A BetMGM bettor lost a $1.2 million wager on the Yankees to beat the Blue Jays in Game 1 of their American League Division Series.

Toronto entered Saturday’s series opener on a seven-game playoff losing streak dating to 2016. But it snapped the skid in emphatic fashion, whipping New York 10-1 behind Alejandro Kirk, who hit two solo home runs, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who hit a solo shot in the first inning to give the Blue Jays a lead they never relinquished.

The bet was placed at even money and would have netted the gambler $1.2 million.

Toronto also pounded the Yankees 13-7 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the ALDS in their eighth win in nine home meetings with New York.

Blue Jays right-hander Shane Bieber, the 2020 AL Cy Young winner with Cleveland, is scheduled to start Tuesday’s

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