The Toronto Blue Jays, according to their skipper, are always equipped to handle the Los Angeles Dodgers like they did in Game 1.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have run into a different kind of opponent in this World Series—the Toronto Blue Jays, who just know how to put the ball in play. The Blue Jays’ contact rate during the regular season was 80.

Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in Fall Classic history, Alejandro Kirk followed with a two-run homer in a nine-run sixth inning and Toronto overwhelmed the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Friday night’s opener.

When Ohtani stepped up to the plate in the ninth inning of the Blue Jays' blowout Game 1 win -- in which the superstar slugger hit a two-run blast earlier in the contest -- Blue Jays fans chanted "We don't need you!"

Even though the vibes in Toronto are all positive after the Blue Jays' 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series, Chris Bassitt would like to see the home crowd slow down with the taunts toward Shohei Ohtani to avoid potentially unleashing all of his powers.

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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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.