Blue Jays crush Yankees to lead series 1-0

The long-awaited #1 duel between the Yankees and Blue Jays took place today.

After Russell Martin threw the ceremonial pitch, the Blue Jays went to work. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first career playoff home run, making it 1-0 from the first inning.

Set the tone, 27 pic.twitter.com/UqU0JLVlfh

– Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) October 4, 2025

Alejandro Kirk imitated his first baseman the very next inning.

Yankees starter Luis Gil couldn't even finish the third inning. But Kevin Gausman was excellent for the first five innings of the game.

In the sixth, things got a little ugly. The bases filled up, but Kevin Gausman and Louis Varland managed to get out of it, giving up just one run. That made it 2-1 to the Blue Jays.

But when it was all over, the club's forwards took charge. In the next two innings (seventh and eighth), the Blue Jays scored four and four runs respectively to make it 10-1. Alejandro Kirk hit his second home run of the game.

KIRK IS ON ANOTHER PLANET RIGHT NOW! pic.twitter.com/T6WwaZmTOj

– Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) October 4, 2025

It was the first time the Blue Jays had won an elimination game since 2016. In 2020, 2022 and 2023, the club had been swept each time.

The next match takes place tomorrow at 4pm. Rookie Trey Yesavage will face Max Fried, who will still be pretty tough to beat. That's why today's win was so important for the Toronto club.

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