The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 ( box score) on Friday night in Game 1 of the World Series. The Dodgers struck first and the two sides eventually entered the bottom of the sixth tied, but the Blue Jays scored nine runs behind a history-making Addison Barger grand slam and turn a tight contest into a boat race.

The Blue Jays are going to their first World Series in 32 years after a thrilling Game 7 victory over the Mariners on Monday night. It’s an outcome that seemed nearly impossible after Seattle won the first two games of the series in Toronto (including a 10–3 drubbing in Game 2), but the Jays rebounded and took four out of five to win the pennant.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and scored on one of Seattle's three errors in Toronto's Game 6 win to stave off elimination

The Blue Jays could also put Bichette at DH, though that would mean moving George Springer to the outfield, and he's dealing with his own knee issue. Springer last played the field on Sept. 24 and played more games at DH (82) than in the field (54) this year. That said, the Blue Jays will do what they have to do to get Bichette in the lineup.

TORONTO – More than three decades after Joe Carter touched them all, George Springer gave the Toronto Blue Jays another home run for the ages, vaulting them into the World Series for the first time since they won their second consecutive championship in 1993.

Five weeks after his major league debut, Trey Yesavage was summoned to Toronto manager John Schneider's office, where the 22-year-old found Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker also waiting for him. After just three regular-season starts and three more in the playoffs,