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Playoff atmosphere returning like it’s 2015
- Updated: July 30, 2016
TORONTO — The atmosphere, the opponent and a first-place Blue Jays team. It’s starting to feel like 2015 all over again.
The Blue Jays are sitting alone atop the standings in the American League East for the first time since April 4 following a 9-1 victory over the Orioles on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre.
In the dying moments of the game, large portions of the 47,305 fans in attendance rose to their feet and started chanting “first place” over and over again. The fact that it came against a division rival seemed to make the moment that much sweeter.
“This late in the season, when you’re playing for something such as first place, against a team that we consider a bit of a rivalry, it has been unbelievable,” said Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar, who went 2-for-4 with four RBIs. “The atmosphere definitely feels like postseason. We’re approaching these games like postseason games, and we’ve been playing pretty good.”
The road to get to this point hasn’t exactly been easy. Toronto won its first two games to begin the season in first place, but after that, it was the Red Sox and Orioles who took over. Toronto trailed by as many as seven games earlier this year, and even by the end of June, the deficit …
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