Blue Jays eliminate Yankees and advance to Championship Series

For the second night in a row, the New York Yankees faced elimination from the Division Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

As he had done against the Boston Red Sox in the first elimination round, young Cam Schlittler had the tough task of taking to the mound to save his team's season. For the Jays, it was a bullpen day with Louis Varland starting on the mound.

In the first inning, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. continued exactly where he left off, scoring teammate George Springer, who had previously hit a double, with a single on a 0-2 count.

After Louis Varland had done the job, Mason Fluharty allowed a solo home run to the number-nine hitter in the Yankees' offensive line-up, Ryan McMahon, tying the game at one apiece.

Ryan McMahon bangs one to right to tie the game in the Bronx pic.twitter.com/P7gOqTTKxr

– MLB (@MLB) October 8, 2025

But the Jays came right back in the top of the fifth, as George Springer put his team back in front, courtesy of a sacrifice fly at Schlittler's expense, before the floodgates opened in the seventh due to a gross error by Jazz Chisholm Jr, much to the delight of the fans gathered at Scotiabank Arena for the game between the Maple Leafs and the Canadiens de Montréal.

The loudest the building's been all night. https://t.co/wCyzMFE4Gp

– Arpon Basu (@ArponBasu) October 9, 2025

Meanwhile, Seranthony Dominguez, Eric Lauer, Yariel Rodriguez, Brendon Little, Braydon Fisher and Jeff Hoffman shut the door on the mound and the Yankees went on vacation much earlier than last year.

The Blue Jays now await their opponent for the Championship Series, which kicks off at the Rogers Centre on Sunday evening. For the occasion, Kevin Gausman is expected to take the mound for the Jays.

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