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The rain was coming down during Thursday’s opening contest of the American League Division Series between the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals.

Seriously, it was pouring:

There was a rain delay in the top of the third, so the Royals grounds crew had to roll out the tarp. One guy almost got eaten alive.

The Toronto Blue Jays entered their division-series matchup with the Texas Rangers as heavy favorites to not only win the series but to win the AL pennant, but the red-hot Rangers had other ideas.

Behind a solid start from Yovani Gallardo and some solid production from the bottom of the lineup, the Rangers walked away with a 5-3 win in Game 1.

So will the Rangers be able to jump out to a commanding 2-0 series lead on the road behind Cole Hamels in Game 2, despite being without third baseman Adrian Beltre?

The first postseason baseball game in Canada since 1993 did not go according to plan, as the Texas Rangers knocked off the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 to take a 1-0 lead in the American League Division Series. 

Yovani Gallardo was tremendous for the Rangers, breezing through the potent Toronto lineup early and limiting the damage in the fourth and fifth innings before giving way to the bullpen. The right-hander allowed four hits and two earned runs in five innings. 

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.

The voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers will not call the team’s 2015 postseason games.

According to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times, announcer Vin Scully underwent a medical procedure and will miss the playoffs.

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.  

The Texas Rangers may have suffered a serious loss early in Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday, as star third baseman Adrian Beltre was taken out after suffering a back injury following an at-bat in the third inning. 

Jake Arrieta's run of dominance continued Wednesday in a National League Wild Card contest as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-0, to clinch their first NLDS appearance since 2008.

Arrieta pitched a four-hit, complete-game shutout that saw him strike out 11 Pirates batters. According to ESPN's Karl Ravech, Arrieta is operating in truly elite air:

Maybe next year is finally here for the Chicago Cubs.

The snakebitten franchise that hasn't won a World Series since 1908 took the first step toward remedying that drought Wednesday with a 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Wild Card Game. Ace Jake Arrieta put the team on his back and only allowed four hits while striking out 11 during a complete-game shutout.

The Pittsburgh Pirates may have gone down in the 2015 NL Wild Card Game without scoring a single run, but they didn't do so without a fight. Both benches cleared in the seventh inning Wednesday night when Pirates reliever Tony Watson hit Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta with a pitch.

No punches were thrown in the melee, but multiple players from both sides were seen pushing and shoving.