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While the first two games of the 2016 major leaguepostseason featured pitching duels and late-inning heroics, Thursday's Game 1 of the AL Division Series between the Blue Jays and Rangers was over early.The Rangers weren't able to mount a comeback after ace Cole Hamels was rocked for a career postseason-worstseven runs (six earned) in 3 1/3 innings. The outcome could have been different Miguel Diaz Jersey for Hamels, though, if not for defensive gaffes byAdrian Beltre and Ian Desmond thatresulted in four runs for Toronto.MORE: Instead, the Jays, behindMarco Estrada's gem, took a 1-0 series lead with a 10-1win Thursday at Globe Life Park. Toronto is two wins away from eliminating theRangers in the division series for a second consecutiveseason.Three takeaways from Toronto'swin:MORE: 1. Hamels' end-of-season struggles Christian Villanueva Jersey carriedover.The southpaw is the undoubted ace of the Texasrotation, with 15 wins, a 3.32 ERAand200 strikeouts in 200 2/3 innings during the regular season, but he wasn't good down the stretch, and that trend continued at the wrong time Thursday.Hamels registered a 6.75 ERA in his final six regular-season starts andwalked more than three batters infour of those games. Thursday was no different as he struggled with his command; he allowed six hits and three walks while striking out just one.2.Jose Bautista punched back. With an RBI single in the third inning and a three-run homer in the ninth thatgave Toronto a 10-run lead, Bautista has been a force for Luis Torrens Jersey the Jays through two postseason games. As far as any fallout fromRougned Odor's punch to Bautista's jaw back in May, the two teams acted with restraintThursday.MORE: Fans in Arlington let Bautista hear it in each of his at-bats, but the crowd was quiet afterTroy Tulowitzki hit a bases-clearing triple as part of a five-runthird inning.Bautista and Odor cro sed paths in the seventh asTulowitzki grounded into a double play, withBautista sliding into second without incident.3.Estrada rivals MadisonBumgarner forbest pitching performance so Craig Stammen Jersey far.According to theGame Score metric, Bumgarner's performance (8 was just three points better thanEstrada's (85). Estrada waspulledin the bottom of the ninth after allowing a leadoff triple toElvis Andrus and an RBI groundout to Shin-Soo Choo.Estrada didn't allow a walk and scattered gave upfourhits with six strikeouts.He picked a great time for have the second-longest outing of his career.He'll likely get the call in Game 5, if nece sary, in this series.HighlightTulowitzki blew the game wide open with his triple, but Desmond, a shortstop turned outfielder, appeared to pull back as Dinelson Lamet Jersey he approached the warning track in center field.Your browser does not support iframes. What's nextNLDS Game 1:Dodgers at Nationals, 5:30p.m. ET Friday Aces duel asClayton Kershaw (12-4, 1.69 ERA) takes onMax Scherzer (20-7, 2.96 ERA), who hasn't lost sinceAug.9. NationalsAll-Stars Bryce Harper (thumb) and Daniel Murphy (buttocks) will play in their first meaningful game since being used sparinglythe final two weeks of the regular season.
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