TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk homered twice and the Toronto Blue Jays trounced the New York Yankees 10-1 Saturday in Sport 1 of the American League Division Sequence.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits, together with a homer, and added a sacrifice fly, whereas Nathan Lukes had three RBIs to assist the Blue Jays to their first postseason win since 2016.
Aaron Decide had two hits for the Yankees however struck out with the bases loaded within the sixth.
Guerrero hit his first profession postseason residence run with two out within the first towards Luis Gil (0-1), a shot to left on a 2-1 changeup.
Within the second, Guerrero was an element defensively. He snared Ryan McMahon’s broken-bat line drive and stepped on first for an inning-ending double play.
Kirk led off the house second together with his first profession postseason homer when he cranked a first-pitch fastball to left.
Tim Hill changed Gil after Guerrero’s two-out single within the third and allowed Addison Barger’s infield hit earlier than ending the inning. Gil allowed two runs, 4 hits with no walks and two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.
Lukes made a diving catch earlier than skidding throughout the right-field line to rob Jazz Chisholm Jr. of a success within the fifth.
The Yankees loaded the bases with none out within the sixth on Anthony Volpe’s double excessive off the left-field wall, Austin Wells’s single and Trent Grisham’s stroll. Decide struck out earlier than Cody Bellinger’s stroll plated a run. Louis Varland changed Kevin Gausman (1-0) with two out and struck out Giancarlo Stanton.
Gausman allowed one run, 4 hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
Seranthony Dominguez changed Varland within the seventh after McMahon’s one-out single.
Luke Weaver walked Daulton Varsho to steer off Toronto’s seventh. Anthony Santander and Gimenez singled to attain a run. Fernando Cruz changed Weaver. Pinch runner Myles Straw was pressured at third on Ernie Clement’s bunt and George Springer walked to load the bases. Lukes lined a two-run double to proper and Guerrero hit a sacrifice fly to middle for a 6-1 lead.
Brendon Little pitched round Decide’s double within the eighth.
Kirk led off the house eighth with a homer towards Paul Blackburn. Gimenez added an RBI double, Clement had a sacrifice fly and Lukes contributed an RBI single.
–Larry Millson, Discipline Degree Media
