Overview

• Toronto routed New York 10-1 as Alejandro Kirk homered twice and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went deep, with the Yankees converting a bases-loaded, no-out sixth into just one run.
• Los Angeles rallied past Philadelphia 5-3 on Teoscar Hernandez’s two‑out, three‑run homer in the seventh, while Shohei Ohtani struck out nine over six innings and Roki Sasaki recorded his first professional save.
• Detroit edged Seattle 3-2 in 11 innings on Zach McKinstry’s two‑out RBI single after Kerry Carpenter’s earlier two‑run homer, with Mariners starter George Kirby allowing two runs over five innings.
• Milwaukee overpowered Chicago 9-3 behind a six‑run first and Freddy Peralta’s 5 2/3 effective innings, as Jackson Chourio logged three early hits before exiting with precautionary hamstring tightness.
• All four series open with 1-0 leads for Toronto, Detroit, Los Angeles and Milwaukee, and historical trends show Game 1 winners advance most of the time in best‑of‑five formats.