Lives at Yankee Stadium People's expectations were the same as they are here. every season.
So don't think coming to the Bronx didn't mean a little extra for the Jays. Big his Apple explosive inspiration certainly helped them with his big 9-2 victory on Thursday night. back to the Bronx.
Even considering the recent wobble in the Yanks leading the AL East, this is overwhelming for a team trying to regain momentum after its own recent struggles. It was a victory.
And to get ready for some serious baseball as his quarter pole approaches.
"There was pressure from the first day of spring training," Gaussmann said. "When we got [Matt] Chapman [in March] it was like a World Series or a bust. Everyone talks about pressure and you can't start playing differently now." 33}
The series here will neither succeed nor break what the Jays are trying to achieve. And with nine games remaining between the Jays and the Yanks heading into Friday, it may not bring a division title vision either.
But if he has more than 40 games left to make an announcement, it's probably this weekend.
One thing is clear, Jays seems determined to make a statement, and he started it in the season opener.
"He's just over a month away, so I think he's aware of where things are this year," said Jays closer Jordan Romano. time. "It would be a good series to let them know that we can play with them, that we can beat them."
, calibrated not to go too high (or too low) when approaching such a small portion of the schedule. But the Jays went into the set this season with him going 4-8 against the Yankees. Based on the matchup leading up to Thursday's game, the second round series kicks off here in the often feared Bronx in October baseball.
"You can feel it too," Romano said of the growing importance. "I wake up in the morning with a little extra adrenaline. Four games here are going to be very big and I need to start playing good ball in difficult places to play." "Times are like now." Gaussmann, who faces Yankees' Jameson Taillon on Friday, is waiting to get his say.
"If we could come here and really beat them, we would definitely make a statement," said Gaussmann. , they're in a bit of a brawl. If we can keep it up, we'll put them in a tough spot heading into the final month of the season."
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YUSEI CAN YOU SEE
Failed starter Yusei Kikuchi didn't have to waste time making his debut as an MLB reliever .
When the Jays led 9-2 after his 7, manager John Schneider spotted a weakness he wanted to see what the lefty had out of the pen.
"Tread lightly at first and see where we are," Schneider said before the game.
At first he was all too familiar for a troubled southpaw after allowing two batters to reach on balls and single. Kikuchi retired the next three, but struck out a pair that included Yanks rookie Oswaldo Cabrera.
The optimism from the Jays camp is that there is a left-hander who could throw 99 mph out of the pen, and thus could be useful.
However, the bottom line is that Kikuchi must earn that trust.
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