Gausman helped the Blue Jays shut out the Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon, putting a together a hardly-ever-before-seen outing.

The Toronto Blue Jays moved to 84-62 on the season with a 6-0 Thursday win against the Houston Astros at Rogers Centre.

The Blue Jays remain in first place in the American League East by three games over the New York Yankees while the Astros are now tied with the Seattle Mariners atop the American League West.

While the Jays offense did more than enough on Thursday, the real story was right-handed pitcher Kevin Gausman, who put together an electric performance.

In a complete-game shutout, Gausman struck out nine against just one walk. He gave up only two hits and threw only 100 pitches.

He's now 10-10 with a 3.44 ERA, and his outing joined a rare group in team history, per @StatsCentre:

Complete game shutouts with 1 BB or fewer allowed, 2 hits or fewer allowed and 9+ strikeouts - Pitcher with the @BlueJays franchise:

Kevin Gausman (Today vs HOU)

Roy Halladay (5/29/2005 vs MIN)

Roger Clemens (9/7/1997 vs TEX)

Jim Clancy (5/18/87 vs CAL)

Luis Leal (6/16/84 vs BOS)

About Gausman's career

Now 34 years old, Gausman is in his 13th season with the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants and Blue Jays. With a lifetime record of 112-112, he has an ERA of 3.80. A double-digit winner seven times in his career, he's also a two-time All-Star. Very durable, he's one start away from his fifth consecutive 30-start campaign.

He's under contract through 2026.

About Halladay

One of the best pitchers of the last 30 years, Halladay spent 16 years in the big leagues with the Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies. An eight-time All-Star and a two-time Cy Young winner, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.

He went 203-105 for his career, pitching to a 3.38 ERA. A workhorse on the mound, he led his league in innings pitched four times, and he led his league in complete games seven times. He had 10 seasons of double-digit wins, including a league-best 22 for Toronto in 2003.

He tragically died in a plane crash in 2017 at the age of 40.

About Clemens

An 11-time All-Star, a seven-time Cy Young winner, an MVP and a two-time World Series champion, Clemens went 354-184 for his career. One of the most decorated pitchers of all-time, he's not in the Hall of Fame because of his connection to performance-enhancing drugs. 

Clemens spent parts of 24 years in the big leagues with the Boston Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees and Astros. He was with the Blue Jays for just two years, winning the Cy Young in both of them. He went 21-7 with a 2.05 ERA in 1997 and then went 20-6 with a 2.65 ERA in 1998.

He was an 11-time All-Star, including both years with Toronto.

About Clancy

A 15-year veteran of the Blue Jays, Braves and Astros, he went 140-167. A one-time All-Star, he won a career-high 16 games in 1982. He made 40 starts in that season. 

About Leal

A six-year veteran of the Jays, he won 51 career games and had a 4.14 ERA. He had three seasons of double-digit wins.