Shedding it could have meant so much to the ace on a personal level, and it would have meant the Toronto Blue Jays were back in the American League Championship Series rather than being half buried by the Kansas City Royals.
Through six innings Saturday, Price, the left-handed ace of the Blue Jays, had it on autopilot. He'd shut down the Royals, striking out seven, walking nobody and having allowed just one hit. He had retired 18 consecutive hitters through the sixth.
Then, disaster.
Starting with a terrible misplay in right field, Price’s day unraveled.