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For Bo it was a knockout blow.
Literally.
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The Blue Jays scored first in Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday night at Rogers Center when Bo Bichette chased down Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani with a mammoth three-run homer in the third inning.
The roof nearly came off Rogers Center the moment Bichette made contact as the Jays struck first in the deciding contest, and Toronto's quest for its first World Series title in 32 years was off to a good start.
And what a shot it was. Attacking Ohtani's first pitch at bat—and taking advantage of some of the two-way superstar's early struggles—Bichette hit what would become one of the longest home runs of his career.
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By the time it landed over the infield wall, the ball had traveled 442 feet to give the Jays a 3-0 lead in the third inning.
It was also the last pitch thrown by Ohtani, who struggled early in the game, allowing the leadoff runner to reach each of his three innings. And yes, what an opportunistic belt it was for Bichette, considering there were two men on the board – leadoff hitter George Springer, via a single, and Vlad Guerrero Jr., who was walked on purpose with one out.
From the first swing, Bichette knew his first postseason home run was long behind him, and with it the likelihood that it would become one of the most memorable long balls in franchise history. He paused briefly to admire his work and then ran slowly around the bases.
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His longtime buddy and teammate Vlad Guerrero Jr. immediately raised his hands in the air and kept them there as he circled the bases as the sold-out Rogers Center crowd went wild.
The Jays clearly had a plan to attack Ohtani, who Dodgers manager Dave Roberts named in the starting lineup early Friday morning. They gave him five hits in 2.1 innings and pushed his pitch count to 53, with only 31 of them for strikes.
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Meanwhile, Toronto starter Max Scherzer shut down the Dodgers in three scoreless innings.
However, Scherzer ran into trouble in the fourth inning, allowing one run while giving up Teoscar Hernandez's sacrifice fly with the bases loaded.
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