The Toronto Blue Jays stunningly opened the World Series on Friday night, crushing the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 at Rogers Center. The win came off the back of a record-breaking sixth inning that saw Toronto score nine runs, the most enormous single-inning burst in World Series history. The highlight was Addison Barger’s unforgettable pinch-hit grand slam that turned a tense game into a rout.

The game was tied 2-2 entering the bottom of the sixth inning, after the Blue Jays had clawed back from a 0-2 deficit. Toronto opened the inning with a walk by Bo Bichette, followed by a single from Alejandro Kirk and then a hit-by-pitch to Daulton Varsho.

The Dodgers then turned to reliever Emmet Sheehan, who immediately gave up an RBI single to Ernie Clement and then a walk with the bases loaded to

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