TORONTO -- It started how we all expected, with a catcher sliding headfirst into first base.\n\nOn a team loaded with All-Stars, it was
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The outing was also a bounce back from a rare dud in his last start, but Manoah has shown that ability early in his MLB career. He now owns a 3.18 ERA and is being trusted to consistently work deep into games, even when he doesn’t have his best stuff. With just a fleeting taste of the Minor Leagues to his name, what’s impressed Toronto most is Manoah's ability to roll with the punches on the biggest stage.\n\n“This guy doesn’t crumble,” Montoyo said. “He loses command, but then he comes back and gets people out. I love this guy. I know you all see it too. He gets people out, comes to the bench and he’s rooting for his teammates. It doesn’t get any better than that. I love that guy.”
The Blue Jays (65-58) still sit 4 1/2 games back of the Red Sox (71-55) for the second AL Wild Card spot, and they have the A’s (70-55) and Mariners (67-58) to leapfrog to get there. Monday’s game did nothing to solve Toronto's offensive issues, which are still alive and well, but Manoah continued a trend of exceptional starting pitching from the Blue Jays’ rotation.\n\nEven the bullpen held up its end of things, with