TORONTO – Blue Jays manager John Schneider made several moves to his starting lineup for Saturday’s Game 2 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Infielder Bo Bichette, who made his first game appearance in seven weeks in Toronto’s 11-4 Game 1 win, was available off the bench. Isiah Kiner-Falefa got the start at second base with outfielders Nathan Lukes and Addison Barger drawing in for Davis Schneider and Myles Straw.
Normally a shortstop, Bichette made his first big-league start at second base after being named to the 26-man roster before Game 1. He had missed time with a left knee sprain.
“After the layoff, I didn’t want to like kill him, you know,” Schneider said in a pre-game media availability from his office. “So this is stuff we talked about even leading up to the decision to put him on the roster.
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“I thought he was good yesterday and just want to watch him physically. But he’ll be ready to hit and play whenever.”
Right-handers Kevin Gausman of Toronto and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of Los Angeles were set to start in Game 2.
Schneider also confirmed that Max Scherzer would start Game 3 at Dodger Stadium on Monday. Shane Bieber was tabbed for Game 4 on Tuesday.
If necessary, the Dodgers would host Game 5 on Wednesday. If Game 6 and Game 7 are needed, they would be played in Toronto.
Bichette had a single in the first inning of Game 1 and grounded into a double play in the third. He opened the Blue Jays’ decisive nine-run sixth inning with a walk before being replaced by Kiner-Falefa.
Bichette had a .311 batting average this past season and led Toronto with 181 hits.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 25, 2025.
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