"TORONTO - Pffft. There went the momentum from the Yankees' emotion-packed victory over the Red Sox in the Wild Card Series. Their bats went ice-cold on an unseasonably 77-degree afternoon north of the border, and the Yankees - shut down by splitter specialist Kevin Gausman and four relievers - were blown out by the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-1, in Game 1 of their American League Division Series on Saturday afternoon in front of a roaring sellout crowd of 44,655 at Rogers Centre."
""We're going to keep the same mindset we've had all year," said Aaron Judge, who went 2-for-4 but struck out in arguably the day's biggest at-bat, going down swinging with the bases loaded and none out in the sixth inning with the Yankees trailing 2-0. "This game's over with, it got out of hand, couldn't come back, but we've got a big game coming up tomorrow and just take care of business.""
"The Yankees, who lost Game 1 against the Red Sox before winning two straight, seemingly will have to travel a similarly difficult road in this series. However, the Blue Jays - who finished in a tie with the Yankees for the best record in the American League (94-68) and captured the AL East title because they won the season series - have a far deeper lineup than the Red Sox."
Kevin Gausman and four relievers held the New York Yankees scoreless as the Toronto Blue Jays routed New York 10-1 in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. The Yankees reached a bases-loaded, none-out situation in the sixth but failed to capitalize, then Luke Weaver, Fernando Cruz and Paul Blackburn surrendered eight earned runs and nine hits combined. Aaron Judge went 2-for-4 but struck out in that critical at-bat. The Blue Jays finished tied with the Yankees for the AL's best record and possess a deeper lineup. Max Fried will start Game 2 against rookie Trey Yesavage; the Yankees were 1-7 at Rogers Centre this season.
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