Blake Snell breaks his silence in an ugly 6th inning against the Blue Jays

The Los Angeles Dodgers felt confident with Blake Snell taking the mound against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game World Series. The Dodgers pitching staff has been stingy in the postseason, holding opponents to one run in five straight games. I Snell ended his historic streak of six starts with his eight-inning gem in Game 1 of the NLCS.

But the Dodgers ace had a rough outing on Friday. The Blue Jays did most of the damage in a nine-run sixth inning. That was it best World Series inning since 1968. Frustrated Snell was too taken out of the game.

“I just wasn’t locating the ball, it’s pretty simple. The fastball command wasn’t great … Change, I couldn’t locate that either … It’s just frustrating, but I’ve learned a lot. I’m still confident. I know what I can do, I know who I am,” Snell told SportsNet LA.

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Snell allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings. He gave up just two runs on six hits in 21 innings before fouling out in the World Series. The Blue Jays won 11-4, handing Snell his first loss since early September.

The Dodgers took an early 2-0 lead on Friday. But Daulton Warshaw’s two-run homer tied it in the fourth inning. Warshaw blasted a 96 mph quadruple to center field, sending it over the batter’s eye in center field.

“I fouled Warshaw (with) a fastball up the middle. Just a tough game,” Snell admitted.

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But the real fireworks came in the sixth inning when the Blue Jays sent 12 batters to the plate. The highlight of the barrage was a historic homer by Addison Barger, the the first grand slam in the world series.

Of course, Snell wasn’t around for most of the attack. The 10-year veteran hit Varsh with a high fastball to load the bases with no outs, and Dave Roberts had seen enough. Snell was replaced by Emmett Sheehan. The score was still tied 2-2, but Snell accounted for all three runners on base. By the end of the inning, the Blue Jays had a commanding 11-2 lead, and Snell was out for the loss.

The Dodgers went 0-1 in their bid to repeat as champions. “We’re confident. We know how good we are. But it was a tough game. They came out swinging and had a better game,” Snell said. “(But) you have to win four.”