Keys to the game: Blue Jays eject Blake Snell early
Toronto Blue Jays took Game 1 of the World Series over the Los Angeles Dodgers because they worked Blake Snell early and overwhelmed two relievers
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays punished the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching like never before this postseason, including nine runs in the sixth inning, to throw out Blake Snell and two more relievers.
The Blue Jays took Game 1 of the World Series 11-4 over the Dodgers because they worked early on Snell, who until this Friday had been almost untouchable in the postseason; They brought in the depleted Dodgers bullpen to punish him.
And they were unable to hit in a timely manner in the game on Toronto’s starter and relief pitcher, when the moment was theirs.
THEY TAKE SNELL OUT EARLY
Making Snell work early to try to get the Dodgers to go early to the bullpen, whose help for their cause was little or none.
Snell exited after five innings and was unable to get outs on three batters he faced in the sixth inning, because he soon became full of pitches; 100 pitches of which only 62 were strikes.
He walked three and hit a batter; that turned into runs, including a “horse” in that fateful sixth inning. He allowed eight hits and the first five runs were his.
The Dodgers relievers in that sixth inning Emmet Sheehan and Anthony Banda were unable to stop the stampede of the Canadians, with three runs each; even worse without keeping the game when they arrived.
THEY WASTE THEIR BEST MOMENTS
The Dodgers wasted a full house in the second inning when Toronto starter Trey Yesavage was at his worst, and after they had scored the first run of the game via the bat of Enrique Hernández.
Similar situation when in the next inning they scored the second, but in the end they left two men on the bases.
TORONTO RELIEFERS COMPLETE
The Blue Jays’ relief pitching came forward to stop when needed, despite faltering in the seventh inning when Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run homer to put the most decent score on reliever Braydon Fisher.
Yesavage exited after two innings, the next two relievers, Mason Fluharty and Seranthony Domínguez got outs when required and prevented runs. The same thing happened with Chris Bassitt and Eric Lauer.
