Dodgers top prospect shines in World Series rematch
The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t just beat the Blue Jays Monday night in a 2025 World Series rematch – they embarrassed them to the tune of 14-2. And the problem for the rest of MLB is that their top prospect was loud . Dalton Rushing went 4-for-4 with two home runs and reached base in all five plate appearances, the first four-hit game of his MLB career.
That’s not a cute rookie flash. That’s immediate value in a lineup that already has no business being this deep. MORE: Ranking the 15 teams with the best chance to win the NBA Finals Dodgers’ Power Surge Continues Apr 6, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing (68) hits a single against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fifth inning at Rogers Centre.
Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images Rushing accounted for two of the Dodgers’ five homers, and the rest of the power show was just a typical Dodgers flex—Teoscar Hernández went deep and drove in four, Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three, and Shohei Ohtani added a homer as well. The Dodgers have won four straight, and they’ve scored more than seven runs in each of those games. Rushing Is More Than Just Hot—He Fits Rushing isn’t just hitting… he’s fitting.
See what I did there. The Dodgers got on base, ran up counts, and punished mistakes the entire game. Rushing hit his first homer in the third, then came back later and did it again, because Toronto just couldn’t stop the bleeding.
Scherzer Exit Changes the Game—But Not the Outcome And yes, Toronto was compromised—Max Scherzer exited after two innings with forearm tendinitis, which is the worst two-word combo for pitchers outside Tommy John. But the Dodgers didn’t win because Scherzer left. They won because the Jays had no answers, even before it got out of hand.