And so the Jays did, piling up one quality at-bat after another, grinding down Snell, pounding the Dodgers’ suspect bullpen. Their triumph included the first home run by a left-handed hitter off Snell since June 2, 2024, courtesy of Daulton Varsho, and the first pinch-hit grand slam in Series history, courtesy of Addison Barger.

On a night Toronto had been waiting for for decades, the Blue Jays showed they're more than ready for their moment.

It's over. The Blue Jays take Game 1 in lopsided fashion, spurred by the first pinch-hit grand slam in the history of the World Series courtesy of Addison Barger. Blake Snell struggled massively after an all-time postseason run, and now the Dodgers will turn to Yoshinobu Yamamoto to tie the series.

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The Dodgers haven't been anywhere close to as successful at the plate as Toronto has been in the postseason, and it could derail their title hopes.

A historic Friday night pitching collapse by the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays left the defending MLB champions facing a 0-1 World Series deficit.