Yet two swings by Will Smith did, and that was the very narrow margin between Gausman and Los Angeles Dodgers stalwart Yoshinobu Yamamoto, as Smith’s go-ahead home run in the seventh inning broke up a fantastic pitching duel and Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter, lifting the Dodgers to an eventual 5-1 victory at Rogers Centre.

"We don't need you!" the sellout crowd of 44,353 chanted in unison at the top of their lungs during Ohtani's final at-bat of a game that Toronto won 11-4.

Addison Barger hit the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history.