TORONTO -- Years from now, Game 1 of the 2025 World Series is going to be remembered for the sixth inning that shook Rogers Centre. Most of Ontario, really.

The Blue Jays loaded the bases with nobody out and chased Dodgers starter Blake Snell . They pounded the L.A. bullpen. Addison Barger hit the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history. Alejandro Kirk kept the party going with a majestic two-run shot. The mighty Dodgers, for one night at least, were humbled.

Eventually, Toronto completed an 11-4 Game 1 victory that was stunning in its decisiveness. The game swung during a nine-run sixth inning . But in reality, the Blue Jays had the upper hand from the very beginning -- after a 29-pitch grind of a first inning that put Snell on the ropes, even if it ended with a zer

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