TOR @ TEX

Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers, October 7, 2016

Playing on the road, the Toronto Blue Jays won 5-3 over the Texas Rangers on October 7, 2016, a Division Series game. The game information lists a crowd of 48,019, a running time of 210 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as 67 degrees. The Toronto Blue Jays' runs came in the second and fifth innings, 3 of them in the fifth. The line score has the Texas Rangers crossing the plate in the fourth and eighth; the eighth brought 2 runs. Hits were 6 for the Toronto Blue Jays and 13 for the Texas Rangers, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to J. A. Happ, allowing 1 earned run on 9 hits in 5.0 innings. The loss was charged to Yu Darvish after 5.0 innings and 5 runs. Roberto Osuna earned the save. No pitcher struck out more than J. A. Happ, who had 5. The Toronto Blue Jays' pitching table lists Joe Biagini, Brett Cecil, Jason Grilli, J. A. Happ, and Francisco Liriano. The Texas Rangers' pitching table lists Tony Barnette, Matt Bush, Yu Darvish, and Sam Dyson. The Toronto Blue Jays' top hitter was Troy Tulowitzki, 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. Ezequiel Carrera, Edwin Encarnacion, and Kevin Pillar also homered for the Toronto Blue Jays. For the Texas Rangers, Ian Desmond went 3 for 5, 1 double, and 2 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Lance Barksdale.