apparently they can do that. pic.twitter.com/hDCaDRgFiI
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) August 10, 2025
Glasnow then struck out a pair in a clean 5th, but in the 6th a lead-off single was plated by a two-out bloop single to cut the lead to 3-2.
Frustrated conclusion, but he did settle in well: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 8 K, 86 Pitches.
Eight strikeouts from Tyler. ? pic.twitter.com/rvgINSNxT0
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 10, 2025
Some nasty stuff.
Glasnow out here throwing 98 MPH fastballs with natural cut. Please be around the zone, I beg. pic.twitter.com/3sUKIf2cyO
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) August 10, 2025
Helping him keep that two on the board was Anthony Banda, who came in to end the 6th.
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Offensively, they couldn’t take advantage of the chances they got. They got just a one-out single in the 3rd and saw another erased by a double play in the 4th, but got a two-out single, steal, and walk in the 5th that also went for naught.
The 6th saw the Dodgers get another crack, as a one-out Ohtani single led to a two-out Ohtani steal, and Will Smith drew a walk. But for whatever reason, with Freddie Freeman at the plate, Ohtani tried to steal third and got caught comfortably. They got just a one-out single in the 7th, so the pen had a task to do.
Well.
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Back to the Dodgers pen, it was Justin Wrobleski starting the 7th with two strikeouts before giving up a single, and Ben Casparius entered to get the last out of that frame.
Things were looking fine until then, but Blake Treinen entered and with one out he gave up back-to-back homers to Guerrero and Addison Barger to give the Blue Jays a 4-3 lead all of a sudden.
Going back-to-back in Cali 😎 pic.twitter.com/VrhtHyVUeI
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August 10, 2025
Brutal, and he’s been honestly bad since returning. Needs a low leverage run to get his shit together.
0-1 pic.twitter.com/l0bESkpuAI
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) August 10, 2025
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That represented the game becoming a back-and-forth affair, as to start the 8th it was Alex Freeland drawing a walk, Alex Call sac bunting him over, and Ohtani getting another intentional pass. This time Mookie struck out, but back-to-back walks to Will Smith and Freddie Freeman forced the tying run in at 4-4.
Up 3-1 in the count, Michael Conforto popped up to the catch on this pitch somehow.
Christ, what else are you on here? pic.twitter.com/7kKQT7ZOIZ
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) August 10, 2025
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Alex Vesia then entered in the 9th, giving up a homer on the first pitch he threw to Eddie Clement that gave the Blue Jays a 5-4 lead.
FIRST. PITCH. AMBUSH. pic.twitter.com/az0bAC1Ubb
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August 10, 2025
But the Dodgers had another golden chance in the bottom of the frame, as Pages and Muncy walked to start the inning, Alex Freeland laid down a sac bunt, and Alex Call then walked to load the bases.
That brought up Ohtani, who got fortunate on a check-swing call, but then struck out on a ball on a 3-2 count. Mookie came up and grounded out to end the game.
Flu Game.
Take a bow, Mason 👏 pic.twitter.com/e94wkhRVBv
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August 10, 2025
Brutal loss.
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The Dodgers will now head to Anaheim to play the Angels, starting at 3:38 PM HT/6:38 PM PT/9:38 PM ET. It’ll be Yoshinobu Yamamoto against Jose Soriano.
