SEATTLE -
Kevin Pillar saw the stop sign issued by Blue Jays third-base coach Luis Rivera and kept on running.
From the time the ball left Josh Donaldson’s bat in the seventh inning of Friday’s 4-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners, Pillar’s mind was flashing nothing but green light.
So while the huge contingent of Canadian fans at Safeco Field roared, Pillar ran. He ran right through Rivera’s cue and ultimately into trouble waiting at home plate.
The Jays were leading 2-1 at the time and in Pillar’s eyes, with two out and what he thought to be a well struck ball, the prospect of adding an insurance run would have been huge.