Blue Jays Take 2-0 ALDS Lead

The Toronto Blue Jays took a 2-0 lead in the American League Division Series, beating the New York Yankees 10-1 in Game 1 and 13-7 in Game 2 at Rogers Centre. Toronto outscored New York 23-8 across the two games and compiled 29 hits, highlighted by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s franchise-first postseason grand slam and Daulton Varsho's multi–extra-base-hit performance. Rookie Trey Yesavage dominated Game 2 with 11 strikeouts over more than five hitless innings, complementing Kevin Gausman's strong Game 1 outing and reliever Louis Varland's work. New York's pitching has faltered further—Max Fried exited early in Game 2 and reliever Will Warren surrendered multiple homers—leaving the Yankees with mounting bullpen concerns. Aaron Judge said the team remains hopeful, but teams that win the first two at home advance roughly 91% of the time as the series shifts to Yankee Stadium for Game 3.