It might even be an understatement to say that Game 1 of the World Series went exactly as the Toronto Blue Jays planned.
Rookie Trey Yesavage does enough to keep you in the game? Check. Knock out Los Angeles Dodgers starter Blake Snell relatively early? Check. Offence takes advantage of a weak Dodgers bullpen? Emphatic check.
In the end, all those check marks amounted to an 11-4 win for the Blue Jays over the defending-champion Dodgers, marking Toronto’s first World Series win since Joe Carter touched 'em all in
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