Yankees unravel late in brutal ALDS Game 1 loss to Blue Jays

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Instead, they are right back where they found themselves a few days ago, facing a 1-0 series deficit — this time with a wallop.The biggest Yankees bats came up small in key spots, Luis Gil got tagged in an abbreviated start and then Luke Weaver and the bullpen blew things open late, sinking the Yankees in a 10-1 loss to the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday at a raucous Rogers Centre.If the Yankees are going to come home with the series tied, they are going to need a better effort from Max Fried in Game 2 on Sunday and more life from their offense.They are also going to have to prove they can win here, after falling to 1-7 at Rogers Centre this year.Even after Gil lasted just 2 ²/₃ innings while giving up solo home runs to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
and Alejandro Kirk, the game began to fall apart for the Yankees in the sixth inning.They had the bases loaded with no outs and the heart of their order due up in a 2-0 game, but only came away with one run, in part because Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton each struck out.Weaver then put an end to any comeback hopes the Yankees might have had in the seventh inning, flopping again while issuing a walk and back-to-back singles that made it 3-1 and ended his outing before he could record an out.The two inherited runners came in to score off Fernando Cruz on a double by Nathan Lukes before Guerrero hit a sacrifice fly that extended the Blue Jays lead to 6-1.In two outings this postseason, Weaver has faced six batters and retired none of them, getting charged for five runs on four hits and two walks.
He had struggled for stretches during the regular season, looking like a shell of his 2024 self, but finished well, giving the Yankees hope they could count on hi...