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Blue Jays Smash Yankees 10-1 to Take ALDS Opener

The rout snapped Toronto’s postseason skid, setting up a Game 2 matchup of rookie Trey Yesavage versus Yankees ace Max Fried.

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TORONTO, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 04: Manager John Schneider #14 of the Toronto Blue Jays removes Kevin Gausman #34 from the sixth inning of game one of the Division Series against the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre on October 04, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. launched his first career postseason home run in the first inning, and Alejandro Kirk added two solo shots to pace Toronto’s offense.
  • Kevin Gausman allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings and escaped a bases-loaded jam with help from Louis Varland, who struck out Giancarlo Stanton to end the sixth.
  • Toronto broke a tight game open with four runs in the seventh and four in the eighth, powered by Andrés Giménez and Nathan Lukes RBIs plus sacrifice flies from Guerrero and Ernie Clement.
  • Yankees starter Luis Gil was pulled after 2 2/3 innings following early damage, and New York produced only one run despite loading the bases with none out in the sixth.
  • Game 2 is Sunday at Rogers Centre with Yesavage facing Fried, and historical data shows home teams that win Game 1 of a best-of-five advance roughly three-quarters of the time.