The Blue Jays were trailing Baltimore by two runs and were down to their final two outs.
In other words, the Jays had the Orioles right where they wanted them.
Comebacks have become the norm with this Blue Jays team, no lead ever safe and no opponent that daunting when staging a late-game rally is in order.
On this day, the Jays went way deep into their bench by mixing and matching each pitching change initiated by the visitors.
Rogers Centre has been loud and boisterous, fever pitch and downright giddy, but Saturday and how the game ended took on a new meaning.
Team of destiny comes to mind.
How they managed to survive and win 5-4 speaks to something much bigger, a dizzying day that ended with Alejandro Kirk’s walk-off sac fly.
He was one of four pinch-hitters the Jays summoned