Bringer of Rain brings his best in Game 4

TORONTO — The Blue Jays desperately needed somebody, anybody, in their starting lineup to step forward and wake the sleeping giant that is their offense. In the third inning of Game 4, Josh Donaldson decided it would be him.

With one swing of the bat, Donaldson gave the Blue Jays something they did not have through the first 29 innings of this American League Championship Series: A lead. The solo shot to left-center might have only counted as one run, but it meant so much more to the Blue Jays in their 5-1 victory on Tuesday. The monkey was finally off Toronto’s back.

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If there was any doubt about how much that one homer meant to the players inside the Blue Jays’ dugout, all one had to do was watch Donaldson’s reaction when it went over the wall. As he rounded first base, Donaldson pumped both of his fists and started screaming “Let’s go!” over and over again. The Blue Jays found their spark.

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“I feel like I have the capability to help my team win,” Donaldson said. “There’s a lot of guys in that clubhouse that also have a capability. But there was no way — if we were to lose today — there was no way that I was going to leave this series and not feel like I had an impact.

“With that being said, I’ve got to go out and do it again tomorrow. It’s not …

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