2015 Toronto Blue Jays ALDS Schedule
| (4) Toronto vs. (1) Texas Series tied 0-0 |
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| October 6 | at Texas | 4:30p | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 7 | at Texas | 1p | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 9 | at Toronto | 7:30p | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 10 | at Toronto* | TBD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 12 | at Texas* | TBD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All games on Rogers Sportsnet in Canada and TBS in the United States. All times Eastern. * -- if needed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edwin Encarnacion's 3-run homer in the 11th inning is the type of offence Toronto Blue Jays fans are used to seeing from this team. The long drive gave the Blue Jays a 5-2 win to send Toronto to the American League Division Series in Texas.
The rematch with Texas has one large looming difference. The Rangers are well-rested and have home field advantage including a potential deciding Game 5.
The Blue Jays home games happen during Canadian Thanksgiving. The time for Sunday night is set. Both National League games will be on Monday so if both AL series go 4 games, there will be 4 games on Monday.
A potential Game 5 will be on opening night of the NHL season. The Toronto Maple Leafs will be in Ottawa that night.
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Marco Estrada will pitch Game 1 against Cole Hamels. J.A. Happ pitches Game 2 against Yu Darvish. Aaron Sanchez will go in Game 3 in Toronto.
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In Canada, Blue Jays fans are seen as exuberant. The reputation in the U.S. is not so golden. The errant beer can in Tuesday's game adds to the impression from last year's playoffs that Blue Jays fans can't literally hold their liquor.
The fact that an alleged suspect has been identified is encouraging. Canadians do wrong like anyone else. But other Canadians rally to find the wrongdoer.
Get excited. Cheer. Boo. Chant. Just keep everything you have separate from the field of play. Yes it's only a few people but the impression isn't helping.
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The U.S. audience can also check out the Watch TBS mobile app. TBS will carry the American League playoffs so no Harold Reynolds "Canadian jokes."
Americans can also tune in the games on ESPN radio or use the audio from ESPN in place of the TBS announcers.
Toronto Blue Jays Playoff History
| Year | Opponent | Series | Result |
| 1985 | Kansas City | ALCS | 3-4 |
| 1989 | Oakland | ALCS | 1-4 |
| 1991 | Minnesota | ALCS | 1-4 |
| 1992 | Oakland | ALCS | 4-2 |
| 1992 | Atlanta | WS | 4-2 |
| 1993 | Chicago (AL) | ALCS | 4-2 |
| 1993 | Philadelphia | WS | 4-2 |
| 2015 | Texas | ALDS | 3-2 |
| 2015 | Kansas City | ALCS | 2-4 |
| 2016 | Baltimore | ALWC | 1-0 |
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