Roki Sasaki, who was out for his second inning of work, looking to be as dominant as he was in the bottom of the eighth inning, would start on shaky ground, hitting Alejandro Kirk to give the Blue Jays a leadoff runner on. Kirk, who would exit the game after being struck on his wrist, would be replaced by the speedy Myles Straw.

The Toronto Blue Jays got to Game 7 of the World Series, but despite leading for much of the night, fell short of their ultimate goal of winning it all for the first time in 32 years.