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"From beautiful Minute Maid Park in Houston — a clear afternoon, 70 degrees, wind blowing out to center — we’ve got playoff baseball for you on FOX!"
"It’s Game 2 of this American League Wild Card Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Houston Astros, and the Jays get it done tonight — a 6–2 win to even the series at one game apiece."
"Edwin Martinez was the story. The 27-year-old right-hander was outstanding — seven innings, just four hits, one earned run, and a pair of walks. He mixed in that fastball-changeup combination beautifully, keeping this Houston lineup completely off-balance."
"Toronto got on the board early, capitalizing on a Houston miscue in the second inning. With runners aboard, Othniel Bishr laced a single to left that skipped past the glove of Van Cleve. Two runs scored, and just like that, the Jays were in front 3–0."
"Carlos Rodriguez and Pedro Alicea later added the exclamation points — back-to-back solo home runs in the eighth, one off Hernandez, one off Zavaglia. And that was more than enough on a night where Toronto looked sharp in every phase."
"For Houston, the bats just never really got going. Only five hits on the day, one of them a double from first baseman Jeff Marion who drove in the Astros’ lone RBI. It was that kind of night — chances, but not the big hit to cash them in."
"Final line — Blue Jays six runs, twelve hits, one error. Astros two runs, five hits, one error. Edwin Martinez earns the win, improving to 1-0 in the postseason. Attendance tonight: 48,442 — and they saw a good one."
"So this Wild Card Series heads to a decisive Game 3 tomorrow, right back here at Minute Maid Park. First pitch scheduled for 2:05 Central. Toronto evens the series, and they’ll try to punch their ticket to the ALDS."
"For my partner, John Smoltz, I’m Joe Davis — saying so long from Houston, where the Jays ride strong pitching and timely hitting to a series-tying win. We’ll see you tomorrow for Game 3."
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