"But in a raucous World Series opener on Friday night in Toronto, the Blue Jays found their exhaust vent, and triggered an implosion of galactic proportions. In a nine-run sixth inning that had Rogers Centre rocking and the previously invincible Dodgers reeling, the Blue Jays smashed open what had been a tied score and rolled to an eventual 11-4 win in Game 1 of the World Series."
"They kept Dodgers ace Blake Snell under constant stress, starting with a 29-pitch first inning in which they left the bases loaded but drove up his pitch count. They finally broke through in the fourth, when Snell - lacking his usual fastball command - left a heater down the middle to Daulton Varsho that the Blue Jays outfielder whacked to center for a game-tying two-run homer."
The Blue Jays erupted for a nine-run sixth inning and won Game 1 of the World Series 11-4. Toronto targeted the Dodgers' vulnerable bullpen and produced a sustained offensive onslaught that broke a tie and energized Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays pressured starter Blake Snell with a 29-pitch first inning and later capitalized when Daulton Varsho hit a game-tying two-run homer in the fourth. A pinch-hit grand slam by Addison Barger capped the sixth-inning rally. The victory gives Toronto a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series and forces the defending champions to confront urgent bullpen questions.
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