Blue Jays use the long ball to leave Rangers in a hole in the ALDS
ARLINGTON, Texas — Just one win away from the American League Championship Series and with ace Aaron Sanchez poised to pitch next, the Blue Jays come home firmly in the driver’s seat of their ALDS showdown with the Texas Rangers.
After winning a 10-1 blowout on Thursday, Toronto used the long ball Friday afternoon to batter Texas starter Yu Darvish and then hang on for a 5-3 victory and a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five American League Division Series.
While the champagne may be chilling at the Rogers Centre, the Jays will remember that Texas won the first two games of the 2015 ALDS on the road before losing the next three to Toronto.
“I learned something last year,” said Jays manager John Gibbons. “You know what, you’ve got to win three games, They’ve got a great team over there. You don’t lead the American League, powerhouse league, you don’t luck into that.”