Jays to start rookie Yesavage in Game 1 vs. Snell

TORONTO -- Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage volition commencement Game 1 of the World Series connected Friday against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Blake Snell.

Yesavage, who made his large league debut connected Sept. 15, volition beryllium making his 4th postseason start, giving the 22-year-old much postseason starts than vocation regular-season outings (3).

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Thursday helium wasn't acceptable to denote his Game 2 starter from among Kevin Gausman, Max Scherzer and Shane Bieber.

The Dodgers announced earlier this week that Snell would commencement Game 1 and Yoshinobu Yamamoto volition travel successful Game 2.

Selected 20th wide successful past year's amateur draught from East Carolina University, Yesavage began the play astatine Class A Dunedin, was promoted to High-A Vancouver connected May 20, Double-A New Hampshire connected June 12 and Triple-A Buffalo connected Aug. 12.

He was 1-0 with a 3.21 ERA successful 3 starts successful September, striking retired 16 successful 14 innings, helped by a devastating splitter, with 7 walks.

Yesavage bushed the New York Yankees with 5 1/3 scoreless, hitless innings successful Game 2 of the Division Series arsenic helium struck retired 11, mislaid Game 2 of the AL Championship Series erstwhile helium allowed 5 runs successful 4 innings, past won Game 6 of the ALCS connected Sunday erstwhile helium gave up 2 runs successful 5 2/3 innings.

Gausman threw 19 pitches successful alleviation successful Game 7 of the ALCS connected Monday against Seattle, 3 days aft helium tossed 91 pitches successful his Game 5 start.

"It made consciousness to clasp Kevin for a day," Schneider said, not committing to Gausman for Game 2 connected Saturday oregon Game 3 connected Monday astatine Dodger Stadium.