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What was a hotly contested Game 1 through five innings turned into a beatdown, plus a possible watershed moment in Canadian sports history. The Toronto Blue Jays were considered the underdogs against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in this year’s World Series. But on Friday night, they scored nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to cruise to a victory and put themselves three wins away from their first title since 1993. Facing Dodgers starter Blake Snell was supposed to be a tough task. But Toronto methodically worked at-bats against the lefty, who had an ERA of 0.86 in his first three starts of this postseason, got him out of the game after loading the bases to begin the sixth, then blew the game wide open against the LA bullpen. TORONTO, ONTARIO – OCTOBER 24: Addison Barger #47 of the Toronto Blue Jays is greeted at home plate after hitting a grand slam home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning in game one of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Center on October 24, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) It was a truly impressive display of offense, and according to manager John Schneider, it’s what should be expected of this team against just about any opponent. “That’s kind of how we roll,” Schneider said, per AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. “So much credit to the guys up and down the lineup. “Just really good at-bats, then carried it over into their bullpen. So again, it was really a good approach from everyone today. Then, you got to get ready for tomorrow. Against another really tough pitcher.” The most memorable moment of the night by far was Addison Barger’s grand slam against lefty Anthony Banda that blew the score open at 9-2 and threatened to tear the roof off the Rogers Centre. But there were so many other positives up and down the lineup. Daulton Varsho and Alejandro Kirk also homered. Ernie Clement, George Springer, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two-hit games. And Bo Bichette singled and walked in his first game since Sept. 6. But as Schneider also knows well, the Dodgers won’t stop being a threat after one bad inning, and with Yoshinobu Yamamoto getting set to pitch Game 2 on Saturday, Toronto’s offense will have to keep firing on all cylinders. More MLB: Insider Suggests Dodgers Pounce on Reds ‘Mistake’ After World Series
