Toronto’s beatdown of New York in Game 1 was brutal. This one was worse — at least, until the Blue Jays’ bullpen got involved.
In front of a raucous Rogers Centre, the Blue Jays once again showed off in Game 2 with a 13-7 victory behind a grand slam from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., a four-extra-base-hit game from Daulton Varsho and an 11-strikeout, zero-hit start from rookie Trey Yesavage. They lead 2-0 in the best-of-five ALDS.
Teams that take a 2-0 lead at home in a division series have won it 31 out of 34 times with 20 sweeps.
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Yesavage, who was drafted last year and began 2025 in Low-A, set the tone early, striking out three in the first inning and at one point striking out six in a row, which tied an MLB postseason record. His 11 total K’s broke the Blue Jays’ postseason record.
The game was broken open in the fourth inning, when Guerrero demolished a baseball for the first postseason grand slam in Blue Jays history.
Varsho proceeded to add two more homers after that to go with his two doubles earlier in the game.
At one point, the score was 12-0 Blue Jays. The Yankees made it a game again with seven combined runs in the sixth and seventh innings against the Toronto bullpen, but that still left a large gap to make up.
The loss marked the first time the Yankees allowed double-digit runs in back-to-back postseason games, and now the reigning AL champs are staring at an 0-2 hole in the ALDS as the series moves to the Bronx.
To save their season, they will send out Carlos Rodón to face Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber in Game 3, which begins at 8:08 p.m. Tuesday.
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