TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays fans may be stressed out by Major League Baseball's final week, but Kevin Gausman is relishing it.

The Blue Jays lost to the Boston Red Sox 4-1 and the New York Yankees completed a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Chicago White Sox within 30 seconds of each other Tuesday night. That narrowed Toronto's lead in the American League East to just one game, with five games left in the regular season, although the Blue Jays hold the tiebreaker over New York.

"It's crazy. You play 162 games, and it always feels like it comes down to the last week, which is nuts," said Gausman (10-11) after taking the loss for Toronto. "I don't know how it always happens that way, but, you know, it's exciting.

"As a player, you come to the field with a little bit different edge,

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