TORONTO — It may only be the second month of the season, but Kevin Gausman felt like he had to put in a playoff-calibre performance Sunday.
Gausman struck out 10 and allowed two runs over seven innings as the Toronto Blue Jays held off the Houston Astros 3-2 at Rogers Centre. The victory gave Toronto a 4-2 regular-season record over Houston, the defending American League champions.
"Almost felt like a post-season game," said Gausman, who noted that the Astros' roster is largely unchanged from last year's World Series. "The amount of adrenaline that you have every pitch you know, you've got to be really fine.