Toronto Blue Jays Eyeing a Commanding 2-0 World Series Lead

Well, that escalated quickly.

If you had the Toronto Blue Jays turning Game 1 of the 2025 World Series into a full-blown demolition derby, go ahead and collect your winnings. For everyone else, what we witnessed was a masterclass in mayhem, a nine-run sixth inning that felt less like baseball and more like an exorcism of 32 years of Canadian frustration. The final score read 11-4, but that doesn’t even begin to tell the story of the absolute shellacking the favored Los Angeles Dodgers endured.

For five innings, this looked like the heavyweight fight we all expected. The Dodgers, with their Hollywood payroll and superstar lineup, were trading jabs with a gritty, determined Blue Jays squad. Then came the bottom of the sixth. It was a perfect storm of relentless at-bats, baffling pitching changes, and one of the most improbable moments in World Series history.

The Inning That Broke the Dodgers’ Will

It all started so innocently. A walk here, a single there. Suddenly, the bases were loaded, and the Dodgers’ bullpen phone was ringing off the hook. Blake Snell, who had been battling all night, was pulled. What followed was a parade of relievers who looked like they’d rather be anywhere else on Earth.

Alejandro Kirk, the man built like a fire hydrant and swinging a bat just as solid, blasted a two-run homer that sent the 44,000-plus fans at Rogers Centre into a frenzy. But the real “are you kidding me?” moment came from a guy who was literally sleeping on a teammate’s couch a few days ago.

Enter Addison Barger. The dude’s wife just had their third kid, he’s crashing at a teammate’s place to “save a buck,” and he gets called to pinch-hit with the bases loaded in the World Series. What does he do? He launches the first pinch-hit grand slam in the history of the “Fall Classic.” You can’t write this stuff. It was pure, unadulterated baseball magic. By the time the dust settled, the Blue Jays had sent 13 men to the plate and hung nine runs on the board. Game over.

Can the Dodgers Recover From This World Series Beatdown?

So, where do the Dodgers go from here? They have Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound for Game 2, a guy with ice in his veins. They’ll need every bit of it. This wasn’t just a loss; it was an ego-bruising, confidence-shattering public flogging. The Blue Jays didn’t just win; they sent a message.

Toronto isn’t just happy to be here. They’re here to win, and they just showed the world they have the firepower and the grit to do it. The Dodgers might have the stars, but the Blue Jays have the momentum and a storybook hero who just etched his name into World Series lore. Game 2 just became must-see TV.