Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Toronto Blue Jays hitters made Blake Snell's knee-buckling changeup merely mortal, chasing the Los Angeles Dodgers' star off the mound before pouring it on in a ninr-run sixth inning to dominate Game 1 of the World Series on Friday in Toronto.
Snell, who allowed six hits and two runs through his first three postseason starts, surrendered eight hits and five runs in the lopsided 11-4 setback at Rogers Centre.
Addison Barger hit the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history. Fellow outfielder Daulton Varsho and catcher Alejandro Kirk also homered for the Blue Jays, who logged 14 hits against just four strikeouts at the plate.
"I was choking up, just trying to put the ball in the air and get a run in," Barger said on the Fox broadcast when asked about his historic homer.
Blue Jays starter Trey Yesavage allowed four hits and two runs over four innings. The Blue Jays' bullpen allowed two hits and two runs, while issuing eight strikeouts, over the final five.
