One of the few downsides of being the ace of a pitching staff is you often square off against another king of the hill.

Kevin Gausman knows that better than just about anyone now that his post-season is done.

Gausman had the misfortune of seeing Los Angeles Dodgers Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound twice in the World Series. Both times the Jays only managed to score once off the Dodgers (with Yamamoto pitching a complete game in the first meeting) and even though Gausman was solid, it wasn’t good enough.

Gausman gave up three hits and three earned runs in Friday’s Game 6 loss, and four hits and three earned runs in the earlier defeat. He had 14 combined strikeouts and just two walks allowed in the games, yet a few rare mistakes cost him against an opponent of Yamamoto’s cali

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