1. Marcus Stroman must pitch well. The Blue Jays' ability to avoid elimination will rest squarely on the shoulders of their Game 5 starter. Stroman's performance in the series finale will go a long way in determining whether the Blue Jays live to fight another day or instead pack up for the winter. Stroman has spent his entire baseball career defying the odds and he'll have to do it once against Hamels.
Toronto made the somewhat controversial decision to go with Stroman instead of left-hander David Price in Game 5. That would have seemed unfathomable a few weeks ago, but based on recent results it does make some sense.