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Toronto Blue Jays beat Texas Rangers 8-4, force Game 5

Josh Donaldson, Chris Colabello and Kevin Pillar all homered while the pitching combination of R.A. Dickey and David Price held down the Rangers to stay alive in their American League Division Series and force a decisive Game 5.

Dickey threw 4 2/3 innings allowing 5 hits and one run before David Price made a surprise appearance out of the bullpen allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. Roberto Osuna closed things off in the 9th.

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The Blue Jays bats came alive early in the win-or-go-home game with Donaldson and Colabello going deep in the first and Pillar hitting one out in the 2nd. Pillar finished the game going 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs.

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Texas lefty Derek Holland gave up six earned runs on five hits with a walk and no strikeouts through just two innings of work before being relieved.

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With Price relieving Dickey, it likely means Marcus Stroman will start Wednesday in what could be a rematch of Game 2 against Cole Hamels in the Rogers Centre.

The winner will then face the winner of the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals series for the American League title.

-With files from The Canadian Press

 

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