AL East

The 2015 MLB playoffs have had their fair share of drama, but the Toronto Blue Jays won the craziest game yet in a winner-takes-all showdown with the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, prevailing 6-3 in Game 5 to secure the franchise's first American League Championship Series appearance since 1993.

Forget your lucky socks or unwashed jersey—this is how you channel good fortune to your team.

A half-inning after the Texas Rangers scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning of Wednesday's Game 5 on a controversial call, Rogers Centre erupted again.

It's too soon to know a lot about what's coming in the MLB offseason, but at least this much is certain: David Price is going to make the big bucks.

Almost exactly seven months ago, Marcus Stroman lay crumpled on the ground after tearing his ACL during spring training fielding drills. 

On Wednesday, he'll pitch the biggest game of his young career and easily the most important contest of the season for the Toronto Blue Jays.

First Pitch: 4 p.m. ET, Globe Life Park in Arlington

TV: FS1

Pitching Matchup: R.A. Dickey (11-11, 3.91 ERA) vs. Derek Holland (4-3, 4.91 ERA)

In a literal sense, the Toronto Blue Jays didn't need Troy Tulowitzki's three-run homer on Sunday.

The blast came in the sixth inning of Toronto's pivotal Game 3 win over the Texas Rangers. The Jays were already leading 2-0 and went on to win 5-1 to stay alive in the best-of-five division series, which the Rangers now lead 2-1.

When David Price's first pitch crossed the plate and got Game 1 of the American League Division Series going, there was so much optimistic energy in the air at the Rogers Centre that it's a wonder the umpiring crew didn't signal some sort of interference.

What followed, however, was a reality check. Both for Price and the Toronto Blue Jays as a whole.

Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista will be back in the lineup for Game 2 of the ALDS, according to Sportsnet's Shi Davidi. He was removed from Game 1 after suffering a hamstring injury.

Josh Donaldson has been the biggest offensive catalyst for the Toronto Blue Jays all season long, and the third baseman is back in the lineup for Game 2 after being removed from Game 1 with a head injury.