Chasing October: Live analysis of World Series Game 1

theScore provides running analysis and insights for Game 1 of the World Series. Follow along throughout the night as we break down everything between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. Pull down on iOS to refresh.

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.