Toronto Blue Jays fans could not contain their emotions on Friday as their team laid waste to the Los Angeles Dodgers to kick off the World Series.
The Blue Jays needed just one inning to annihilate the Dodgers and take a 1-0 World Series lead in front of a packed Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. After being unable to break through with a run over the first three innings, the home team got a game-tying two-run home run from Daulton Varsho that electrified the crowd.
DAULTON VARSHO TIES THIS BALLGAME WITH A TWO-RUN SHOT 💥
— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) October 25, 2025
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Varsho’s home run was just the appetizer. The Blue Jays served the main course during the sixth inning. A Bo Bichette walk, Alejandro Kirk single, and Varsho hit-by-pitch drove Dodgers starter Blake Snell out of the game. Ernie Clement, Andres Gimenez, and Nathan Lukes drove the first trio in with a pair of singles and an RBI walk, respectively
It was death by a thousand paper cuts for the Dodgers at first, up until Addison Barger brought out a nuclear missile in the form of a pinch-hit grand slam — the first in World Series history.
ADDISON BARGER GRAND SLAM OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 25, 2025
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Kirk did more damage in his second at-bat of the inning. Following a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. single, Kirk smashed a two-run home run to give Toronto an 11-2 lead.
ALEJANDRO KIRK HOMERS
— MLB (@MLB) October 25, 2025
IT'S A NINE-RUN INNING #WORLDSERIES pic.twitter.com/7AeWHvOTKE
The offensive explosion had Blue Jays fans shedding tears. The FOX broadcast captured several shots of fans crying in the stands with Toronto on the verge of a World Series Game 1 victory.
Blue Jays put up so many runs that their fans started crying tears of joy pic.twitter.com/4cv4EXMcnc
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) October 25, 2025
The Blue Jays finished with 14 hits in the contest. Eight of them came against Dodgers ace Snell. Six of them came in the sixth inning.
Toronto made a statement with its 11-4 win in Game 1, pushing the team three wins away from securing the World Series trophy and undoubtedly a lot more tears among Jays supporters.
