Toronto Blue Jays up 2-0 on New York Yankees
MLB playoffs
The Associated Press Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrate following a win over the New York Yankees on Sunday.
TORONTO — Rookie Trey Yesavage set a Blue Jays postseason record by striking out 11 in 5• no-hit innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit the first postseason grand slam in team history and Toronto beat the New York Yankees 13-7 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the ALDS.
Daulton Varsho had two home runs among his four extra base hits, and Ernie Clement and George Springer also both homered as Toronto reached double figures in hits (15) and runs for the second straight game.
The Blue Jays had three home runs among their 14 hits Saturday in a 10-1 victory. They have more home runs (eight) than strikeouts (seven) through two games.
Varsho went 4 for 5 with two doubles, scored four runs and drove in four. Guerrero went 3 for 5 and scored twice.
Cody Bellinger homered and drove in three runs and Ben Rice had two hits and two RBIs but Toronto won for the eighth time in nine home meetings with New York. The Blue Jays went 2-4 in six games at Yankee Stadium, where the series shifts for Game 3 on Tuesday night.
Yesavage (1-0) was selected by Toronto with the No. 20 pick last year in the amateur draft. The 22-year-old right-hander rose through four minor league levels this season before joining the Blue Jays and going 1-0 in three September starts.
“I just couldn’t be happier for him,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “The journey he’s been on this year is uneblievable.”
Mariners even series
SEATTLE — Julio Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in Game 2 of their AL Division Series on Sunday to even the series.
With the game knotted at 2-2 and one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, AL MVP candidate Cal Raleigh doubled with one out. Shortly after, Rodriguez doubled him home.
Dodgers up 1-0
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies had Shohei Ohtani on the ropes on the mound and tied up at the plate, the Dodgers’ two-way star seemingly losing the air of invincibility that surrounds him.
Ohtani the ace recovered, and he did it one swing-and-a-miss at a time against a string of All-Stars in the Phillies’ lineup.
Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper all disappeared in the playoffs again in Game 1 of the NL Division Series, a combined 1-for-11 effort with six strikeouts and no RBIs in the 5-3 loss.
Game 2 is tonight at Citizens Bank Park, you know, that boisterous ballpark known for its so-called four hours of hell that is supposed to rattle the nerves of even the most steeled players.
Chourio tests hamstring
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio’s status for Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Chicago Cubs remained uncertain Sunday, a day after he underwent an MRI on his right hamstring.
Chourio did some light running during the Brewers’ Sunday afternoon workout. The 21-year-old went 3 for 3 with three RBIs in Milwaukee’s 9-3 Game 1 victory on Saturday before exiting in the second inning with hamstring tightness.
“I know that we’re going to test some things today,” Murphy said before the workout. “He’s going to be out there today. I don’t know that he’ll do much, but the MRI came back and it’s inconclusive. And it’s not a serious hamstring strain, but it’s not necessarily something that won’t limit him.”
Game 2 of the best-of-five series is tonight. The Cubs plan to start left-hander Shota Imanaga (9-8, 3.73 ERA in regular season), while the Brewers will use lefty Aaron Ashby (5-2, 2.16).




