Yanks on the brink after Jays rookie Trey Yesavage dominates Game 2

TORONTO – As the Yankees prepared for Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage before Game 2 of the ALDS on Sunday, the only hitter on the team who had faced him chimed in.

“He’s kind of deceptive,” J.C. Escarra told his teammates during a pregame hitters meeting. The third-string catcher, who struck out twice against Yesavage in a Triple-A game on Aug. 21, made sure to warn of the right-hander’s over-the-top arm angle, which gives him the highest release point in the majors, and deadly splitter.

When asked how helpful Escarra’s limited scouting report could be, Aaron Boone said he didn’t know. But the Yankees soon found out that it did not make a difference, as Yesavage mowed the Bombers down in Game 2 while their own pitchers crumbled for the second straight day, resulting in a 13-7 victory