The Blue Jays made strides over a 92-win regular season that gave them the fourth seed in the American League and home-field advantage in a best-of-three first-round series against Seattle. Securing the top wild-card position last Monday allowed Toronto to rest some players this week and line up ace Alek Manoah (16-7, 2.24 ERA) to start Game 1 on Friday afternoon at Rogers Centre.
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“The expectation for us is to continue to win,” Toronto manager John Schneider said Thursday. “This is a goal that we had set out at spring training. Myself, the staff and every player in the clubhouse has all the confidence in the world in us being the last team standing.” “Let your emotions go crazy and let your adrenalin run,” Manoah said of his approach to his first career playoff start. “Tunnel it like you've tunnelled it all year. Just go out there and have some fun with the boys.”
“It's the competitiveness behind that. He wants to be the guy. He revels in that and he enjoys that.” Toronto is back in the playoffs for the first time since being swept by Tampa Bay in a wild-card series in 2020. A sellout crowd will be in full voice for the Blue Jays' first home playoff game since the 2016 AL Championship Series.Saturday's Game 2 will also have a 4:07 p.m. ET start. If necessary, Sunday's Game 3 will begin at 2:07 p.m. ET.
“He's doing great,” Atkins said. “We don't expect it to limit him. We're really encouraged by the recovery.”
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