The Los Angeles Dodgers felt confident with Blake Snell taking the mound against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the World Series . The Dodgers’ pitching staff had been stingy in the postseason, holding opponents to a single run in five straight games. And Snell capped a historic six-start run with his eight-inning gem in Game 1 of the NLCS.

But the Dodgers’ ace had a rough outing Friday. The Blue Jays did most of their damage in a nine-run sixth inning. It was the highest-scoring World Series inning since 1968 . And a frustrated Snell was pulled from the game .

“I just wasn't locating the ball, it’s pretty simple. Command with the fastball wasn't great… Change up, I couldn’t locate that either… It’s just frustrating but I learned a lot. Still confident. I know what I can

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