TORONTO (AP) — Rookie (*2*) set a Blue Jays postseason report by hanging out 11 in 5 1/3 no-hit innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit the primary postseason grand slam in workforce historical past and Toronto beat the New York Yankees 13-7 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the ALDS.
Daulton Varsho had two residence runs amongst his 4 further base hits, and Ernie Clement and George Springer additionally each homered as Toronto reached double figures in hits (15) and runs for the second straight recreation.
The Blue Jays had three residence runs amongst their 14 hits Saturday in a 10-1 victory. They have as many residence runs (eight) as strikeouts (seven) by means of two video games.
Varsho went 4 for five with two doubles, scored 4 runs and drove in 4. Guerrero went 3 for five and scored twice.
Cody Bellinger homered and drove in three runs and Ben Rice had two hits and two RBIs in a five-run seventh however Toronto received for the eighth time in 9 residence conferences with New York. The Blue Jays went 2-4 in six video games at Yankee Stadium, the place the collection shifts for Game 3 on Tuesday night time.
Yesavage (1-0) was chosen by Toronto with the No. 20 choose final yr in the newbie draft. The 22-year-old right-hander rose by means of 4 minor league ranges this season earlier than becoming a member of the Blue Jays and going 1-0 in three September begins.
Yesavage needed fewer than four innings to beat Toronto’s previous record for postseason strikeouts, eight, held by Dave Stieb, David Price (twice) and Juan Guzmán.
Known for his elite split-finger fastball, Yesavage set a Blue Jays report by hanging out 9 Rays batters in his Sept. 15 debut. Eight of his 11 strikeouts Sunday got here on the splitter. The different three got here on fastballs that reached 96 mph.
Yesavage opened the sport by hanging out Trent Grisham on a splitter. He walked Aaron Judge on 4 pitches, then fanned Bellinger and Rice to start out a streak of 12 straight outs that ended when Jazz Chisholm Jr. reached on Guerrero’s fielding error in the fifth.
Yesavage responded by getting Ryan McMahon to pop up and fanning Anthony Volpe for his eleventh strikeout.
Yesavage struck out six straight over the third and fourth innings as Volpe, Austin Wells, Grisham, Judge, Bellinger and Rice had been retired.
Left-hander Justin Bruihl got here on to face Grisham after Yesavage threw 78 pitches, 48 for strikes. Manager John Schneider was booed as he got here out to take away Yesavage with Toronto main 12-0. The crowd of 44,7564 then roared till Yesavage got here out for a curtain name, lifting his arms over his head on the high of the dugout steps.
Bruihl retired Grisham on a grounder earlier than Judge reached on an infield single for New York’s first hit. Bellinger adopted with a homer.
Yankees left-hander Max Fried (0-1) allowed seven runs and eight hits in 3-plus innings. He gave up seven runs in 33 1/3 innings in 5 September begins.
Fried went 11-1 with a 1.82 ERA in 16 begins after a Yankees loss in the common season, however suffered one other tough begin in Toronto. He was 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA in two common season highway begins towards the Blue Jays, giving up 10 runs, eight earned, 5 walks and 9 hits, together with two residence runs.