TORONTO (AP) — From April through September, the Toronto Blue Jays got the best of the New York Yankees, winning the AL East in a tiebreaker based on 8-5 head-to-head record that included a 6-1 advantage north of the border.

But perhaps most impressive about the Dodgers’ success in the series is the fact that they’ve achieved it with their best player, Shohei Ohtani, mired in a deep slump. After batting just .056 against the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series,