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The American League Division Sequence bought off to an sudden begin Saturday. The mighty New York Yankees’ offense was limited to one run in a blowout loss to the division-rival Toronto Blue Jays.
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Within the different collection, the Detroit Tigers, who blew a large division lead late within the season, managed a tight win over the Seattle Mariners in further innings to take an early lead within the collection.
After two robust losses, the Yankees and Mariners entered Sunday wanting to even the collection. It did not work out for one in every of them.
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Toronto’s beatdown of New York in Game 1 was brutal. This one was worse — no less than, till the Blue Jays’ bullpen bought concerned.
In entrance of a raucous Rogers Centre, the Blue Jays as soon as once more confirmed off in Sport 2 behind a grand slam from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., a four-extra-base-hit recreation from Daulton Varsho and an 11-strikeout, zero-hit begin from rookie Trey Yesavage.
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Yesavage, who was drafted final yr and started 2025 in Low-A, set the tone early, placing out three batters within the first inning and at one level placing out six batters in a row, which tied an MLB postseason report. His 11 complete Okay’s broke the Blue Jays’ postseason report.
The sport was damaged open within the fourth inning, when Guerrero demolished a baseball for the primary postseason grand slam in Blue Jays historical past. Varsho proceeded so as to add two extra homers after that to go along with his two doubles earlier within the recreation. At one level, the rating was 12-0 Blue Jays. The Yankees made it a recreation once more with seven mixed runs within the sixth and seventh innings in opposition to the Toronto bullpen, however that also left a big hole to make up.
The loss marked the primary time the Yankees allowed double-digit runs in back-to-back postseason video games, and now the reigning AL champs are looking at an 0-2 gap within the ALDS because the collection strikes to the Bronx. To avoid wasting their season, they are going to ship out Carlos Rodón to face Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber in Sport 3, which begins at 8:08 p.m. Tuesday.
Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners: 8:03 p.m. ET on FS1
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