Barring a major implosion down baseball’s stretch run — which doesn’t seem likely — the Blue Jays will be involved in many more of the pressure-cookers that unfolded in Thursday afternoon’s rubber match against the visiting Chicago Cubs.

Another sold-out crowd was on hand at the Rogers Centre as Max Scherzer outduelled Matthew Boyd in a 2-1 Jays victory on a day with a playoff feel to it. The game’s margins were thin, the stress factor extreme, which made for a fun day at the ballpark.

Scherzer again looked awfully good through seven innings, despite giving up a solo homer to Michael Busch in the sixth for the game’s first run.

No question the 41-year-old will get a start — maybe more — once the post-season arrives.

Toronto’s bullpen also came through when the Cubs threatened in the ei

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