Overview
- Toronto took a 1-0 World Series lead with an 11-4 win, breaking a 2-2 tie with a nine-run sixth that included Addison Barger’s first-ever pinch-hit grand slam in the Fall Classic and Alejandro Kirk’s two-run homer.
- Dodgers starter Blake Snell was lifted in the sixth after loading the bases, and relievers Emmet Sheehan and Anthony Banda were tagged as the inning spiraled.
- Rookie Trey Yesavage, 22, opened the Series by striking out Shohei Ohtani and became the second-youngest Game 1 starting pitcher in World Series history while limiting L.A. to two runs over four innings.
- Ohtani hit his first World Series home run in the seventh with the Dodgers down nine, and he was booed and serenaded with “We don’t need you!” chants by the Toronto crowd.
- Rogers Centre hosted its first World Series game since 1993 before 44,353 fans, and historical trends favor Game 1 winners, adding urgency to Los Angeles’ need for cleaner relief work and better situational hitting.