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Oh my, Josh! Jays sweep on E and hustle
- Updated: October 10, 2016
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have settled the score once and for all in their heated rivalry with the Texas Rangers. The grand prize is a trip to the American League Championship Series.
Josh Donaldson scored from second base on an errant throw by Rougned Odor in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Blue Jays pulled off a dramatic 7-6 victory over the Rangers in Game 3 of the AL Division Series on Sunday night at Rogers Centre. Toronto had runners on first and second base when Russell Martin hit a grounder to the hole between shortstop and third base. Elvis Andrus got the out at second, but Odor’s relay throw to first got away from Mitch Moreland, and Donaldson beat the first baseman’s throw to home plate with a headfirst dive.
“I had a pretty good secondary lead and I got to third base pretty quick,” Donaldson said. “I was able to see the throw go low and the first baseman try to make the pick. Once I saw the ball squirt out, I went.”
The Blue Jays will play Game 1 of the ALCS on Friday night in Boston or Cleveland (time TBD). The ALCS will be broadcast on TBS, as well as Sportsnet and RDS (in French) in Canada.
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Donaldson kept an eye on the play as he rounded third base and then made a break for home when Moreland lost control of the ball. Moreland threw home, but by then it was too late. The umpires reviewed whether Edwin Encarnacion’s slide into second was legal, but the ruling on the field was confirmed and no interference was called.
“It was crazy,” Martin said. “That’s the best ground ball to short I’ve ever had, I think.”
Encarnacion and Martin also homered for the Blue Jays, while Donaldson went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and an RBI. Right-hander Aaron Sanchez did not factor into the decision after he was charged with six runs on three hits while notching five …
