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Smoak, Tulowitzki force extras in Texas
- Updated: May 15, 2016
ARLINGTON — For the second time in three games, the Blue Jays rallied in the ninth to force extra innings but again fell just short. Justin Smoak and Troy Tulowitzki helped Toronto overcome a three-run deficit in the ninth with back-to-back home runs off Rangers closer Shawn Tolleson.
In the end, it was all for naught as the Blue Jays lost, 6-5.
Toronto reliever Gavin Floyd surrendered a walk-off homer to Drew Stubbs in the 10th inning as the game quickly came to an end. Even so, the Blue Jays took the positives from another late-inning comeback as the offense has shown signs of life.
“Our guys have some fight,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “They keep battling back, got some big hits late. It’s tough sometimes, tying on the road. Most times you have to take the lead because they have the last at-bat. But we battled like we always do.”
The good news for the Blue Jays is that the home run stroke has …
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