‘Terrific’ Stroman limits O’s in quality start

TORONTO — Some questioned the decision to hand Marcus Stroman the ball in the American League Wild Card Game against the Orioles, but he passed the test with flying colors in Tuesday night’s walk-off 5-2 victory.

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons called the 25-year-old right-hander a “big-game pitcher,” and Stroman gave Toronto six innings of two-run ball on an efficient 81 pitches. The Blue Jays won in the 11th inning on Edwin Encarnacion’s three-run homer, sending Toronto to the AL Division Series vs. the Rangers, starting Thursday in Texas (4:30 p.m. ET, TBS/Sportsnet/TVA).

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“I know what I’m capable of,” Stroman said. “I know a lot of people doubted me, didn’t want me to start, didn’t think I could pitch in this moment. I can’t tell you enough how confident this group is in this clubhouse and how much we don’t care about outside opinions. We keep it in house, we know what we can do, and we go out every day and compete.”

Game Date Time Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 6 4:30 p.m. TOR @ TEX TBS/SN/TVA Gm 2 Oct. 7 1 p.m. TOR @ TEX TBS/SN/TVA Gm 3 Oct. 9 7:30 p.m. TEX @ TOR  TBS/SN/TVA *Gm 4 Oct. 10 TBD TEX @ …

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