Kirk homers twice as Blue Jays crush Yankees 10-1 in ALDS game one

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF ALDS GAME ONE BETWEEN TORONTO BLUE JAYS AND NEW YORK YANKEES RESENDING WITH SHOTLIST SHOWS: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (OCTOBER 4, 2025) (MLB – See restrictions before use) NEW YORK YANKEES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT ROGERS CENTRE – AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISIONAL SERIES GAME ONE BOTTOM OF 1ST INNING 1. YANKEES STARTER LUIS GIL PITCHING – BLUE JAYS VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR HITS SOLO HOME RUN. BLUE JAYS TAKE 1-0 LEAD 2. REPLAYS OF GUERRERO SOLO HOME RUN, GEORGE SPRINGER CELEBRATING IN DUGOUT BOTTOM 2ND 3. BLUE JAYS ALEJANDRO KIRK HITS SOLO HOME RUN. BLUE JAYS LEAD 2-0 4. REPLAYS OF KIRK SOLO HOME RUN, KIRK AND GUERRERO CELEBRATING IN DUGOUT TOP 6TH  5. BLUE JAYS STARTER KEVIN GAUSMAN PITCHING – YANKEES HAVE BASES LOADED WITH NO OUTS AND AARON JUDGE UP TO BAT – GAUSMAN STRIKES OUT JUDGE FOR FIRST OUT  6. REPLAY OF GAUSMAN STRIKING OUT JUDGE 7. NEXT BATTER IS CODY BELLINGER AND GAUSMAN WALKS HIM – ANTHONY VOLPE SCORES FROM 3RD BASE. YANKEES CUT BLUE JAYS LEAD TO 2-1 8. REPLAY OF GAUSMAN INSIDE PITCH FOR BALL FOUR TO WALK BELLINGER BOTTOM 7TH 9. YANKEES RELIEVER LUKE WEAVER PITCHING – ANDRES GIMENEZ WITH RBI SINGLE, DAULTON VARSHO SCORES AND MYLES STRAW IS SAFE AT 2ND. BLUE JAYS LEAD 3-1 10. REPLAY OF GIMENEZ RBI SINGLE SWING 11. YANKEES RELIEVER FERNANDO CRUZ PITCHING – NATHAN LUKES WITH RBI DOUBLE, GIMENEZ AND ERNIE CLEMENT SCORE, GEORGE SPRINGER SAFE AT 3RD. BLUE JAYS LEAD 5-1 12. REPLAY OF LUKES RBI DOUBLE SWING 13. VLAD GUERRERO WITH SACRIFICE FLY TO YANKEES CENTER FIELDER TRENT GRISHAM, SPRINGER TAGS UP FROM 3RD BASE TO SCORE, LUKES TAGS UP TO 3RD BASE. BLUE JAYS LEAD 6-1 BOTTOM 8TH 14. YANKEES RELIEVER PAUL BLACKBURN PITCHING – KIRK HITS HIS 2ND SOLO HOME RUN OF GAME. BLUE JAYS LEAD 7-1 15. REPLAYS OF KIRK 2ND SOLO HOME RUN JUST BARELY GOING OVER WALL, KIRK CELEBRATING 16. ANDRES GIMENEZ WITH RBI DOUBLE, VARSHO SCORES, MYLES STRAW SAFE AT 3RD. BLUE JAYS LEAD 8-1 17. ERNIE CLEMENT HITS SACRIFICE FLY TO YANKEES GRISHAM, STRAW TAGS UP FROM 3RD BASE TO SCORE. BLUE JAYS LEAD 9-1 18. NATHAN LUKES WITH RBI SINGLE, GIMENEZ SCORES. BLUE JAYS LEAD 10-1 19. REPLAY OF LUKES RBI SINGLE SWING TOP 9TH 20. BLUE JAYS RELIEVER JEFF HOFFMAN STRIKES OUT ANTHONY VOLPE FOR 3RD AND FINAL OUT TO END GAME. BLUE JAYS WIN 10-1 21. VARIOUS OF BLUE JAYS CELEBRATING 10-1 WIN TO TAKE 1-0 LEAD IN SERIES STORY: Alejandro Kirk homered twice and the Toronto Blue Jays trounced the New York Yankees 10-1 Saturday (October 4) in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits, including a homer, and added a sacrifice fly, while Nathan Lukes had three RBIs to help the Blue Jays to their first postseason win since 2016. Aaron Judge had two hits for the Yankees but struck out with the bases loaded in the sixth. Guerrero hit his first career postseason home run with two out in the first against Luis Gil (0-1), a shot to left on a 2-1 changeup. In the second, Guerrero was a factor defensively. He snared Ryan McMahon's broken-bat line drive and stepped on first for an inning-ending double play. Kirk led off the home second with his first career postseason homer when he cranked a first-pitch fastball to left. Tim Hill replaced Gil after Guerrero's two-out single in the third and allowed Addison Barger's infield hit before ending the inning. Gil allowed two runs, four hits with no walks and two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings. Lukes made a diving catch before skidding across the right-field line to rob Jazz Chisholm Jr. of a hit in the fifth. The Yankees loaded the bases with none out in the sixth on Anthony Volpe's double high off the left-field wall, Austin Wells's single and Trent Grisham's walk. Judge struck out before Cody Bellinger's walk plated a run. Louis Varland replaced Kevin Gausman (1-0) with two out and struck out Giancarlo Stanton. Gausman allowed one run, four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Seranthony Dominguez replaced Varland in the seventh after McMahon's one-out single. Luke Weaver walked Daulton Varsho to lead off Toronto's seventh. Anthony Santander and Gimenez singled to score a run. Fernando Cruz replaced Weaver. Pinch runner Myles Straw was forced at third on Ernie Clement's bunt and George Springer walked to load the bases. Lukes lined a two-run double to right and Guerrero hit a sacrifice fly to center for a 6-1 lead. Brendon Little pitched around Judge's double in the eighth. Kirk led off the home eighth with a homer against Paul Blackburn. Gimenez added an RBI double, Clement had a sacrifice fly and Lukes contributed an RBI single. 'More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen'  (Production: David Grip)

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