The Indians went up a perfect 2−0 in the series heading to Toronto. Neither team scored for the rest of the game with Andrew Miller striking out five batters in two innings pitched and Cody Allen pitching a perfect ninth for his second consecutive save. In the bottom of the inning, Rajai Davis reached first on a force-out, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored on Francisco Lindor's two-out single. Happ gave the Indians a 1−0 lead, but the Blue Jays tied it in the third off Josh Tomlin when Darwin Barney singled with one out, moved to second on a groundout and scored on Josh Donaldson's double. Rajai Davis steals second base in the bottom of the third inning of Game 2Ĭarlos Santana's leadoff home run in the second off J. Game 2 Saturday, Octo4:08 pm (EDT) at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio Team Cody Allen pitched a perfect ninth for the save. Toronto's Marco Estrada pitched a complete game, but took the loss when Francisco Lindor's two-run home run in the sixth after a Jason Kipnis walk provided the only runs of the game. WP: Corey Kluber (1–0) LP: Marco Estrada (0–1) Sv: Cody Allen (1)Ĭorey Kluber pitched 6 + 1⁄ 3 shutout innings, allowing six hits while Andrew Miller struck out five batters in 1 + 2⁄ 3 innings. Game summaries Game 1 Friday, Octo8:08 pm ( EDT) at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio Team 168 against the Blue Jays.Ĭleveland became the first club to lock up the AL pennant on the road since the Chicago White Sox did so at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in 2005. The Indians also set an MLB record with the lowest batting average by a winning team in a postseason series, hitting just. The Indians middle reliever Andrew Miller was voted the MVP of the series. Toronto Blue Jays – 1, Cleveland Indians – 2Ĭleveland Indians – 4, Toronto Blue Jays – 2Ĭleveland Indians – 1, Toronto Blue Jays – 5Ĭleveland Indians – 3, Toronto Blue Jays – 0 Toronto Blue Jays – 0, Cleveland Indians – 2 The July 1 game between the two teams at the Rogers Centre lasted 19 innings with the Indians winning that game.Ĭanadian architect and indigenous activist Douglas Cardinal tried to file an injunction barring the Indians from using their name and logo for Games 3 and 4 in Toronto, but the application was dismissed by an Ontario judge. Six of the seven games were decided by three runs or less, including four decided by one run.
The two teams split a four-game series in Toronto in early July, and the Indians won two of three games in Cleveland in mid-August. The Indians won the regular season series, 4–3. This was the first postseason meeting between the Blue Jays and the Indians. In their other two ALCS appearances, the Indians were defeated in 19. The Indians won the ALCS in 19, but went on to lose the World Series both times. This was Cleveland's fifth appearance in the ALCS. The Blue Jays had previously made consecutive ALCS appearances in 1991, 19, losing in the former but winning both the 19 World Series. The team lost the 2015 American League Championship Series to the eventual World Series champion Kansas City Royals. This was Toronto's second consecutive ALCS appearance and seventh overall. Visible are notes for the camera operator and thumbnail photographs of each player in the game. The Indians would go on to lose to the Chicago Cubs in the World Series in seven games, after squandering a 3–1 series lead.Ī TBS camera used for Game 2 of the 2016 ALCS. TBS televised all games in the United States, with Sportsnet, a property of Toronto Blue Jays owner Rogers Communications, airing all games in Canada using the TBS feed. The series was the 47th in league history. The Indians defeated the Blue Jays four games to one. The Indians had home-field advantage for the series because the Blue Jays qualified as a wild-card team. The 2016 American League Championship Series ( ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Toronto Blue Jays against the Cleveland Indians for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2016 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. Cleveland Indians over Boston Red Sox (3–0).Toronto Blue Jays over Texas Rangers (3–0).
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