Overview

• Toronto thumped New York 10-1 behind Alejandro Kirk’s two solo homers and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s first‑inning shot, part of a 14‑hit outburst with four‑run frames in the seventh and eighth.
• Kevin Gausman limited the Yankees to one run over 5 2/3 innings and struck out Aaron Judge with the bases loaded in the sixth before the Blue Jays’ bullpen sealed Game 1.
• Los Angeles erased a 3-0 deficit to beat Philadelphia 5-3 as Teoscar Hernández crushed a two‑out, three‑run homer in the seventh after Shohei Ohtani fanned nine over six innings.
• The Dodgers’ bullpen held late with Tyler Glasnow recording five outs, Alex Vesia stranding the bases loaded in the eighth, and rookie Roki Sasaki earning his first career save.
• Ohtani became the first player to start a playoff game as a pitcher and another position in the same postseason; elsewhere, Seattle plans George Kirby for its ALDS opener, and Game 2 in Toronto features rookie Trey Yesavage versus Max Fried, with Game 1 winners historically advancing 72.4% of the time.