Rougned Odor hit a two-out single off LaTroy Hawkins (0-1) in the 14th but was almost thrown out after going too far around second base on a single by Chris Gimenez, with the call confirmed by replay review.
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Stroman, who threw seven innings with five strikeouts and four runs, three of them earned, was more guarded. Beltre would have to be removed from the roster for the ALDS if one of them was needed to replace him. Rangers centre-fielder Delino DeShields Jr., was visibly angry after Sanchez struck him out with an outside pitch to lead off the 13th inning.
The Rangers scored twice in the first.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Josh Donaldson leans on the rail in the dugout during the 11th inning of baseball Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the Texas Rangers in Toronto, Friday, October 9, 2015.
Donaldson cut the lead in half with his first career postseason homer in the Toronto first.
Odor may have been tagged out by Toronto shortstop Troy Tulowitzki during the previous at bat.
Revere was given credit for an infield hit when right-hander Sam Dyson could not handle his comebacker in the bottom of the eighth. Donaldson left Thursday’s opener in the fifth inning after taking a knee to the head in a slide at second base in the fourth in breaking up a possible double play. Bautista had the ball jarred from his glove as he went into the wall.
Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre did not start after sustaining a lower back strain in Thursday’s game. Catcher Chris Gimenez followed with a chopper to Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman, who made the play at first, but the Toronto infield managed to leave third base uncovered long enough for Odor to take that base as well as second. The final two came on an unassisted double play by Colabello, who retired left fielder Josh Hamilton at first on a grounder before crossing the diamond to tag Fielder, who was caught between third and home.
In the second inning, Odor singlehandedly stole a run from the Blue Jays. Three of the runs were earned.
“So hey, if it goes the other way, we live with it, we move on”.
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“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. Bautista had the crowd on its feet with a moonshot near the upper deck that was just foul. It was 20 degrees inside the dome. He made the post-season five straight years with the Philadelphia Phillies, posting a 7-4 record and stingy 3.09 ERA.
