"That's the epitome of our offense, said Blue Jays third baseman Ernie Clement, who laced a tiebreaking single in the sixth. It's a collective effort and everybody just doing their job. Daulton Varsho started Toronto's comeback from a 2-0 deficit with a two-run drive in the fourth off two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell. 'I've faced him before plenty of times. He's obviously dominated me,' Varsho said. 'It's one of those guys where you've got to get your best swing off and whatever happens, happens.'"
"Shohei Ohtani hit his first Series home run for the heavily favored Dodgers, seeking to become the first repeat champion since the New York Yankees took three titles in a row from 1998-2000. Los Angeles was trailing by nine when he went deep off Braydon Fisher for a two-run shot in the seventh, his fourth homer in two games."
Addison Barger delivered the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history as Toronto beat Los Angeles 11-4 in Game 1. Alejandro Kirk added a two-run homer during a nine-run sixth inning that put the game out of reach. Ernie Clement hit a tiebreaking single in the sixth and praised the team's collective effort. Daulton Varsho ignited the comeback with a two-run drive off Blake Snell. Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run homer in the seventh, his first Series long ball and fourth homer in two games. Game 2 is set for Saturday at Rogers Centre.
Read at www.mercurynews.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]