Astros Knock Off Blue Jays in 5 Games

Houston's Jason Kipnis batted .389 and scored four runs to help the Astros eliminate the Blue Jays in the opening round of the 2015 millennium playoff round.  A summary of the games:


Game 1 - Astros 4, Blue Jays 2 - Kershaw pitched 7 strong innings and an unlikely homer by Billy Hamilton put Houston ahead in the 7th

Game 2 - Astros 9, Blue Jays 6 - Nelson Cruz went 4-5 with a HR but Houston hit 5 long balls from 5 different players to take a 2-0 lead in the series

Game 3 - Astros 3, Blue Jays 1 - As the series went to a warmer climate, the results stayed the same, an Astros win.  Charlie Bassitt gave up 1 run over 6 innings as Teixeira and Grandal each homer for the 2nd time in the series

Game 4 - Blue Jays 6, Astros 2 - The champagne was ordered as the Stros had Kershaw on the mound again.  The Jays jumped all over the world's greatest pitcher as he allowed 12 base runners in 6 2/3 innings.  Nelson Cruz once again did the damage going 2-5, with 2nd dinger of the series and knocking in 3 runs

Game 5 - Astros 5, Blue Jays 3 - The bubbly was taken off of ice as the city of Houston celebrated as the Astros advance to the next round with a 5 to 3 victory.  Rubby De La Rosa managed to get through 5, then Will Smith, Brian Shaw, Tony Watson and Huston Street held the Jays scoreless over the last 4 innings.  Mark Teixeira hit his 3rd HR of the series and Adam Eaton took the MVP honors going 6-18 for a .333 average.  He scored 6 runs, had 2 doubles and a HR and was on base 11 times.  He had an OPS of 1.089 (OBP .478, Slug .611).