TORONTO – The Yankees had hoped to put their Rogers Centre woes behind them.

Instead, the first two games of the ALDS only magnified their Toronto troubles this season, as the team has now lost 8-of-9 games north of the border after surrendering 23 runs – the most ever over two postseason games – between Saturday and Sunday. The poor display, which coincided with strong pitching performances from Toronto’s Kevin Gausman and Trey Yesavage and weak showings from the Bombers’ bats – now has the Yankees readying for another potential elimination game in the Bronx after they managed to win two over the Red Sox in the Wild Card Series last week .

“We did well with our backs against the wall against Boston,” Ben Rice said after the Yankees lost, 13-7, in Game 2 of the ALDS. “Now we’re

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