Starting with Varsho in the fourth, Toronto's bats got to the Dodgers' southpaw, who had been untouchable all postseason.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history during Game 1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The sixth inning of Game 1 of the World Series was an exorcism. Toronto, one of the world's great metropolises, a city that has loved its baseball team through decades of it not loving back, screamed and bellowed and remembered what championship baseball looked like.

Barger had hit one home run this year against a left-handed pitcher before he delivered the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history.

Vesia is away from the team due to a “deeply personal family matter.” The Dodgers adjusted their bullpen to face the Blue Jays, adding right-handers Edgardo Henriquez and Will Klein to the

Toronto scored nine runs in the sixth inning to beat Los Angeles 11-4 in World Series Game 1, while Shohei Ohtani hit his first World Series home run for the Dodgers.

Standout rookie starter Trey Yesavage didn’t have his best stuff but limited the Los Angeles Dodgers to two runs over four innings for the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the World Series.

Bichette, a two-time All-Star and AL hits leader, was set to bat cleanup in Friday night’s opener. He hadn’t played since he sprained his left knee in a Sept. 6 collision with New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells.