Friday, October 7th, 2016 12:00PM CST
On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers with a score of 5-3, securing a 2-0 advantage in the American League Division Series. A key factor in their win was a powerful offensive display in the fifth inning against pitcher Yu Darvish, during which Toronto hit three home runs, with Edwin Encarnacion responsible for the final one in that sequence.
Date: Friday, October 7th, 2016
Time: 12:00PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 48,019
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TOR |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Desmond (1, Biagini); Moreland (1, Liriano); Beltré (1, Osuna)
Runs Batted In: Desmond 2 (2), Gómez (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Desmond
Team Left On Base: 13
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-18 (Desmond 1-2, Lucroy 0-3, Gómez 1-3, Andrus 0-1, Beltré 0-1, Odor 0-2, Beltrán 0-3, Mazara 0-2, Moreland 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lucroy 2; Gómez 2; Odor 1; Beltrán 2; Moreland 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Darvish 9-22; Barnette 4-7; Bush 2-4; Dyson 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Darvish 12-8-16-16; Barnette 3-3-2-6; Bush 5-0-1-2; Dyson 2-2-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Darvish 4-7; Barnette 4-1; Bush 0-2; Dyson 1-1
Game Scores: Y Darvish 40

Home Runs: Tulowitzki (1, 2nd inning off Darvish 1 on, 1 Out); Pillar (1, 5th inning off Darvish 0 on, 0 Out); Carrera (1, 5th inning off Darvish 0 on, 1 Out); Encarnación (1, 5th inning off Darvish 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Tulowitzki 2 (5), Pillar (1), Carrera (1), Encarnación (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Encarnación
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-0

Pitcher Notes: Happ pitched to 1 batter in the 6th;Cecil pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Hit By Pitch: Barney (By Darvish)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Happ 14-25; Biagini 6-6; Cecil 0-1; Grilli 1-1; Liriano 2-4; Osuna 2-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Happ 12-8-16-19; Biagini 5-0-2-6; Cecil 0-0-0-0; Grilli 1-0-1-0; Liriano 2-1-5-3; Osuna 1-7-9-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Happ 3-7; Biagini 4-1; Cecil 0-0; Grilli 0-1; Liriano 0-1; Osuna 1-2
Game Scores: J Happ 49

Passed Balls: Martin
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