Rangers-Blue Jays Runs

(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP). I’m not a big believer in carrying over to the next day.

Donaldson, a top contender for the American League MVP award, hit 41 homers and drove in 123 runs this past season. His exit from the game was a precautionary move, a team spokesman said.

Beltre received an anti-inflammatory shot during the Rangers’ 5-3 win. In an effort to remain in the series, Beltre had a cortisone shot.

“I’m from the Northwest Territories and I can tell you the fever is throughout the country right now and I’m just glad we have the chance to get down here”. “He’s the heart and soul of this ballclub”.

Odor, a 21-year-old from Venezuela who bats eighth before Chirinos, is the second-youngest player to score three runs in a post-season game, according to ESPN Stats. An MRI confirmed Beltre had a strained back.

“We’ve still got to go out there tomorrow and keep winning games and we have to go to Texas anyway and win there”, he said.

Texas will have Joey Gallo and Ed Lucas travel from its Arizona Fall League team in case Beltre needs to be removed from the roster, a decision that also would rule Beltre out of the AL Championship Series. Donaldson played defense in the top of the fifth. “But he did pass all the tests so that’s a good sign”. But good news came soon after.

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on.

“We had to talk him into coming out”, teammate Josh Hamilton said. “I think he did a great job”.

2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on.

The severity of both injuries is unclear at this point, but either player missing time certainly would change the complexion of the teams’ best-of-five ALDS. Kevin Pillar would then capitalize on a hanging breaking ball to drive one into the right centre gap and cut the lead in half once again to make it 4-2.

Chirinos put the Rangers ahead 4-1 with a home run to left in the fifth.

He said he still gets to the ballpark a couple of times a year with his grandson.

Rangers fifth. Odor was hit by a pitch.

“He wasn’t getting hit around”. Donaldson, meanwhile, cleared his concussion tests and will be re-evaluated before Game 2 on Friday afternoon.

The Blue Jays and Rangers have each lost their star third basemen in the first five innings of Thursday’s playoff opener. Encarnacion infield single to third, Revere scored, Bautista to second.

“I think he got a little lightheaded, felt that something wasn’t right”, said Jays manager John Gibbons.

Price hit just three batters all season, none after Toronto obtained him from Detroit on July 30th.

Donaldson’s helmet flew off as his head hit the inside of Odor’s left leg. The 36-year-old trotted out of the dugout to play third the following inning before the training staff was forced to take him to the dressing room. Bautista, who hit a solo home run in the sixth inning, also had a strong campaign with 40 homers and 114 RBIs. Odor homered to right on a 0-0 count.

Cito Gaston, who managed the Blue Jays to back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and 1993, threw out the ceremonial first pitch to veteran left-hander Mark Buehrle, who is not on Toronto’s playoff roster. But, as we’re all aware, the Blue Jays took completely control of the division after the trade deadline. Texas starts LHP Cole Hamels, who is 7-1 with a 3.66 ERA in 12 starts with the Rangers. The result of the Wild Card game between Houston and New York will determine the start time for TV purposes.