At times in Game 1, the Yankees had their chances.
They only trailed 2-0 when Luis Gil, who struggled in his 2025 playoff debut, was pulled in the third inning.
They had the bases loaded with no outs in the sixth and Aaron Judge up, too.
But Judge struck out, the Yankees only scored one run that frame and then watched as their bullpen unraveled in the final innings during their 10-1 loss to the Blue Jays in the ALDS opener.
Catcher Alejandro Kirk homered twice for Toronto while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a blast in the first inning.
Luke Weaver struggled for the second time this postseason — he still hasn’t recorded an out through two appearances —and was charged with three runs, while Fernando Cruz allowed one and Paul Blackburn three.
Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman only needed 75 pitches to navigate 5 ⅔ innings.
And trailing 1-0, the Yankees will turn to ace Max Fried on Sunday in Game 2 to avoid being on the brink of elimination when the series shifts back to Yankee Stadium next week.