Blue Jays battery powered by early solo shots, then a six-pitch walk by Trent Grisham opened the floodgates as Toronto unraveled the Yankees in a 10-1 rout. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk supplied the power, while Kevin Gausman battled through danger with splitter-fueled sequences. Toronto’s bullpen slammed the door and the offense exploded for seven more runs, reshaping the series narrative and highlighting Jays depth for fantasy pivots.

Fantasy angles tilt toward Guerrero Jr. and Kirk as obvious holds; Gausman’s sequence and Varland’s setup inning matter for pitching staff planning; Judge’s big-leverage at-bat remains a focal point for Yankees adjustments. The Jays’ all-around approach signals a blueprint to lean on in a long series.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. opened ALDS Game 1 with a solo homer, setting the tone as the Blue Jays rolled to a 10-1 win over the Yankees.

Ate into New York’s mound with Kevin Gausman on full rest, Toronto got multi-hit nights from Guerrero and Alejandro Kirk, plus two solo blasts from Kirk and a three-RBI night from Nathan Lukes. Bo Bichette’s absence mattered, but the rest of the lineup answered, lifting Toronto’s postseason confidence and snapping a lengthy skid.

Earlier in the year, Guerrero and the Jays locked in a 14-year, $500 million extension, a rallying point for a club that surged down the stretch and reclaimed the AL East. The win underscored Toronto’s readiness for October, with the pitching edge and timely hitting carrying the day as the series shifts south to New York.

ALDS Game 1 pits Toronto’s disciplined, contact approach against New York’s power surge as Gausman faces Gil at Rogers Centre. Toronto topped the AL in batting average and OBP, while New York led in homers and OPS but cooled in the wild-card series. The SportsLine model shows a tight, high-variance matchup with Yankees favored slightly at +105 and a projected 5.1-4.6 score. Stanton/Grisham slumped in the wild-card run, Judge remains the power backbone, and Guerrero Jr. with Springer anchors TOR’s offense.

New York leveled the series in a 4-3 win over Boston, setting up a deciding Game 3 at Yankee Stadium. Austin Wells delivered an RBI by driving in Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 8th, while Ben Rice opened the scoring with a first-inning homer and Aaron Judge pushed two more across in the fifth. Trevor Story answered for the Sox with a single and a homer, but the Yankees’ rookie arms—Cam Schlittler for NYY and Connelly Early for BOS—take center stage in the national spotlight, with betting lines and projections leaning toward New York.

Game 3 angles loom large for fantasy and bets: Schlittler’s emergence versus Early’s surge, Judge and Wells continuing to supply run production, and the loss fronted by Story on the other side. Rotoworld/NBC Sports coverage provides matchup context, injuries, and model projections that shape the best bets and optimal fantasy plays as the Yankees host Boston in a do-or-die showdown with a potential Division Series against Toronto looming.