Skip to main content

Yankees Get Dropped Hard by Jays in Game 1

 BLUE JAYS 10 - YANKEES 1

Powered by home runs Vladimir Guererro Jr. and a pair of long balls by Alejando Kirk, the Toronto Blue Jays thumped the New York Yankees 10-1 in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday afternoon. 


Riding the highs of Cam Schlittler's eight-inning gem on Thursday night, the Yankees looked toothless against Kevin Gausman and the Jays on Saturday. 

New York managed only four hits against Gausman, as the Jays ace baffled the Yankees most of the afternoon. 

Perhaps the turning point of this contest came in the top of the sixth inning, the Jays leading 2-0, when the Yankees loaded the bases. However Gausman fooled Aaron Judge on a change-up low and outside for a swinging strike three for the first out of the inning. 


 

After Cody Bellinger walked on four pitches on four pitches, Ben Rice popped up to third base for out number two, and Giancarlo Stanton struck out to end the threat. 

The Yankees never got close again. 

The Jays meanwhile got all the offense they needed via the long ball. Vladimir Guerreo Jr. who entered the ALDS crushed his first home runs since September 5, when he launched a Luis Gil fastball over the left field wall for a 1-0 Toronto lead. 

Alejandro Kirk followed an inning later with the first of two solo shots from the Jays catcher to make it 2-0. 

Toronto blew the game open with eight runs combined between the seventh and eighth innings to take an insurmountable 10-1 lead. 

Toronto leads the series 1-0. But if there is a silver lining here for the Yankees they will have a pitching advantage for the next three games. The Jays are beat up. Max Scherzer and Chris Bassist are not scheduled at the moment to start games in this series. Jose Berrios is on the IL. The Yankees will throw Max Fried, Carlos Rodon and Cam Schlittler in the next three games. 

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Jets, Dolphins and Patriots Playoff Breakdown

Here are the formuli that could get the Jets into and out of the playoff party this season: 1) If the Jets win against Seattle and Miami, they win the AFC East based on a better conference record (8-4) than the New England Patriots, even if New England wins out as well. 2) If the Patriots win out and the Dolphins win out and finish at 11-5, the Jets would be 10-6, or 9-7, and probably out of the playoffs. Both New England and Miami would make the playoffs, with the Dolphins as a divison winner and the Patriots as a wild card. The Patriots make the postseason if Baltimore loses one of its final two games. 3) If the Patriots win out and the Dolphins and Jets split, then the Patriots win the AFC East. The Jets will have to hope that they beat Miami to win that tie-breaker and, further, hope that they have a better conference record than the Baltimore Ravens in order to clinch the sixth seed. 4) If the Patriots and Ravens win out and the Dolphins and Jets split their final two games, then ...
8 comments
Read more

Is Aaron Glenn in Danger of Getting Fired?

 According to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio there is a "chance"   that Jets head coach Aaron Glenn could be fired at seasons end.  While Florio doesn't site any sources, the rumor has caught fire the last two days. The question is would it make sense? Let's examine this for a second?  Why it Makes Sense:  Glenn has not been great in his first year as Head Coach of this team. The talent has taken a major step backwards, granted two of those talented players were traded away in Sauce Gardner to Indianapolis and Quinnen Williams to Dallas.  The decision he and GM Darren Mougey made to give Justin Fields a two year deal proved to be a horrible mistake, and Glenn stuck with Fields for far too long before pulling the plug following the Jets loss to the Patriots on a Thursday night in mid November.  Glenn gave now former Defensive Coordinator Steve Wilks too much power to run the defense, and the players couldn't stand Wilks. Reports indicated this week af...
Post a Comment
Read more

Same Ol' Jets! Gang Green Dropped by Ravens

 RAVENS 24 - JETS 9  In short the opener to the 2022 season for the New York Jets was a complete and utter disaster.  A team that came into the season with the promise of better days ahead, a team that had taken on so many kudos in the off-season for what so many in the media had claimed was an impeccable off-season and draft, came out flat as a pancake when it mattered the most.  If this was a debut of what is to come for the Jets in 2022, you better start preparing your 2023 draft boards.  Sunday's 24-9 loss wasn't just a defeat at the hands of a better team, it was a total indictment of the Jets current predicament.  The Jets offensive line, which has been battered and beaten this summer with the losses of Meckhi Becton and Duane Brown looked like a sieve on Sunday. Joe Flacco, who is not exactly fleet of foot, was under siege all afternoon. The fact he came out of Sunday's game having been sacked only three times was a miracle in itself.  George Fa...
Post a Comment
Read more