Gausman, the Blue Jays' veteran anchor, relies heavily on his changeup-like splitter — a pitch he throws more than 37% of the time, leading all qualified starters in MLB. He enters the contest with a stellar 2.00 ERA through 18 postseason innings, having limited opponents by forcing weak contact and relying on the pitch’s steep drop.

The Toronto Blue Jays got that memo. On Friday at Rogers Centre, it didn’t take long for L.A.’s worst-case scenario to come to fruition, as the Jays did significant damage against the Dodgers’ relievers en route to an 11-4 rout.