Overview

• Toronto overpowered New York 10-1 behind Alejandro Kirk’s two solo homers and a 14-hit attack, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also going deep for the club’s first postseason win since 2016.
• Kevin Gausman held the Yankees to one run over 5 2/3 innings and Louis Varland struck out Giancarlo Stanton with the bases loaded to preserve a 2-1 lead before Toronto pulled away late.
• Detroit edged Seattle 3-2 in 11 innings on Zach McKinstry’s two-out RBI single after Kerry Carpenter’s two-run homer, while Mariners starter George Kirby allowed two runs with eight strikeouts over five innings.
• Milwaukee blitzed Chicago 9-3 with a six-run first inning as Jackson Chourio went 3-for-3 with three RBIs before exiting with hamstring tightness, and Freddy Peralta struck out nine across 5 2/3 frames.
• The Dodgers rallied past the Phillies 5-3 on Teoscar Hernández’s three-run homer in the seventh, with Shohei Ohtani striking out nine over six innings in his postseason pitching debut.