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Blue Jays-Yankees Game One Thread, By The Numbers

The Blue Jays square off against the Yankees in game one of the American League Division Series.

October 4, 2025

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Toronto and New York meet on Saturday with right-handers Kevin Gausman and Luis Gil starting for their respective teams. Gausman posted 32 starts and 193 innings this season with a 3.59 ERA and a 3.42 FIP, along with a 24.4 percent strikeout rate and a 6.5 percent walk rate. Gil worked 11 starts, 57 innings, with a 3.32 ERA and a 4.63 FIP, plus a 16.8 percent strikeout rate and a 13.5 percent walk rate.

Yankees Offense
Aaron Judge finished the regular season with 152 games, posting a .463 wOBA and a 204 wRC+. Cody Bellinger logged 656 plate appearances with a .347 wOBA and a 125 wRC+. Jazz Chisholm Jr. had 531 plate appearances with a .349 wOBA and a 126 wRC+. Ben Rice added 530 plate appearances with a .358 wOBA and a 133 wRC+. Team-wide, New York recorded a .338 wOBA and a 119 wRC+.

Kevin Gausman vs. New York Yankees: Current Batters Table
Rk	Player	B	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	Aaron Judge	R	61	48	17	3	0	6	12	11	19	.354	.492	.792	1.283	0	1	2	1
2	Giancarlo Stanton	R	33	30	10	1	0	4	6	3	12	.333	.394	.767	1.161	0	0	0	1
3	Paul Goldschmidt	R	27	22	10	1	0	1	1	5	4	.455	.556	.636	1.192	0	0	0	0
4	Trent Grisham	L	26	25	6	2	1	0	1	0	9	.240	.231	.400	.631	1	0	0	0
5	Anthony Volpe	R	26	24	3	2	0	1	3	1	10	.125	.160	.333	.493	0	0	0	0
6	Cody Bellinger	L	25	22	2	0	0	0	1	2	6	.091	.160	.091	.251	1	0	0	0
7	Austin Wells	L	20	17	4	2	0	0	3	3	4	.235	.350	.353	.703	0	0	0	0
8	Ryan McMahon	L	18	16	5	3	0	1	4	2	5	.313	.389	.688	1.076	0	0	0	0
9	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	L	17	13	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	.000	.235	.000	.235	0	0	0	0
10	Amed Rosario	R	15	14	4	0	0	2	7	1	1	.286	.333	.714	1.048	0	0	0	0
11	Ben Rice	L	11	7	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	.000	.364	.000	.364	0	0	0	0
12	José Caballero	R	10	10	5	2	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.700	1.200	0	0	0	0
13	Jasson Domínguez	B	7	7	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286	0	0	0	0
14	J.C. Escarra	L	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
15	Max Fried	L	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0

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Generated 10/4/2025.

Blue Jays Offense
Toronto’s top-of-order bats produced as well. George Springer’s line in 140 games and 586 plate appearances includes a .408 wOBA and a 166 wRC+. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. recorded 680 plate appearances with a .366 wOBA and a 137 wRC+. Bo Bichette, who it feels increasingly likely will not be available in game one, contributed 628 plate appearances with a .361 wOBA and a 134 wRC+. Alejandro Kirk produced a .334 wOBA and a 116 wRC+ in 506 plate appearances. As a team, the Blue Jays finished with a .330 wOBA and a 112 wRC+.

Luis Gil vs. Toronto Blue Jays: Current Batters Table
Rk	Player	B	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	HBP	GIDP
1	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	R	11	7	3	2	0	3	1	.429	.636	.714	1.351	1	0
2	Bo Bichette	R	10	7	2	1	0	3	0	.286	.500	.429	.929	0	1
3	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	R	9	8	0	0	2	1	3	.000	.111	.000	.111	0	0
4	George Springer	R	9	8	1	0	0	1	1	.125	.222	.125	.347	0	0
5	Anthony Santander	B	8	7	3	0	0	1	1	.429	.500	.429	.929	0	0
6	Daulton Varsho	L	7	4	0	0	0	3	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	0	0
7	Andrés Giménez	L	6	4	1	0	0	2	2	.250	.500	.250	.750	0	0
8	Alejandro Kirk	R	6	4	1	1	2	2	1	.250	.500	.500	1.000	0	0
9	Ty France	R	4	2	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0
10	Addison Barger	L	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0
11	Nathan Lukes	L	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	0	0
12	Myles Straw	R	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
13	Ernie Clement	R	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
14	Tyler Heineman	B	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0

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Generated 10/4/2025.

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