Game 1 of the World Series wasn't exactly how the Los Angeles Dodgers would have liked it to go. While many will point to the nine-run sixth inning for the Toronto Blue Jays as the reason why the Dodgers lost on Friday night, the outcome was actually determined much earlier in the game. The Dodgers had Blue Jays' starting pitcher Trey Yesavage on the ropes, but the offense couldn't deliver the knockout blow.
The inning that immediately comes to mind is when the Dodgers got the scoring started in the second frame. The Dodgers were taking a page out of the Blue Jays' playbook, using a station-to-station approach to put pressure on Toronto to make the right play.