ARLINGTON, Tex. — The Toronto Blue Jays had just begun a critical Game 4 against the Texas Rangers when signs of the Astros’ chilling collapse in Houston were flashed on the scoreboard.
Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons was among the thousands of people taking note of the proceedings in Houston on Monday, and he viewed the Kansas City Royals’ late comeback there as a warning.
He was not going to let that happen to his team.
“You watched that Kansas City game,” Gibbons said. “You know how that works.”
Gibbons had seen the Astros take a seemingly secure four-run advantage into the eighth inning and then blow it in losing by three runs.