Yesavage, Vladi Jr. Varsho and Blue Jays, into record books

ByDavid Mitchell
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Game 2 of the division series between the Yankees and Blue Jays brings multiple records between Trey Yesavage, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Daulton Varsho and Blue Jays

Against all odds, rookie Trey Yesavage not only took the victory against the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the American League Division Series, but he did so by setting playoff records in the 13-7 beating of the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

Yesavage, who entered the game with just 14 innings pitched in three starts after making his MLB debut on September 15, pitched five and a third innings without a hit or a run, and did so by striking out 11 batters, to make postseason history.

According to AM850 Research, the rookie compiled the following records.

  • He set the Blue Jays franchise postseason record for most strikeouts in a game, breaking the mark of 8 for both veteran and rookie pitchers.

  • He is the second pitcher in MLB postseason history with 10 strikeouts and 0 hits allowed in a game, joining Aníbal Sánchez in 2013 against the Boston Red Sox.

  • The right-hander had 8 strikeouts with the splitter, the most in a postseason game in the last 15 years.

VLADI JR. IT ALSO MAKES HISTORY

First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. once again had a great performance, going 3-for-5, with a home run for the second day in a row. He hit a grand slam off Will Warren in the fourth inning, to write his name in the Blue Jays record book as the first in the postseason in franchise history.

In Saturday’s game, in which he blew the wall in the first inning against Luis Gil, he also made history by joining his immortal father from the Cooperstown Hall of Fame, Vladimir Guerrero Sr.as the sixth father-son pair with home runs in the postseason.

The Guerreros joined Julián Javier and Stan Javier; Tony Pérez and Eduardo Pérez; Bob Boone and Bret Boone; Bob Boone and Aaron Boone and Cecil Fielder and Prince Fielder.

MORE RECORDS IN J2 YANKEES-BLUE JAYS SDLA

  • The 23 runs scored in the first 2 games of the series by the Blue Jaysis the most in MLB postseason history.

  • The Blue Jays They hit 5 home runs in Game 2, a franchise postseason record.

  • Blue Jays scored the last 8 runs of Game 1 and the first 12 of Game 2 without any response from the Yankees, and is the first team to score 20 consecutive runs without allowing any in a series in MLB postseason history.

  • Daulton Varshoof the Blue Jays, hit four RBIs, equaling the MLB postseason record he shares with 5 other players.

  • George Springerof the Blue Jays, hit his 20th home run in the postseason, becoming the sixth player in MLB history to achieve at least that number.

  • With the 23 runs allowed, the Yankees They set a franchise postseason mark for the most allowed in a 2-game span in history.

Report written with statistics provided by AM850 Research.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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