Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Angels

The Blue Jays’ journey from Phoenix to Anaheim on Sunday didn’t involve a chartered jet or a first-class cabin. Instead, it involved three buses, a five-hour stretch of Interstate 10, and felt a lot more like a scene from the Northwest League than the Major Leagues. The trouble started around 4 p.m., when a mechanical failure was discovered in the plane’s joystick -- the primary control for takeoffs and landings. The Blue Jays were faced with a choice: wait for a replacement aircraft to fly in from Vancouver, which wouldn't have landed until 10 p.m., or load the 60-person traveling party onto buses for the long trek across I-10. As often happens in sports, manager John Schneider took the decision to a team vote. The decision to bus passed by roughly 30 votes, as the majority of players preferred to get moving immediately. However, not everyone was thrilled with the outcome; Schneider joked that he was already reprimanded by veteran Max Scherzer, who issued a full-letterhead kangaroo court summons over the travel decision. "We're going to go to trial," Schneider joked Monday. "But we made the best of it, you know?" While the rest of the traveling party piled into three buses, the team made one important exception. Starting pitcher Dylan Cease, who was scheduled to lead a rotation currently navigating several significant injury hurdles, went ahead on a commercial flight to ensure he was rested for the series. The extra rest proved vital Monday night. Cease looked physically aggressive from the jump, carving through the Angels' lineup to the tune of 12 strikeouts over five innings. While he ran into deep counts that pushed his pitch count to 110, his dominance was the foundation of a 5-2 Blue Jays victory. "I probably got an extra couple hours of sleep compared to the guys," Cease said regarding his solo flight. "Maybe not having to sit in an uncomfortable position for a long time \[helped\