The Latest: Shohei Ohtani 2-run HR cuts Blue Jays lead over Dodgers to 11-4 in Game 1 of World Series

BOT 7: Reliever Justin Wrobleski replaces Anthony Banda and gets Ernie Clement to fly out to deep centre field. Nathan Lukes grounds out to third base. Andres Gimenez grounds out to second base to end the inning.

TOP 7: Reliever Braydon Fisher replaces Seranthony Dominguez and faces Tommy Edman, who draws a walk. Andy Pages is called out on strikes. Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run to right field as the Blue Jays lead 11-4. Mookie Betts strikes out swinging. Freddie Freeman flies out to right centre to end the inning.

BOT 6: Snell faces Bo Bichette, who draws a walk to start the inning. Isiah Kiner-Falefa comes in to pinch-run for Bichette. Alejandro Kirk singles into right field for his second hit of the game. Daulton Varsho, who hit a home run in his last at-bat, worked the count full before he was hit by a 96 mph fastball, loading the bases. Snell is replaced by reliever Emmet Sheehan, who gives up a single to centre to Ernie Clement, which scores Kiner-Falefa to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead. Nathan Lukes pinch hits for Myles Straw and draws a walk to force in Kirk as the Blue Jays increase their lead to 4-2. Andres Gimenez singles to right to score Varsho as the Blue Jays lead 5-2. George Springer hits into a fielder’s choice as Clement is forced out at home plate. Reliever Anthony Banda comes in to replace Sheehan and faces Addison Barger, who is pinch-hitting for Davis Schneider, and he hits a grand slam home run as the Blue Jays lead 9-2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to centre field. Isiah Kiner-Falefa flies out to left centre field. Alejandro Kirk hits a two-run home run that scores Guerrero Jr. as the Blue Jays lead 11-2. Daulton Varsho flies out to left field to end the inning. Snell throws 100 pitches over five innings and is charged with 5 earned runs on eight hits with four strikeouts.

TOP 6: Reliever Seranthony Dominguez faces Teoscar Hernandez, who is called out on strikes. Max Muncy pops out to third base. Enrique Hernandez strikes out swinging.

BOT 5: Snell faces the Blue Jays’ top of the order, and George Springer hits a single into left field. Davis Schneider hits into a double play. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., grounds out to second to end the inning.

TOP 5: Reliever Mason Fluharty replaces Trey Yesavage to start the inning. Yesavage went four innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out five batters. Leadoff hitter Shohei Ohtani is called out on strikes. Mookie Betts hits a single to centre field. Freddie Freeman flied out to deep centre field. Blue Jays bring in reliever Seranthony Dominguez to face Will Smith, who flies out to right field on the first pitch he sees to end the inning.

BOT 4: Snell gives up a leadoff single to deep right to Alejandro Kirk before surrendering a two-run home run to deep centre to Daulton Varsho to tie the game 2-2. Ernie Clement flies out to shallow centre field. Myles Straw lines out to centre field. Andres Gimenez is called out on strikes to end the inning.

TOP 4: Yesavage strikes out Enrique Hernandez and Tommy Edman swinging to start the inning, and Andy Pages flies out to deep right for his first 1-2-3 inning since the first.

BOT 3: Snell gets Davis Schneider to strike out swinging to begin the inning. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., singled through shortstop into left field. Bo Bichette grounds out to first, and Guerrero is out at second base to end the inning.

TOP 3: Yesavage walks Mookie Betts on five pitches to begin the inning. Freddie Freeman also walked on five pitches, and the Blue Jays’ bullpen is once again warming up. After starting Will Smith off with two strikes, Yesavage throws three straight balls to load the count before Smith singles to right field, scoring Betts to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. Freeman is out at third. Teoscar Hernandez grounds out to Bo Bichette at second, advancing Smith to third with two out. Max Muncy strikes out swinging to end the inning. Yesavage has thrown 71 pitches through three innings.

BOT 2: Snell gives up a base hit to left field to Ernie Clement. Myles Straw strikes out on a foul tip. Andres Gimenez also strikes out on a foul tip. George Springer hits into a force out to shallow infield, and Clement is thrown out at third to end the inning.

TOP 2: Yesavage walks Will Smith to start the inning on five pitches. Teoscar Hernandez hits into a force out at shortstop, forcing Smith out at second. Max Muncy hits a single to left field, advancing Hernandez to second. Enrique Hernandez singles to centre field and Teoscar Hernandez scores from second base to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. Tommy Edman gets an infield hit, and there is no play at first, loading the bases. Andy Pages struck out on a 3-2 pitch. The Blue Jays’ bullpen begins warming up. Top of the order and Shohei Ohtani grounds out to Guerrero to end the inning.

BOT 1: Los Angeles starter Blake Snell gets George Springer to ground out to shallow left field. Davis Schneider pops out to short. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drew a walk. Bo Bichette, in his first at-bat in seven weeks, hits a single to shallow right, advancing Guerrero to third base. Alejandro Kirk draws a walk on a 3-2 count to load the bases. Dalton Varsho flied out to centre field. Snell needed 29 pitches to get out of the inning.

TOP 1: Trey Yesavage, the second youngest pitcher to start a World Series game, takes the mound to face Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman to begin Game 1. He struck out Ohtani before getting Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman to ground out to end the inning.

STARTING LINEUPS ANNOUNCED:

Bo Bichette isn’t just returning to the Toronto Blue Jays’ roster for the World Series. He’s switching positions for Game 1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Normally a shortstop, Bichette was set to play second base for the first time at the big-league level in the series opener Friday night at Rogers Centre. Bichette, who missed seven weeks with a left knee sprain, was added to the 26-man roster for the best-of-seven series earlier in the day. Infielder Ty France was also included, while outfielder Joey Loperfido and reliever Yariel Rodriguez were dropped.

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