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The American League Division Series obtained off to an surprising 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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In the opposite sequence, the Detroit Tigers, who blew a large division lead late within the season, (*2*) in further innings to take an early lead within the sequence.
After two powerful losses, the Yankees and Mariners entered Sunday desperate to even the sequence. It did not work out for certainly one of them.
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Toronto’s beatdown of New York in Game 1 was brutal. This one was worse — at the least, till the Blue Jays’ bullpen obtained concerned.
In entrance of a raucous Rogers Centre, the Blue Jays as soon as once more confirmed off in Game 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 commenced 2025 in Low-A, set the tone early, putting out three batters within the first inning and at one level putting out six batters in a row, which tied an MLB postseason report. His 11 whole K’s broke the Blue Jays’ postseason report.
The recreation 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 towards 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 watching an 0-2 gap within the ALDS because the sequence strikes to the Bronx. To save their season, they’ll ship out Carlos Rodón to face Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber in Game 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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