"The World Series wasn't supposed to start like this. The Dodgers weren't supposed to begin their inevitable championship march like this. Even playing in their raucous Rogers Centre north of the border in the opener Friday, the cute little Toronto Blue Jays were supposed to be a far inferior team, eh? Uhhhh... For baseball's burgeoning dynasty, there suddenly looms disaster. For the dominating Dodgers, this is now a World Serious."
"It was delivered in the ninth inning, when the fans rained a chant down on Shohei Ohtani, who spurned the Blue Jays in his free agent sweepstakes two years ago and whose two-run homer meant nothing Friday night. "We don't need you... we don't need you." When the game ended shortly and mercifully thereafter, another unspoken message had been sent. You know where you can stick your broom..."
Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 1 of the World Series at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays wore down Dodgers ace Blake Snell, forcing him to 100 pitches by the sixth inning and loading the bases with none out. Dodger relievers collapsed, allowing runs on singles and walks before Addison Barger hit a pinch-hit grand slam, the first in World Series history. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. delivered a run-scoring single and Alejandro Kirk hit a home run. Fans loudly taunted Shohei Ohtani, and the Dodgers' bullpen looked exposed.
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