TORONTO -- Trey Yesavage had just finished his bullpen session in Seattle on Thursday, his final tuneup before taking the ball and helping extend the Toronto Blue Jays ' season with a 6-2 win in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday, when he asked Chris Bassitt and Kevin Gausman , two veteran starters with 24 major-league seasons between them, what was the furthest they've ever advanced in the postseason.

"This is as far as I've gone," the 34-year-old Gausman, a 13-year veteran, told the rookie. "You don't get these opportunities very often."

The conversation left a mark on Yesavage as he prepared for his sixth career start -- all since making his debut on Sept. 15 -- with the Blue Jays' season riding on his right arm. And he made sure to give the Blue Jay

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