MLB Playoffs

In one of the most emotional, controversial and unusual baseball games ever played, the Toronto Blue Jays used three Texas Rangers miscues and a Jose Bautista three-run homer to secure a 6-3 victory and their spot in the American League Championship Series. 

Everything happened in the seventh inning, which might actually be one of the understatements of the year, as the two teams were tied, 2-2, Wednesday.    

Just when you think baseball can't get any more weird and harder to understand, Game 5 of the American League Division Series between the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays happens.

In the top of the seventh inning, Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin was attempting to throw the ball back to the pitcher. His throw hit the bat of Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, which allowed Rougned Odor to score the go-ahead run from third to give Texas a 3-2 lead.

You can see a replay of the crazy play below:

FINAL SCORE: Royals 7 - 2 Astros

The Kansas City Royals used two three-run innings and rode the arm of Johnny Cueto to a 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 5 of the American League Division Series at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday night. The Royals move on to play the Toronto Blue Jays in their second straight American League Championship Series appearance.

With Game 5 of the American League Division Series between the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium fast approaching, it’s time to

The two underdogs in the American League Divisional Series didn't take care of business at home in closeout games, and now the onus falls on them to deliver on the road in a pair of decisive Game 5 affairs.

FINAL SCORE: Rangers 3, Blue Jays 6

In one of the craziest win-or-go-home games you'll ever see, the Toronto Blue Jays came out on top with a 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers as they advance on to the American League Championship Series.

With things knotted up at 2-2 through six innings, the two teams put together a 53-minute seventh inning with no shortage of memorable moments.

If you wanted drama in the MLB playoffs, you got it.

Wednesday will feature two winner-take-all battles with both American League Division Series going to Game 5. The four teams all took different paths to get to this point, but now they know any pitch could be the difference between going to the American League Championship Series and going home.

The do-or-die, win-or-go-home sporting event is the pinnacle of athletic drama.

It creates undeniable excitement before kickoff, tipoff, the puck drop and first pitch. Pins, needles, sweaty palms and butterflies are all in play when one game defines an entire season.

On Wednesday, Major League Baseball gives us two such contests.

NEW YORK — Clayton Kershaw got through the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got through the fourth game.

And all it means is that this National League Division Series is headed where it was always supposed to end up.

Once you've won a League Championship Series MVP and a World Series MVP, as Cole Hamels did in 2008 with the Philadelphia Phillies, that pretty much seals your postseason legacy. On Wednesday in Toronto, however, the Texas Rangers southpaw will have a chance to gild his October lily.