TORONTO – The feel-good vibe created by Toronto’s homer-happy offence was muted in a flash when Daulton Varsho went down with a hamstring injury on Saturday at Rogers Centre.

The Blue Jays hung on for an 8-7 victory over the Athletics but their concern was with their Gold Glove centre-fielder, who was scheduled to undergo an MRI exam to determine the severity of the issue.

“He gives guys on the mound a lot of confidence to know that there’s a guy out there like him who can go get pretty much anything if it stays in the ballpark,” said George Springer, who hit two of Toronto’s four home runs.

“So (to) lose him will be tough, it would be hard. Again, I hurt for him, our whole staff does, our team will, but you know he’ll be back and hopefully he’ll be back stronger.”

With Toronto up 6-5

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