Yet two swings by Will Smith did, and that was the very narrow margin between Gausman and Los Angeles Dodgers stalwart Yoshinobu Yamamoto, as Smith’s go-ahead home run in the seventh inning broke up a fantastic pitching duel and Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter, lifting the Dodgers to an eventual 5-1 victory at Rogers Centre.

After three decades away from the Fall Classic, the Blue Jays didn’t just return — they roared back.

Yamamoto’s World Series complete game makes him the first pitcher in the postseason to do so since 2001, with Curt Schilling with the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he did three straight.