Blue Jays beat Rangers 6-3 to win wild Game 5

But after Sam Dyson replaced Cole Hamels, Josh Donaldson drove in a run on a forceout and Jose Bautista hit a long homer to put Toronto up 6-3.

The seventh inning of the decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series might have been one of the wildest in baseball inning, as the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Texas Rangers 6-3.

The benches cleared twice during the 53-minute inning.

The Jays are the 15th team in Major League Baseball history to force a Game 5 in a best-of-five series when down 0-2. The others were the 2001 New York Yankees and the 2012 San Francisco Giants. Right-hander Roberto Osuna struck out four in 1 2/3 innings for the save.

Marcus Stroman, who tore a ligament in his left knee during a spring training fielding drill in March, will get the ball when the Blue Jays host the Texas Rangers in a winner-take-all affair on Wednesday afternoon. The Blue jays have not disclosed the reason for his absence.

Encarnacion tied the game at 2 with one out in the sixth when blasted a first-pitch fastball high into the seats in left field.

Home-plate umpire Dale Scott initially ruled it a dead ball but, after Rangers manager Jeff Banister came out, the umpires huddled and Odor was sent home.

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons argued and booing fans littered the field with drink containers. A few drink containers still containing liquid made landed on the field. Asked about Loup’s status Tuesday, Gibbons said he didn’t know when the sidearming southpaw would rejoin the Blue Jays. The call stood after a review of over two minutes.

Beginning the bottom of the seventh inning with a 3-2 lead, the Rangers committed a trio of errors and a fourth play in which Odor was unable to snag a soft liner that landed just past his out-stretched glove, tying the game at 3-3.

Kevin Pillar followed with a grounder to first but Martin was safe at second on an errant throw by Mitch Moreland.

Dalton Pompey, who pinch-ran for Martin, was safe at third on a bunt by second baseman Ryan Goins when Andrus dropped the throw.

Cherry also had an issue with a replay review that was upheld in the 14th inning that eventually led to Texas’ winning run.