Chasing October: Relive Blue Jays' big Game 1 win over Dodgers

theScore provides analysis and insights from the Blue Jays' 11-4 win over the Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series. Relive all the action below.

9th inning: What an opening salvo from the Blue Jays. Toronto flexed all of its muscles during the Game 1 beatdown of the Dodgers, rapping out 14 hits during an 11-4 victory.

The Jays shook off a slow start and some early mistakes to tie the game and firmly seize control by the fifth. They forced Dave Roberts to go to his beleaguered bullpen earlier than he wanted, and kept Roki Sasaki - perhaps the Dodgers' only reliable reliever - out of the game entirely.

Game 1 can often be a bellweather for how the series will go. Of the 21 teams who came back from multiple runs down to win the first game of a World Series, 15 ended up winning the series, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com. That's certainly good news for the Blue Jays, but they can't rest yet - Game 2 is less than 24 hours away, and these Dodgers are not about to give up their crown without a fight.

8th inning: It wasn't the easiest top of the eighth for Chris Bassitt, but he got the job done. The veteran right-hander worked around a walk to Teoscar Hernández to pitch a scoreless frame. After being left off the ALDS roster, Bassitt's suddenly emerged as a key relief weapon for the Jays, recording five strikeouts without allowing a run over 3 2/3 innings during the ALCS and World Series.

7th inning: Here's a little bit of history for Shohei Ohtani, who crushed his first-ever World Series home run off Braydon Fisher to make it a seven-run game. The two-way superstar is just the second Japanese player to homer in the World Series, joining former Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui. It's probably bittersweet for Ohtani, though, as it comes on the heels of Toronto's nine-run outburst.

6th inning: The Blue Jays just served notice to the Dodgers: This ain't Milwaukee. Toronto unleashed its offensive fury on L.A. with an incredible nine-run sixth inning, highlighted by Addison Barger hitting the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history. It was the most runs scored in one inning of a World Series game since the Detroit Tigers' 10-run third inning in Game 6 of the 1968 Fall Classic, per ESPN's Jorge Castillo. In one half-inning, the Blue Jays might've just turned this entire series on its head.

6th inning: It's Game 1 of the World Series and Ernie Clement is hitting .444 with a 1.080 OPS for the postseason. The red-hot utility man drives in the go-ahead run for his 20th hit, tying him with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for the playoff lead.

6th inning: Bo Bichette is out of the game after drawing a walk as Isiah Kiner-Falefa pinch runs for him. It seems like a bit of an early hook after Bichette looked really good in his first action in more than a month. He had an immediate impact tonight, going 1-for-2 with a walk while making a really nice defensive play at second base.

Alejandro Kirk has been a huge pain for Blake Snell tonight. Not only is the catcher 2-for-2 with a walk against the left-hander, but he's seen 18 pitches while fouling off nine and not swinging and missing. Snell's out of the game after loading the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the sixth, forcing Dave Roberts to ask his often-shaky bullpen for 12 outs.

6th inning: It's been a pretty weird outing for Blake Snell. He's allowed more hits tonight (7) than in his previous three postseason outings (21 innings), but he's only given up the two runs. The Blue Jays have hit into two double plays and gifted Snell an out at third base. But they've also reached base in multiple innings and run up Snell's pitch count, making the left-hander throw 84 pitches through five innings. The key to Toronto winning this series will be getting into L.A.'s bullpen early, and it's knocking on the door in Game 1.

4th inning: Rogers Centre is alive again. Daulton Varsho crushed a two-run homer to dead center to tie Game 1. The Blue Jays did what they do best: bided their time and gradually wore Snell down before pouncing on him here to make it a brand new ballgame. It's just the first home run Snell's allowed to a left-handed hitter this season.

Varsho hit just two home runs off southpaws in 50 at-bats during the regular season, but has hit two this postseason (Max Fried and Snell).

3rd inning: John Schneider allowed Trey Yesavage to work out of several jams during his last start in the ALCS, but he can't risk this game getting away from him. Yesavage has needed 67 pitches to get seven outs and is really struggling to throw strikes. He's already given up four hits and three walks, while striking out two.

2nd inning: You can't give a team like the Dodgers extra outs. The Blue Jays built a reputation on doing all the little things right all season, so Ernie Clement's unnecessary baserunning mistake bails Blake Snell out of another jam.

2nd inning: Trey Yesavage is going to need his secondary stuff to be better. The right-hander's slider was ineffective in the second inning. Max Muncy, Enrique Hernández, and Tommy Edman all singled off the pitch, leading to a run. It's curious as to why Yesavage abandoned the splitter, throwing his go-to pitch just five times in the frame.

Switch-hitter Tommy Edman batted right-handed against Yesavage to combat the splitter and singled on a dribbler to third base.

1st inning: Blake Snell, who's pitching for the first time in 11 days, does not look sharp. The left-hander managed to get out of a bases-loaded jam, but it's clear he may have his hands full with the Blue Jays' contact-oriented approach. Snell threw just 15 of his 29 pitches for strikes, and managed just one whiff - on his 28th pitch. Alejandro Kirk worked him for a walk after fouling off five balls in a nine-pitch plate appearance.

Snell entered the start with 28 strikeouts over 21 innings this postseason, and generated 22 whiffs during his last start against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the NLCS.

1st inning: How's that for a moment? Trey Yesavage strikes out Shohei Ohtani on a splitter to open the World Series. It's the 18th strikeout for Ohtani in 42 at-bats this postseason.

Bo Bichette passes his first test at second base, handling a routine grounder off the bat of Freddie Freeman to record the third out. The ball will always find you.

Pregame: Trey Yesavage receives a loud ovation as he heads to the bullpen to warm up, while the Dodgers are booed heavily as they line up for player introductions. Shohei Ohtani gets the worst of it. Blue Jays fans clearly aren't over him picking the Dodgers over them. Ohtani silenced the boos last year when he played at Rogers Centre, homering in his first at-bat. We'll see what he has in store in the 1st inning.

Pregame: We're 30 minutes away from Toronto's first Fall Classic since 1993. There's a significant advantage to winning the opener, as the team that takes Game 1 has gone on to win 64.2% of World Series, including 18 of the last 22. The Blue Jays are 4-2 at Rogers Centre this postseason, while the Dodgers are 4-0 on the road.

Pregame: The Blue Jays announce that Kevin Gausman will start Game 2 against Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Gausman's been excellent this October, posting a 2.00 ERA over 18 innings. His last appearance came in relief during Game 7 of the ALCS.

Pregame: Bo Bichette is back and, surprise, it's at second base. Blue Jays manager John Schneider hinted at the position switch during his media availability Thursday, though it's still a major surprise to see him move positions on the biggest stage.

Bichette, who has played exclusively at shortstop for his entire seven-year career, said Friday that he approached the club about changing positions in hopes that it would allow him to return from a knee injury quicker. We'll see how much mobility Bichette has coming off a layoff of over one month. George Springer will continue to serve as the DH, though Ross Atkins acknowledged that things could change as the series progresses.

There's no real surprises with how the Dodgers are rolling things out against Trey Yesavage. The Blue Jays rookie right-hander, who is the second-youngest pitcher to ever start Game 1 of a World Series, will have his hands full with three future Hall of Famers to start the game.