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TORONTO — Rookie Trey Yesavage<\/a> set a Blue Jays postseason record by striking out 11 in 5 no-hit innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr<\/a>. hit the first postseason grand slam in team history and Toronto beat the New York Yankees<\/a> 13-7<\/a> on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the ALDS.<\/p>\n

Daulton Varsho<\/a> had four extra-base hits, including two home runs, and Ernie Clement<\/a> and George Springer<\/a> also homered as Toronto reached double figures in hits (15) and runs for the second straight game.<\/p>\n

The Blue Jays had three home runs among their 14 hits Saturday in a 10-1 victory. They have as many home runs (eight) as strikeouts (seven) through two games.<\/p>\n

Varsho went 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, 4 RBIs and 4 runs scored. Guerrero went 3-for-5 and scored twice.<\/p>\n

Cody Bellinger<\/a> homered and drove in three runs, and Ben Rice<\/a> had two hits and an RBI in the loss. The Yankees scored five in the seventh, but it wasn’t enough as 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Yesavage needed fewer than four innings to beat Toronto’s previous record for postseason strikeouts, eight, held by Dave Steib, David Price (twice) and Juan Guzman.<\/p>\n

“It’s obviously a big stage,” Toronto manager John Schneider told FOX during his in-game interview. “[A] 22-year-old kid, he’s throwing strikes and really commanding everything really well.”<\/p>\n

Known for his elite split-fingered fastball, Yesavage set a Blue Jays record by striking out nine Rays batters in his Sept. 15 debut. Eight of his 11 strikeouts Sunday came on the splitter. The other three came on fastballs that reached 96 mph.<\/p>\n

Yesavage opened the game by striking out Trent Grisham<\/a> on a splitter. Yesavage walked Aaron Judge<\/a> on four pitches, then fanned Bellinger and Rice to start a streak of 12 straight outs that ended when Jazz Chisholm Jr<\/a>. reached on Guerrero’s fielding error in the fifth.<\/p>\n

“It was nasty stuff,” New York manager Aaron Boone said of Yesavage’s arsenal. “That split is unlike most of the stuff you’d ever run into. He had it going. … We just didn’t have an answer for that split. He was on his game.”<\/p>\n

Yesavage responded by getting Ryan McMahon<\/a> to pop up and fanning Anthony Volpe<\/a> for his 11th strikeout.<\/p>\n

Yesavage struck out six straight over the third and fourth innings as Volpe, Austin Wells<\/a>, Grisham, Judge, Bellinger and Rice were retired.<\/p>\n

Left-hander Justin Bruihl<\/a> came on to face Grisham after Yesavage threw 78 pitches, 48 for strikes. Schneider was booed as he came out to remove Yesavage with Toronto leading 12-0. The crowd of 44,7564 then roared until Yesavage came out for a curtain call, lifting his arms over his head at the top of the dugout steps.<\/p>\n

Bruihl retired Grisham on a grounder before Judge reached on an infield single for New York’s first hit. Bellinger followed with a homer.<\/p>\n

Yankees left-hander Max Fried<\/a> (0-1) allowed seven runs and eight hits in three-plus innings. He gave up seven runs in 33 innings in five September starts.<\/p>\n

Fried went 11-1 with a 1.82 ERA in 16 starts after a Yankees loss in the regular season, but suffered another difficult start in Toronto. He was 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA in two regular-season road starts against the Blue Jays, giving up 10 runs, 8 earned, 5 walks and 9 hits, including 2 home runs.<\/p>\n

Toronto righty Shane Bieber<\/a>, the 2020 AL Cy Young winner with Cleveland, is scheduled to start against Yankees lefty Carlos Rodon<\/a> in Tuesday’s Game 3.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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