TORONTO — As Kevin Gausman walked off the baseball field on Saturday night, six and two-thirds innings into Game 2 of the World Series, more than 40,000 fans gave the Toronto Blue Jays ace a standing ovation.

The veteran right-hander had completed his World Series debut in his 13th MLB season, giving up just four hits against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

“It was definitely cool,” Gausman said later of the fan reaction, as he stood in the Blue Jays Clubhouse, team ball cap still on his head. “But I’m not necessarily kind of tipping my cap.

“I gave up the lead and I was losing pitcher, so as well as I did from the second to the seventh, you know, I didn’t do my job.”

Gausman gave the Blue Jays a chance to win, retiring 17 straight batters and walking none, but he was outdu

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