“They kind of look forward to the challenge at this point. It’s fun to be a part of, it’s fun to watch them operate. And, you know, it’s, it’s a really, really good atmosphere here. Article content “It’s loud, man. It’s definitely an advantage playing here and it gets louder every night.” It was a bit quieter earlier. Despite having baseball’s best offence since early May, Toronto’s hitters had been struggling so far in August — other than a laugher of a series in mile high Colorado. The Jays only managed two hits and did not draw a walk in five innings against deGrom. Bassitt had actually been a perfect 8-0 at home with a 2.56 ERA, far better than his road numbers, and other than the second inning, when he allowed three hard-hit balls, including the home run by No. 9 hitter Kyle Hig

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