Encarnacion was all smiles, hours before he would become Toronto's latest postseason hero.
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He wasn't the only one.
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If playoff nerves were a thing, you wouldn't know it looking at the Blue Jays.
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We knew this guy would be ready.
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And ready he was. Bautista went yard to open the scoring.
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Boom.
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Just Kevin Pillar doing Kevin Pillar things.
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And Josh Donaldson making bare-handed plays look routine.
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Shocker: Jason Grilli was fired up.
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As was Donaldson, who delivered a key leadoff double in the ninth. The game remained tied 2-2 going into the 11th.
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Enter Encarnacion.
Going…
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Going…
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Gone.
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Game over.
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Yeah, baby.
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Let the celebrations begin.
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And here comes the man of the hour.
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Drink up, Jose, you look thirsty.
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In the end, Encarnacion's day finished the way it started: with a smile on his face. And for good reason.
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