Blue Jays batter Dodgers with nine-run sixth inning to take World Series opener

Barger belts first pinch-hit grand slam in Series history
Kirk adds two-run shot as Toronto seizes Game 1
Ohtani homers but Dodgers fall behind early in Toronto
World Series Game 1 – as it happened

Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history and Alejandro Kirk added a two-run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays stormed back to crush the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers 11–4 in Friday night’s opener at Rogers Centre.

Playing in their first Fall Classic in 32 years, the Blue Jays erupted for nine runs in the sixth inning, turning a 2–0 deficit into a blowout that electrified a sold-out home crowd and gave Toronto a 1–0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Barger’s 413-foot blast to center capped a historic inning that also included Kirk’s homer and a parade of baserunners against a shell-shocked Dodgers bullpen.