TORONTO -- For most of the night, Kevin Gausman had Rogers Centre wrapped around his finger. Then, with a pull, it came undone.

Gausman’s shutout was broken up after 5 2/3 dominant innings by a home run from Cal Raleigh, the monster in the middle of the Mariners’ lineup who the Blue Jays will be planning the rest of their week around. Big blows from Raleigh, like Aaron Judge in the ALDS against the Yankees, can be inescapable, but the two batters that followed Raleigh decided Game 1, a 3-1 loss that opens Toronto’s ALCS with a thud.

After walking Julio Rodríguez, Gausman was lifted after throwing just 76 pitches. Similar to when the Blue Jays lifted Gausman after just 75 pitches and an identical 5 2/3 innings in Game 1 of the ALDS , the move felt somewhat premeditated, but this

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