The World Series has been an intriguing one so far, with both the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers taking a game each in rather different ways.

This is part of what makes Gausman great, though. He’s earned his Game 2 start in the World Series, and would have fit just fine in Game 1, too, but the Blue Jays wanted to give the veteran an extra day of rest while keeping rookie sensation Trey Yesavage on schedule.

Starters Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Kevin Gausman went old-school on Saturday with a classic pitching duel in Game 2 of the World Series. Gausman blinked first and the Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage.

Kevin Gausman pitched well for the Blue Jays in Game 2 but the Dodgers got to the veteran starter in the seventh inning.

Kevin Gausman taps his foot, a lot. Gausman is the starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. He's one of the best pitchers in baseball. And he's got an annoying tic.

The World Series is already so unforgiving, but the bar is pushed even higher into the sky when the Dodgers are in the other dugout. Kevin Gausman pitched well in Game 2, truly dominant for much of his first career World Series start,

Shohei Ohtani explains to FOX Sports' Kevin Burkhardt what irked him about that incredible two-way performance.