Overview

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. opened the scoring with his first postseason home run and went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, including a seventh-inning sacrifice fly.
• Alejandro Kirk hit solo homers in the second and eighth innings, giving him two in the game and extending his recent power surge.
• Kevin Gausman earned the win with 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, striking out Aaron Judge with the bases loaded in a pivotal sixth-inning at-bat.
• Yankees starter Luis Gil allowed two early homers and exited after 2 2/3 innings before Toronto broke it open with eight runs across the seventh and eighth.
• The best-of-five shifts to Game 2 on Sunday with Toronto rookie Trey Yesavage scheduled to face New York left-hander Max Fried.