NEW YORK --
\n\n“It’s a grind of a lineup over there,” Hudson said. “One mistake, and that game is over. It just really takes a lot out of you, mentally more than physically. Obviously it’s hot out there, day game, in the middle of the summer, but mentally it takes a bigger toll on you, just throwing.\n\n“I was just down there trying to cool off and mentally just relax for a second.”\n\nAhead of Saturday’s win in the Bronx, Hudson had stranded 21 of the 22 runners he inherited this season, first in the Majors. The run he allowed in the matinee was only the second in his last 14 appearances.\n\n“He’s been great for us,” Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo said. “He’s taking the ball and he pitches every day. He’s been great. With that many pitches against that lineup, and he didn’t have his command and he battled to get that last out, he was outstanding. He deserves all the credit. With that heat out there too, yeah, he was awesome.”
Amid the impressive showing from the Blue Jays’ staff against New York,
“Big hit and big stolen bases to get guys into scoring position,” Montoyo said. “That was a big run and that’s why we won, but it was a gutsy call by our coaches to send the guys who stole the bases. And the bloop single scored two runs, two big runs for us.”\n\nGrichuk’s effort helped a Toronto staff that saw