US EditionAL Division Series: Blue Jays and Yankees Are No Strangers
The Blue Jays earned the AL East title by winning a key series against the Rays, securing home-field advantage and a first-round bye in the playoffs.
- On Saturday, Oct. 4 the Toronto Blue Jays host the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre for Game 1 of the ALDS, with Kevin Gausman taking the mound for Toronto.
- The Blue Jays reached this point thanks to an 8-5 head-to-head advantage over New York, clinching the AL East title for the first time in a decade with help from Nathan Lukes, former Victoria HarbourCats 2014 Player of the Year.
- New York's lineup features Aaron Judge, who hit 53 homers with a.331 average and 114 RBIs, while Toronto's shortstop Bo Bichette is day-to-day with a left knee sprain.
- The Yankees bring momentum after winning 11 of their last 12 games, while the Blue Jays have been idle nearly a week and seek their first post-season victory since 2016.
- The matchup pits the New York Yankees' power profile against the Toronto Blue Jays' contact-oriented approach in the best-of-five ALDS format, highlighting contrasting styles and postseason histories.
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Blue Jays’ Kevin Gausman set to face Yankees’ Luis Gil in Game 1 of ALDS
Kevin Gausman will start Game 1 for the Blue Jays, opposed by the Yankees’ Luis Gil. Manager John Schneider said Gausman’s steadiness made him an easy choice. The first two games of the best-of-5 series will be played in Toronto at begin at 4:08 p.m.
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AL Division Series: Blue Jays and Yankees are no strangers
TORONTO — From April through September, the Toronto Blue Jays got the best of the New York Yankees, winning the AL East in a tiebreaker based on 8-5 head-to-head record that included a 6-1 advantage north of the border. Starting Saturday, in the first October postseason meeting between these longtime division rivals, they’ll battle for a spot in the AL Championship Series against Seattle or Detroit. Kevin Gausman will start Game 1 for the Blue J…
This division series begins Saturday in Toronto. Radio-Canada Sports has surveyed analysts.
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