(CNN) -- It's been 32 years since Toronto experienced the thrills of the World Series. And on Friday, the city felt those same shockwaves after the Blue Jays came back to take Game 1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers with a final score of 11-4.
The Jays found themselves in a 2-0 hole heading into the bottom of the fourth inning, as the Dodgers looked well on their way to their fourth straight series-opening win this postseason.
But with one Dalton Varsho swing, Toronto found themselves tied with the Dodgers, and the rest was history.
A nine-run onslaught in the bottom of the sixth inning made the difference for Toronto in front of their home fans at a loud and energized Rogers Centre.
Blue Jays utility player Ernie Clement atoned for an early base running mistake with a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning to get the scoring started.
The Jays tacked on two more runs before Addison Barger hit a pinch-hit grand slam to break the game wide open. Catcher Alejandro Kirk added a cherry-on-top with a two-run home run for added insurance to make it 11-2.
Barger's blast was the first ever pinch hit grand slam in World Series history, according to the Fox broadcast.
Coming off of a Game 4 performance in the NLCS which still has baseball fans marveling, Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani connected on a two-run home run in the next half inning to cut into the Jays' big lead.
But that was as close as the Dodgers would come the rest of the way.
Following the lopsided victory in the series opener, the Blue Jays find themselves on the right side of Major League Baseball history.
The winner of Game 1 has gone on to win 23 of the last 27 Fall Classics, dating back to 1997, according to the MLB.
The loss was an unfamiliar feeling for the Dodgers, who had only dropped one game this entire postseason entering Friday.
Los Angeles starter Blake Snell came out the gates strong but stumbled in the sixth inning, exiting the game after allowing five earned runs while walking three batters and striking out four.
Trey Yesavage, the rookie starter for the Blue Jays, looked like he belonged on the sport's biggest stage, going four innings, striking out five batters along the way.
Eric Lauer closed out the game for Toronto, getting Dodgers star Mookie Betts to strike out.
Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday at 8 p.m. ET in The Six.
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