Toronto Blue Jays blow out Los Angeles Dodgers for Game 1 World Series win
The Toronto Blue Jays got their first taste of World Series experience in 32 years on Friday night.
And while it took a few innings for their bats to get going, the Blue Jays just kept hitting the cover off of the baseball.
With a raucous Rogers Centre crowd cheering on their hometown team, the Blue Jays took the opening game of the series over the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 11-4.
The Blue Jays’ first hit of the evening came from none other than Bo Bichette, playing his first game of the postseason after more than a month since his last appearance.
Toronto left four runners on base in the first two innings, though, as they were unable to cash in on their early chances.
Los Angeles got on the board first with an RBI single by catcher Will Smith in the second inning.
The Dodgers doubled their lead with another RBI single by Enrique Hernandez in the third inning, but a timely third strikeout from Toronto starting pitcher Trey Yesavage to end the frame held Los Angeles in check.
But Daulton Varsho tied things on one swing, launching a two-run monster home run in the fourth inning to bring the score to 2-2.
And then the sixth inning happened. Led by a pinch-hit grand slam by Addison Barger, Toronto put up nine runs in the inning to blow the game wide open.
ADDISON BARGER
PINCH-HIT
GRAND SLAM#WORLDSERIES pic.twitter.com/REg58MNosp— MLB (@MLB) October 25, 2025
Alejandro Kirk also added a two-run home-run for good measure, extending Toronto’s lead to nine.
The nine runs Toronto scored in the sixth inning are the most in a single inning of a World Series game since Detroit put up a 10-spot in Game 6 in 1968, according to @ESPNInsights.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 25, 2025
While Shohei Ohtani would get a two-run homer in the seventh inning to claw back a little bit, the lead became insurmountable.
Though Toronto still needs three more victories to clinch a World Series title, it certainly feels a lot closer than many may have predicted leading into the series.
When is the rest of the Blue Jays-Dodgers World Series?
The two teams are right back at it tomorrow.
- Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 25, at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET in Toronto
- Game 3: Monday, Oct. 27, at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET in Los Angeles
- Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET in Los Angeles
- Game 5*: Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET in Los Angeles
- Game 6*: Friday, Oct. 31, at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET in Toronto
- Game 7*: Saturday, Nov. 1, at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET in Toronto
*if necessary.
More to come…