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The whole kit ‘n’ caboodle came together for the Blue Jays to walk off the Los Angeles Angels for the second day in a row, in the process fattening their lead to three games atop the American League East as the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays both lost.

Life is grand for these ballers.

Most notably, they’re doing it as a collective, with different heroes on different days — even with Springer grabbing a big chunk of that paladin lustre.

“The homer, you look up, it’s a 97-miles-an-hour sinker, he hits it 109 dead centre,’’

Off Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz to give the Jays a 3-2 bump in the third — that sucker travelled 413 feet, Springer continuing to crush fastballs.

But it’s really not about individuals on this club, for all the individual grace notes. It’s the collaborative effort from a roster that didn’t look to feature a grab bag of stars when the season started. Honest, you should have heard the awe in Max Scherzer’s voice when he was talking about his teammates post-game — long after he’d departed the mound, having given the Jays a decent enough four innings on a 72-pitch count. (This was nearly three hours after first pitch, by which time Scherzer was almost a footnote. “Did he pitch today?’’ Schneider quipped at his press conference.)

“We’re in this win streak and it’s everybody,’’ enthused the Hall of Fame-bound Scherzer, who’s certainly channelled this kind of vibe through three Cy Young Awards and two World Series championships. “That’s how we feel in the clubhouse. We keep talking about how it’s somebody and it’s everybody and we’re playing great team ball. It’s amazing to watch. It’s amazing to be in the dugout.

“We believe in absolutely everybody on this roster. Everybody on this roster is getting a chance to shine at some point in time. You can talk about Barger throwing somebody out, and also getting the game-winning hit. What Springer’s doing — my gosh he’s on fire. But it’s also guys going out there and making little plays defensively and also getting a bunt down in big situations. It’s everybody across the roster. We’re having so much fun with it. We’re riding this wave as well as we can and it’s all smiles in the clubhouse.’’

Scherzer deserves to be quoted at length here because he expressed the feel around this team so well.

“When I speak about the clubhouse it’s how we’re gelling, how we’re getting along, all the little things that we do together. I’ve been a part of some really good clubhouses, had some really good seasons, and this one is definitely gelling together. We’re really coming together as a team and it’s really showing up on the field. How many times have you seen guys take extra bases? How many times have you seen relievers get those big zeroes when we need them? We’re playing great team ball and that’s what makes it so much fun to come to the park every single day.’’

Barger certainly gave Scherzer an arm around with his jaw-dropping double-play assist, throwing out Mike Trout at the plate from miles away in the first.

Let’s talk a bit more about Springer, too. He averaged three home runs and nine RBIs a month last year; he’s got five home runs and 13 RBIs in the past week.

Ernie Clement played third base, second base and first base in one game.

É«É«À² had a depleted and exhausted bullpen. Unavailable: Jeff Hoffman, Yariel Rodriguez, Chad Green, Brendon Little. So along comes Lazaro Estrada (called up, like, 15 minutes ago and making his major-league debut at age 26) to work four frames with one run on two hits, zero walks and four strikeouts.

“It’s a dream come true,’’ the Cuban said afterward through an interpreter. “I’ve been waiting for this opportunity for the last eight years.’’

He kept the first strikeout ball and lineup card.

Getting to the bottom of the 11th required two gutsy innings from Fisher, twice stranding the Angels’ free runner in extras.

“He answered the bell, man,’’ said Schneider. “We’ll give him a blow here.’’

Translation: a rest now.

I’d give you Fisher quotes if I had any, but he never emerged from the hot-cold tubs later. That sack of ice on his pitching arm must have been a yard wide.