Vladimir Guerrero Jr. entered the postseason with just three hits in 25 plate appearances across six games and no postseason home runs. He broke through in a 10-1 ALDS Game 1 win over the Yankees, delivering a 3-for-4 performance that included his first career postseason home run, two RBIs and a run scored. Guerrero also made a diving catch at first base that initiated an inning-ending double play while a bat shard whizzed by him. The Blue Jays totaled 14 hits, three home runs and three doubles. Alejandro Kirk hit his first two career postseason home runs; Nathan Lukes had two hits, including a two-run double and three RBIs with a diving catch; Andres Gimenez went 2-for-4 as the Blue Jays chased Gil after 2⅔ innings.
"Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s playoff career before Saturday was not befitting a $500 million franchise cornerstone. The Toronto Blue Jays first baseman managed just three hits in 25 plate appearances and didn't hit a ball over the fence across six games. More important, the six games, split into two-game slices over three postseasons, were all Blue Jays losses. That all flipped in a 10-1 win over against the Yankees, the franchise he has long openly despised, in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday."
"At the plate, Guerrero swatted his first career postseason home run and finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored to fuel an offense that pounded 14 hits, including three home runs and three doubles. Defensively, his diving catch of Ryan McMahon's lineout at first base -- while a bat shard whizzed by him -- initiated an inning-ending double play in the second."
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