Alejandro Kirk homered twice as the Toronto Blue Jays routed the New York Yankees 10-1 on Saturday in game one of their Major League Baseball playoff series.

The Blue Jays, who benefitted from a bye as the Yankees battled past the Red Sox in the wild card round, came out slugging in the first game of the best-of-five American League division series.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered in the first inning and Kirk doubled the advantage with a solo homer in the second.

The Yankees loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth inning but managed just one run when Anthony Volpe scored on a walk issued to Cody Bellinger.

That pulled them within 2-1, but the Blue Jays put up four runs in the seventh and Kirk added his second home run in a four-run eighth as the Blue Jays turned it into a blowout for

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