Most of the time, the success of a player individually doesn't matter nearly as much as the team's success. Other times, a player needs to acknowledge a career milestone no matter what the outcome ends up being, and this was the case in Toronto Monday night. It definitely wasn't the start of Kevin Gausman' s dreams against the Tampa Bay Rays, but it was a game to be celebrated nonetheless, and Rogers Centre definitely celebrated him. Going into his outing against the Rays, Gausman needed three K's to cross the 2,000 mark in his 14th year pitching in the majors. Instead of only three, he left the mound with five. A standing ovation for Kevin Gausman after throwing his 2,000th career strikeout 🙌 pic.twitter.com/6rvmIn3aOM — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 12, 2026 Normally, that would put the stamp on a perfect night, but the 10 hits and six earned runs will steal the headlines instead. But they shouldn't, because Gausman now sits at sixth most on the active pitchers list.…