Oct 9, 2026 10:52 PM

On this day in 2015, the Texas Rangers took down the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 in 14 innings to claim a huge victory in Game 2 of the American League Division Series in front of 49,716 fans.

On this day in 2015, the Texas Rangers played one of their wildest postseason games in franchise history.

Holding a 1-0 lead in the series, Texas was faced with the daunting task of winning back-to-back road games in front of a raucous crowd north of the border.

With 49,716 on hand, the Rangers took down the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 in 14 innings, surviving a nearly five-hour gauntlet to take a 2-0 series lead back to Arlington.

The Rangers wasted very little time getting on the board as Delino DeShields led off the game with a double and just pitches later was singled home by Shin Soo Choo to give Texas a 1-0 lead in the first.

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Later in the inning, Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin made an errant throw in a rundown play, allowing Choo to score and making it 2-0 Texas.

Rangers battled Blue Jays

Toronto would strike right back in the bottom of the first as Josh Donaldson blasted a solo home run against Cole Hamels.

Hamels would still wind up turning in a very solid day as he went seven innings, allowing just six hits and two runs while striking out six and not walking a single batter.

In the eighth inning, the Rangers trailed 4-3 and needed a run in the final two frames to keep the game alive.

With a runner on second base, Mike Napoli laced a two-out RBI single into right field to square things at four.

Bullpen delivered for Texas

Throughout the game, the Texas bullpen was stellar as five relievers combined to throw seven scoreless innings. Sam Dyson, Jake Diekman, Shawn Tolleson, Keone Kela, and Ross Ohlendorf combined to shut down the high-powered Blue Jays offense in relief of Hamels.

In the top of the 14th, it was unlikely hero Hanser Alberto who came through for the Rangers as he laced an RBI single up the middle to score what would wind up as the game’s winning run.

Alberto was only in the lineup because star third baseman Adrian Beltre had been hurt in Game 1 of the series.

We all know how the rest of the series would go, but there’s no doubt that Game 2 of the 2015 ALDS will go down as one of the most wild postseason wins in Rangers history.

Additionally, in baseball today, we just don’t see many games going that deep into extra innings. Despite the series loss, Texas fans should no doubt look back on this game with positive memories.

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