"The Toronto Blue Jays lead the Yankees 2-0, thanks to an offensive explosion and dominant pitching. With a World Series trip in mind, they dealt top prospects Khal Stephen, Kendry Rojas, and Juaron Watts-Brow, along with outfielder Alan Roden, for Seranthony Domínguez, Louis Varland, and Shane Bieber. Domínguez and Varland have already excelled in this series, with Bieber ready for Game 3."
"In Game 1, Varland entered in the top of the sixth inning with bases loaded and two outs. Kevin Gausman had just walked Cody Bellinger with the bases loaded to allow the Yankees to move one run closer in a 2-1 ball game. Varland faced Giancarlo Stanton, but struck him out on four pitches. The 27-year-old would start the seventh inning off by getting Jazz Chisholm Jr. to ground to Andrés Giménez at shortstop, and allowed a single to Ryan McMahon."
"In Game 2, the two relievers were called upon to close out the 13-7 Blue Jays' lead. Varland pitched in the eighth inning, getting McMahon and Volpe to both ground out to himself, and got Paul Goldschmidt to ground out to Ernie Clement at third. Domínguez was brought in for the ninth inning, struck out Trent Grisham and Stanton, and got Bellinger to ground out to Giménez at shortstop. The only flaw was walking both Aaron Judge and Ben Rice."
The Blue Jays acquired Seranthony Domínguez, Louis Varland, and Shane Bieber at the trade deadline and have used those additions to strong effect against the Yankees. Varland escaped a bases-loaded, two-out jam in Game 1 by striking out Giancarlo Stanton and helped initiate a clean seventh inning. Domínguez closed out innings with key strikeouts and finished Game 2 despite issuing two walks. Varland showed midseason inconsistency but delivered high-velocity strikes and scoreless outings late in the season. The combined bullpen performance has preserved leads and reinforced the club’s postseason push.
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