Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Brendon Little on disappointing Game 5 outing vs Seattle Mariners
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Toronto Blue Jays reliever Brendon Little shares his thoughts after given the ball in the eighth inning and disaster ensued.
After a gutting 6-2 loss to the Mariners on Friday night in Seattle, Blue Jays manager John Schneider moved closer to the flame after a head-scratching bullpen decision blew up on his team in a staggering postseason defeat.
Brendon Little expresses his disappointment in his performance in Game 5 of the ALCS
With the cameras pointing at Brendon Little and his teammates changing quietly in the background, Little attempted to make sense of what had just happened.
"Obviously it feels terrible,» Little said. «We fought the whole game to put us in a position to win, (I) came in and really couldn't have pitched worse.»
Soon after Little blew the lead, Kevin Gausman approached the left-hander for a brief conversation.
«You've gotten so many big outs for us,» Gausman told Little as the team packed for an overnight trip to Toronto. «You're going to continue to get big outs for us.
«Forget about it. You can have this flight to think about it, but once we land in Toronto, we're got to turn the page.»
«Forget about it. You can have this flight to think about it, but once we land in Toronto, we're got to turn the page.»
Those words of support from Gausman and others meant a lot to the 29-year-old Little, who's pitching in his first post-season.
«They've been great,» Little said, his voice breaking. «It's been a long year. It's been a fun year. They've been everything. Picked me up when (my) stuff is terrible. So, he was awesome, but honestly you kind of feel worse blowing a great start from him."
The task ahead of the Blue Jays is a daunting one: win two consecutive games with no margin for error.
Yet as Schneider remarked, it's something they've done many times already this season. Who's to say they can't do it once more?
«Our backs are going to be against the wall, great. We don't give a (expletive),» said Schneider. «So I hope those guys don't give a (expletive). Excuse my language. But it's going to be fun, and I hope these guys are ready for it. I know they will be ready for it.»
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