TORONTO (AP) — Favoring his injured knee and clearly not fully healed, Bo Bichette still managed to spark the Toronto Blue Jays in his World Series debut.

Bichette singled early, walked to begin a nine-run sixth inning and made a nice defensive play in his first game at second base in six years, helping the Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 on Friday night in the World Series opener.

“That was everything that I could have hoped for,” Bichette said. “I definitely had to work on some stuff and get comfortable.”

A two-time All-Star shortstop and AL hits leader, Bichette hadn’t played since spraining his left knee in a Sept. 6 collision with New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells.

Batting cleanup, he favored the knee and was removed for a pinch runner with the score 2-2 after his

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