Shohei Ohtani has never taken the mound at Citizens Bank Park, let alone in a highly charged playoff game. But from his previous experience hitting at the Phillies' home ballpark, he knows to expect intensity from the crowd and a rocking atmosphere from start to finish.

The Division Series is a best of seven series. The Yankees and Blue Jays tied for the American League East title with 94-68 regular season records. The Blue Jays won the division by winning the season series against the Yankees, eight games to five. The winning margin was the tiebreaker used to determine the league champion.