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The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night at the Rogers Centre.
The Dodgers jumped out to a 2-0 lead with runs in the second and third innings, but Toronto tied it in the fourth with a two-run homer by Dalton Varsho.
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Then the Blue Jays seemingly put the game away with a nine-run sixth inning, which included the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history by Toronto’s Addison Barger.
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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) reacts to striking out against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning during Game 1 of the 2025 MLB World Series at Rogers Centre. (Dan Hamilton/Imagn Images)
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani then hit his first career World Series home run in the seventh, but it was too little too late for the Dodgers.
Ohtani was booed prior to the game by Blue Jays fans. By the ninth inning, the Toronto crowd broke into a unified chant, shouting, “we don’t need him!”
Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Addison Barger (47) hits a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth inning during Game 1 of the 2025 MLB World Series at Rogers Centre. (Dan Hamilton/Imagn Images)
The Dodgers will look to even the series on Saturday night and will send Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the mound against Toronto’s Kevin Gausman.
