Game One: Indians 6, Blue Jays 5
WP: Bauer (2-1)
LP: Halladay (1-1)
Save: Hand (2)
HR: Lindor (4), Barajas (2)
Game Two: Blue Jays 8, Indians 6 (11 innings)
WP: Carlson (1-0)
LP: Carrasco (0-1)
Save: Downs (1)
HR: Snider (1), Rolen (1), Hill 2 (4), Freeman 2 (2)
Game Three: Indians 14, Blue Jays 0
WP: Bieber (3-0)
LP: Tallet (1-1)
HR:R Perez (2)
Game Four: Indians 2, Blue Jays 0
WP: Civale (1-0)
LP: Richmond (1-1)
Save: Hand (3)
HR: Santana (1)
Game Five: Blue Jays 3, Indians 0
WP: Halladay (2-1)
LP: Bauer (2-2)
HR: Bautista (2), Lind (3)
Game Six: Blue Jays 8, Indians 5
WP: Romero (1-0)
LP: Cimber (0-1)
Save: Downs (2)
HR: Wells (2), Lindor 2 (6)
Game Seven: Blue Jays 5, Indians 3
WP: Carlson (2-0)
LP: Wittgren (0-1)
Save: Frasor (1)
HR: Bauers (1), Lind 2 (5), Scutaro (1), Overbay (1)
The Blue Jays won the final three games to knock off the favored Indians despite behind outscored in the series.
Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the Progressive Field opener to pin the Game One loss on Roy Halladay. The star shortstop's blast capped a five-run fifth inning. Trevor Bauer allowed one run in seven innings, but in a sign of things to come, the Cleveland bullpen allowed four runs over the final two innings to make the final score close.
Toronto evened the series on Travis Snider's 11th-inning homer off Carlos Carrasco. Cleveland led 6-4 after seven innings, but Toronto worked a run off Hunter Wood and Brad Hand in the eighth, then tied it in the ninth on Aaron Hill's homer off Hand. The Indians used seven pitchers in the game. Mike Freeman, playing second base for the injured Jason Kipnis, homered twice and both scored and drove in three runs.
The Indians made themselves comfortable in Game Three in Rogers Centre, routing the Jays 14-0. Tyler Naquin had five hits, including three doubles, and scored four times. Lindor had five hits, scored three runs and drove in three. Jason Luplow homered, double and scored three runs. Roberto Perez scored three runs and homered. Shane Bieber worked the first six innings, allowing three hits, for the win.
Aaron Civale started another multi-pitcher shutout in Game Four. He went 5.1 innings, allowing four hits and no walks with six strikeouts. Tyler Clippard, Nick Goody, Nick Wittgren and Hand divvied up the final 11 outs, with one hit allowed by Goody. Carlos Santana hit a solo homer for Cleveland.
Roy Halladay sent the series back to Cleveland with a four-hit shutout in Game Five. Adam Lind and Jose Bautista hit solo homers off Bauer, who also went the distance. Halladay faced just three men over the minimum.
Cleveland led Game Six 5-2 after four innings. But Adam Plutko got only one out in the fifth and left with the bases loaded. Adam Cimber got Hill to ground out, with a run scoring, and then Vernon Wells hit a three-run homer to put the Jays in front 6-5. Lind hit a two-run double off Carrasco in the sixth, which widened the margin enough that Lindor's homer in the ninth off Scott Downs didn't matter much.
Jake Bauers' homer gave Cleveland ace Shane Bieber a two-run lead in the second inning of Game Seven, but Lind tied it with a homer of his own in the third and put the Jays ahead with a solo shot in the sixth. The Indians evened it with run in the bottom of the inning off Brian Tallet, and then both teams went to their bullpens. Marco Scutaro homered leading off the eighth of Wittgren, and Lyle Overbay homered leading off the ninth against Oliver Perez. Meanwhile Cleveland got no hits and just one harmless walk agains the Toronto trio of Josh Roeniecke, Carlson and Jason Frasor. Carlson got the win, Frasor the save.
Player availablity: With the day off, the Toronto bullpen will be fully available for the beginning of Round Three
Projected rotation: Halladay-Richmond-Romero-Tallet-(Halladay)-(Richmond)-(Romero)
