Tulowitzki helps lift Blue Jays 5-1 over Rangers

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Martin Perez (33) pauses between pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fourth inning in Game 3 of baseball’s American League Division Series Sunday, October 11, 2015, in Arlington, Texas.

The move paid off, as the shortstop collected a bases-loaded walk in the fourth inning to put Toronto up 2-0.Tulowitzki, who finished 2-for-3, broke the game open two innings later when he lashed a three-run homer to left with two outs off Texas reliever Chi Chi Gonzalez. The Blue Jays escaped the jam when first baseman Chris Colabello turned an unassisted double play, tagging out Hamilton near the bag before sprinting across the diamond to retire Fielder, who was hung up between third and home plate. Keuchel has been asked about his home dominance often, and on Saturday, he jokingly supposed that “maybe it’s the temperature” set by the Minute Maid Park air conditioner. Tulowitzki has hit two postseason homers in 70 at-bats – the other coming in 2007 as a member of the Colorado Rockies.3.

Toronto entered this series as big favorites to win through, with most believing their huge firepower in offense would be too much for the Rangers. [During the first two games], guys wanted to try to hit that home run.

What’s Hot: After going through a few peaks and valleys this year – expected after Tommy John surgery last May – Perez has been pretty solid over the last month, which is probably why he was a somewhat surprising choice to pitch Game 3 of the series – that and groundball ratio.

Derek Holland takes the mound for Game 4 on Monday as the Rangers get their second shot at clinching.

“The thing that’s different is the finality, you know”, Dickey said.

Tulowitzki was a career.

Navarro got Toronto’s first hit, a double leading off the third, and he scored when Odor initially bobbled a grounder by Ryan Goins before reaching back with his right foot to touch the base and throwing the first to complete the first double play.

Estrada, in his first post season start, manage to keep the Rangers scoreless for 6 1/3 innings, no doubt due to his 79 miles per hour changeup, which only add difficulty to his cutter, four seam fastball, and curveball arsenal. Only two teams have ever come back from a two-game hole since the Wild Card era began in 1995 – the 1995 Seattle Mariners and the 2012 San Francisco Giants.

“I will gladly go 0-for to get a win any day” said Hamilton.

Tulo made certain it was.

Ironically enough, Texas is where Dickey first started to throw his knuckleball. “It’s poetic, is what it is for me”.

GettyImages-491999086_master during game two of the American League Division Series at Rogers Centre on October 9, 2015 in Toronto, Canada.

“So it’s a neat narrative, no doubt”. Texas OF Shin-Soo Choo (1-for-13) and Fielder (1-for-12) are batting a combined.

AL MVP hopeful Josh Donaldson wasn’t going to see his career year come to a close with a sweep, so he went 2 for 3 with a run scored and a walk.