Blue Jays Take Game Two

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October 5, 2025

Blue Jays 13, Yankees 7

The New York Yankees’ offense was no-hit through five innings, and the Toronto Blue Jays cruised to a 13–7 victory Saturday afternoon to take a 2–0 series lead in the ALDS.

Blue Jays Dismantle Fried

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After a scoreless start in Game One of the Wild Card series, Max Fried failed to make it past the third inning. In the bottom of the second inning, Fried gave up a two-run home run to Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement. Unfortunately, that was just the beginning of Fried’s struggles. In the bottom of the third, RBI hits by Alejandro Kirk and Daulton Varsho, as well as another by Clement, put the Blue Jays up 5–0. To start the fourth, Fried allowed the first two batters to reach base before being pulled from the game. This tied Fried’s shortest outing of the year, as the lefty also went three innings against the Chicago Cubs in July.

Toronto Breaks Game Open

To replace Fried, Yankee manager Aaron Boone turned to Will Warren for his first appearance of the postseason. However, he fared no better than Fried. After walking George Springer to load the bases, Warren allowed a grand slam to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., giving Toronto a 9–0 lead. Two batters later, Varsho took him deep for a two-run home run, putting the Blue Jays up 11–0. Warren would give up two more solo home runs to Springer and Varsho before the end of his outing.

Yankees’ Offense Comes Alive Late

It took until the sixth inning, but the Yankees finally ended the Blue Jays’ no-hit bid with an Aaron Judge infield single. Cody Bellinger then went deep, giving the Yankees their first and second runs of the game. In the seventh inning, Judge, Bellinger, and Ben Rice all recorded an RBI before Giancarlo Stanton’s two-RBI single made it a 13–7 game. However, The Yankees couldn’t muster any more offense in the final two innings.

What Went Right For Yankees

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It might have come with the game out of reach, but the Yankees’ offense finally caught fire. After scoring 10 total runs in the first four games of the postseason, the Yankees scored seven on Saturday. They might have lost, but the Yankees have to be encouraged with what they saw from their offense.

What Went Wrong For Yankees

Despite being their unquestioned ace all season, Max Fried never gave the Yankees a chance to compete on Saturday. Since 2022, Fried has only made one postseason start longer than four innings.

Manager Reactions

Even though the Yankees sit in a 2–0 hole, Aaron Boone has full confidence in his team going forward.

“There’s been a lot of weird things that have happened in baseball this year,” said Boone postgame. “This would not be the weirdest, us rallying.”

After blasting a grand slam, Blue Jays manager John Schneider made sure to give Vladimir Guerrero Jr. his flowers postgame.

“He’s our guy,” said Schneider. “He’s locked in right now.”

Next Matchup

The Yankees and Blue Jays will have an off day Monday before the series switches to the Bronx on Tuesday. The Yankees will send out Carlos Rodon with their season on the line, while the Blue Jays will give Shane Bieber his first start of the postseason. First pitch is scheduled for 8:08 pm Eastern at Yankee Stadium.