The Blue Jays crush the Yankees 10-1 in Game 1 of the ALDS

Toronto—The Yankees got dominated 10-1 by the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the ALDS. Luis Gil got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against Kevin Gausman. 

On the first pitch of the game, Trent Grisham grounded out to first base on a ball that clearly hit off his foot and should have been a foul ball. Aaron Judge lined a single to left field with one out in the top of the first inning, but Cody Bellinger flew out and Ben Rice struck out to strand Judge. 

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. got the Jays on the board with two outs in the bottom of the first inning via a solo home run to give the Jays a 1-0 lead. 

Alejandro Kirk launched a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the second inning, making it a 2-0 ballgame. 

In the top of the third inning, Anthony Volpe, Austin Wells, and Trent Grisham went down in order on just four pitches. 

Gil surrendered a two-out single to Vladdy with two outs in the bottom of the third inning to end his day. Tim Hill replaced Gil on the mound and gave up a perfectly placed infield single, then got Kirk to ground out to end the inning. 

Luis Gils' final line: 2.2 innings pitched, four hits allowed, two earned runs, zero walks, eight swings and misses, and two strikeouts on 48 pitches. Gil threw his fastball over half the time at 63%, the slider 23%, and the changeup 15% of the time. Gil was decent today outside of the two home runs, and he didn't get deep into the game at all, but his stuff looked solid. 

"Definitely not the outing we wanted. Not the result we wanted at all," Gil said

Hill remained in the game for the bottom of the fourth inning and worked a nice and easy 1-2-3 inning. 

Camilo Doval replaced Hill on the bump in the bottom of the fifth inning and retired the Jays in order on 10 pitches. 

Volpe led off the top of the sixth inning, just missing a home run, but did trot into second base with a double. Wells followed that up with a bullet single to right field to put runners on the corners. The next batter, Grisham, worked a walk to load the bases with nobody out. A couple of batters later, Cody Bellinger worked a bases-loaded walk to make it a 2-1 game. However, Ben Rice popped out, and Giancarlo Stanton struck out to strand the bases loaded. 

Doval remained in the game for the bottom of the sixth inning and worked a second straight 1-2-3 inning. 

With one out in the top of the seventh inning, Ryan McMahon laced a single to right field. However, Volpe struck out and Wells grounded out to end the inning. 

Luke Weaver took over for Doval on the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning and walked the first batter he faced, then a single to put runners on the corners with no outs. The next batter, Andrés Giménez, picked up an RBI single to make it a 3-1 game, as Weavers' struggles continue. Fernando Cruz replaced Weaver and was able to get an out at third base on a bunt right back to Cruz. Cruz then walked a batter to load the bases. The next batter, Nathan Lukes, delivered a two-run double, making it a 5-1 ballgame. Vladdy followed that up with a sacrifice fly to make it a 6-1 game. The Yankees then waved the white flag, putting in Paul Blackburn and picking up the final out of the seventh inning. 

“I don't really feel like myself,” Weaver said. “I don't feel like my mind is completely clear to go out there and attack. I do feel physically strong, I do feel mentally strong overall. I just think there's just some factors that are building up, and  I'm just not executing at the clip I want to.”

Judge doubled with one out in the top of the eighth inning, but that would be all for the Yankees in the frame. 

Blackburn remained in the game, and Kirk crushed his second home run of the game to lead off the bottom of the eighth, making it a 7-1 game. A couple of batters later, Giménez picked up an RBI double to make it an 8-1 ballgame. An Ernie Clement tacked on another run via a sacrifice fly to make it a 9-1 game. A couple of batters later, Lukes picked up an RBi single to make it a 10-1 game. 

The Yankees went down without much of a fight in the top of the ninth inning to end this one 10-1. 

The Yankees will look to bounce back with Max Fried getting the start, facing off against rookie Trey Yesavage. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:08 p.m. ET on FS1. 

My thoughts on the game: There's not much to say about the game; the Yankees just flat out got dominated. It's hard to win when you only score one run, and it's even harder to win when you give up 10 runs. Hill and Doval looked great out of the bullpen, but Weaver, Cruz, and Blackburn looked awful, giving up a combined eight runs. Gil was decent; he was actually getting a good amount of whiffs, just made a couple of mistakes. I would have liked Boone to keep Gil in a little longer. Judge had two hits today, but struck out on a splitter well below the zone with the bases loaded in a 3-2 count in the sixth inning. On to tomorrow, it's only going uphill from here, I hope, after that embarrassment of a performance. 

"We're going to keep the same mindset we've had all year," Judge said.