ARLINGTON, Texas -- There were no mammoth controversial bat flips, no intentionally hit batters, no punches thrown. And after starter Cole Hamels gave up seven runs by the fourth inning, there was no doubt the Toronto Blue Jays would go on to beat the Texas Rangers.
Jose Bautista's bat flip in Game 5 of last year's division series provoked enough animosity between the teams that Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor punched him in the face after a hard slide earlier this season.