On Friday night, Game 6 starter Kevin Gausman will play an enormous role in determining whether the Toronto Blue Jays win their first World Series since he was two years old.

Based on what he’s done in the post-season, that has to be an appealing prospect for Toronto. Gausman hasn’t produced a Trey Yesavage-like dominant outing in October, but he has pitched into at least the sixth in each of his four playoff starts while delivering a 2.55 ERA over 24.2 innings. There are holes to be poked in his peripheral numbers, but he’s gotten the job done at a time of year when results trump process.

That doesn’t mean the process that has allowed him to keep runs off the board isn’t important. Gausman is perceived as an easy starter to understand with a high fastball and low splitter combo that bea

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