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Eric Lauer’s 4.2 Scoreless Kept Blue Jays Alive in 18-Inning Epic

“I was starving… wasn’t going to change anything,” Lauer said after 4.2 scoreless innings on 68 pitches, entering in the 12th of Toronto’s 6-5, 18-inning loss on Freeman’s walk-off. “Pretty unbelievable,” manager Davis Schneider said. Teammate Kevin Gausman added, “He just kept getting outs.” With Shohei Ohtani reaching nine times, Toronto leaned on Lauer’s “dawg” grit.