The team has consistently scored upwards of 10 home runs during the regular season, but only managed a total of seven runs in their first two games of the American League Division Series. Kansas City took the lead in the seventh, when Alcides Escobar led off with a triple and Zobrist followed with a single.
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“I don’t know how I took an extra two steps, but I was able to get there and tag him“, Cecil said.
However, after about two minutes, the call was confirmed, and the stadium exploded in a chorus of boos. That call proved pivotal when Alberto lined a single to center, sending Odor tumbling home.
In 2006 as a fledgling Rangers knuckleballer, he gave up six home runs to Detroit to tie the post-1900 major-league record. Right-hander Liam Hendriks replaced Hawkins.
Pitching on 11 days’ rest, Price (0-1) allowed five runs and five hits in seven innings.
Toronto had taken a 4-3 lead in the fifth with a run-batted-in single from left fielder Ben Revere. Donaldson was greeted with a chorus of boos from Rangers fans, who apparently read lips during his dustup with reliever Keone Kela in the 13th inning of Game 2 that Texas won 6-4 in the 14th. The Blue Jays lead the Majors in running with 5.5 runs per game average.
The Rangers scored twice in the first. Bautista crashed into the wall, trying to make a great catch, but couldn’t hold onto the ball, allowing DeShields to reach second. After all, Jose Bautista did show a glimpse of his well-known power back on Thursday, as did hopeful-MVP Josh Donaldson on Friday. “We’ve just got to win the next one“. But Martin’s throw to Donaldson was wild. Davis snapped a throw to Eric Hosmer at first, who neatly snagged it on one hop as Gomez made a dive back to the bag. Perez has gone 3-6 in 14 starts this season while posting a 4.46 ERA over 78.2 innings.
Rangers 3B Adrian Beltre (back) sat out Game 2 and remains day to day. The Blue Jays were a game below.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Troy Tulowitzki settled down at the podium after helping the Toronto Blue Jays extend the AL Division Series, his left shoulder and arm constantly pulsating from the medical device attached to him.
By that time, the Blue Jays already scratched for a run against left-hander Martin Perez, with catcher Dioner Navarro scoring on a double-play grounder in the third inning. Mistake? Quite possibly. That Napoli single improved the Rangers’ chances of winning by 23.2 percent. Delino DeShields led off the first inning with a line drive to right field. The final run that came across was in the eighth and given up by reliever Brett Cecil. After a lead-off single and error on DeShields in center put Pillar at second, he moved to third on a sac-bunt. In turn, the pressure has clearly become paramount for a team with a historically honorable star-studded lineup, as they’ve been expected to hit above par every single game, especially during those of the playoffs.
He allowed just three Rangers on base in the first six innings, on a double and two singles.
Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton finished 0 for 6 and is hitless in his past 30 postseason at-bats.
The benefit and peril – depending on the vantage point – of the division series is its brevity. DeGrom limited the Dodgers to five hits and walked one.
“Right now, he’s in a position that he feels good, and he feels his confidence level is high and he can do whatever”, shortstop Elvis Andrus said Saturday before the Rangers worked out at home.
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Roberto Osuna pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to close out the Toronto win.
