Blue Jays 5, Orioles 2 on Edwin Encarnacion homer

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The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 in 11 innings Tuesday night at the Rogers Centre, setting up an American League Division Series rematch against the Texas Rangers. Edwin Encarnacion hammered a three-run homer to bring the marathon game to an abrupt end. The scene was set after Devon Travis singled with one out off Ubaldo Jimenez, Baltimore’s seventh pitcher on the night, and thrilled the crowd on a headlong run to third base on a single by Josh Donaldson. Encarnacion followed with a thundering homer into left field outer space. Both Jays and Orioles dug deep into the bullpens during the game. The pitching was top-notch. A near-capacity crowd of 49,934 fretted and bellowed through tense extra innings. One low a note occurred when someone threw a beer can at Oriole outfielder Hyun Soo Kim