Blue Jays Rout Yankees 10-1 in ALDS

The Toronto Blue Jays routed the New York Yankees 10-1 in Game 1 of the ALDS at Rogers Centre, paced by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s first postseason homer and Alejandro Kirk’s two homers as Toronto notched its first playoff victory since 2016. Kevin Gausman started and left after 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run. Toronto broke the game open with eight runs across the seventh and eighth innings on contributions from Andrés Giménez, Nathan Lukes, Guerrero and Ernie Clement. New York reached the Division Series by beating the Red Sox 4-0 in a Wild Card decider when rookie Cam Schlittler struck out 12 over eight shutout innings. The Yankees say they remain mindful of their Rogers Centre struggles (1-6, 11 errors in seven games) but point to defensive adjustments — adding Ryan McMahon, moving Jazz Chisholm Jr. to second and the recent resurgence of Anthony Volpe — under manager Aaron Boone. Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday, with Toronto rookie Trey Yesavage facing New York’s Max Fried.