[Alta_redneck]

Thanos Thanos:

Making a comeback with authority!

Are these first rounds in the pennant race still five games or did they change them to best of seven?

5 games

[Mowich]

Excellent win for the Jays. Now to wrap the series up back home. Let's Go Blue Jays!!!!

[Hyack]

Today's Game 5 in Toronto starts at 4:00pm ET....

Starting lineup for the Texas Rangers.....

1. Delino DeShields (R) CF
2. Shin-Soo Choo (L) RF
3. Prince Fielder (L) DH
4. Adrian Beltre (R) 3B
5. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B
6. Josh Hamilton (L) LF
7. Elvis Andrus (R) SS
8. Rougned Odor (L) 2B
9. Chris Gimenez (R) C

Pitching.....Cole Hamels (L)

The Toronto Blue Jays have yet to submit their starting lineup aside from their starting pitcher.

Marcus Stroman (R)

Stroman's last start was in Game 2 of the ALDS where he went seven innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits with five strikeouts. At one point, he retired 14 consecutive batters.

[Alta_redneck]

And the roof is closed again, the Jays have a winning record when roof is open something like 34 - 11 compared to 11 -14 when it's closed.

[Lemmy]

Leaving for the game now. Trying to forget that only 9.8% of teams down 2-0 in a five game series have won that series.

[Hyack]

Alta_redneck Alta_redneck:

And the roof is closed again, the Jays have a winning record when roof is open something like 34 - 11 compared to 11 -14 when it's closed.

Blue Jays fans upset about closed roof at Rogers Centre today

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The door has officially been shut on an open roof at Toronto's Rogers Centre today for the key MLB playoff game between the Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers.

The roof will be shut for the deciding Game 5 of the American League Division Series, despite an online campaign by Toronto fans that includes a trending Open the Dome hashtag and an online petition with more than 20,000 signatures.

Confirmation of the closure came from Stephen Brooks, the Jays' senior vice-president of business operations, while he was answering questions from fans on Twitter last night.

Jays fans have been calling for an open dome ever since the team was guaranteed to be back for more post-season play in Toronto. The hashtag took Twitter by storm, despite the fact Major League Baseball's ground rules are clear about when the roof can be open.

The change.org petition soon followed, as fans banded together to send a letter to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.

Unfortunately, it was all for naught.

Brooks said today's forecast (a high of 14 C in Toronto) and the roof's mechanics are behind the closure.

Apparently the mechanism that closes the roof could fail in cooler weather, and Brooks said the stadium has no drainage if it does and the rain starts.

But that reasoning isn't enough for some Jays fans, because the team's regular-season record shows it wins more game when the dome is open.

The fifth and final showdown between Texas and Toronto kicks off at 4:07 p.m. ET with Marcus Stroman on the hill as they try to knock out the Rangers, who will counter with left-handed pitcher Cole Hamels.

The winner will advance to the AL Championship Series against either the Houston Astros or the Kansas City Royals — currently deadlocked at 2-2 in their series, while the loser can kiss their World Series dreams goodbye.

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[Alta_redneck]

well cut the lead in half, 2 - 1 now for the Rangers, Jays need to get their base runners home.

[Hyack]

If Pillar isn't awarded the Golden glove for his fantastic play in the outfield this season I'm gonna be royally PISSED.....

[Alta_redneck]

Hyack Hyack:

If Pillar isn't awarded the Golden glove for his fantastic play in the outfield this season I'm gonna be royally PISSED.....

Well he does play in Canada.

[Hyack]

Encarnacion walks the bird.....now 2-2 in the 6th......

[Hyack]

Alta_redneck Alta_redneck:

Hyack Hyack:

If Pillar isn't awarded the Golden glove for his fantastic play in the outfield this season I'm gonna be royally PISSED.....

Well he does play in Canada.

Yeah.....that's 2 strikes against.....

[Alta_redneck]

They pissed off a bunch of Canadians now

[Alta_redneck]

These TV guys say Choo sticks his hand out like that every time, I have the game on the pvr and went back and checked and out of 4 pitches he took, that was the only time he stuck his hand out like that.

Batter interference.

[Hyack]

Rangers in the 7th.....

[Alta_redneck]

On oh on oh.