Kevin Gausman gave the Blue Jays a chance to win on Saturday night. But he was outduelled by all-star Yoshinobu Yamamoto as the Dodgers won Game 2.

Why Kevin Gausman taps his foot a bunch before he throws every pitch for Blue Jays originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. If you're tuned in to Game 2 of the World Series, you've noticed this. Kevin Gausman taps his foot, a lot.

Last Sunday, after the Toronto Blue Jays took a 2-0 lead over the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series, manager John Schneider praised the atmosphere at Rogers Centre.

The World Series has been an intriguing one so far, with both the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers taking a game each in rather different ways.

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Recap: Kevin Gausman didn't get through the fourth inning, allowing four runs and seven hits in 3 2/3. He walked one and struck out none. Asdrubal Cabrera had an RBI double off Gausman in the first and David DeJesus homered leading off the third.

Making matters even worse for Toronto was a disgusting moment that was caught on the national television broadcast involving pitcher Kevin Gausman, who drew the start for the Blue Jays. During the sixth inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Wash., Gausman was pulled for reliever Louis Varland.

With a trip to the World Series hanging in the balance, the Blue Jays needed two former Colorado arms to get the job done.