LOS ANGELES – George Springer has spent the past six seasons enduring a cacophony of boos whenever he plays a road game, lingering fallout from his role in the 2017 Houston Astros ’ sign-stealing scandal, uncovered publicly in 2019.

The series momentum, which belonged to Toronto after the Jays’ 11-4 blowout victory in the opener, now shifts solidly back to the Dodgers, with the next three games at Dodger Stadium.

George Springer discusses Yoshinobu Yamamoto's start against the Blue Jays, what it is like to face him and more after Game 2 loss