SPORTS

Price, Stroman to open for Blue Jays against Rangers

The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, October 6, 2015 5:00PM EDT

Toronto Blue Jays' starting pitcher David Price works against the New York Yankees during first inning AL MLB baseball action in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. (Frank Gunn/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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Toronto ace David Price will face Texas' Yovani Gallardo in Game 1 of the American League Division Series while Marcus Stroman takes on Cole Hamels in Game 2.

Rangers manager Jeff Banister announced only his first two starters.

Toronto manager John Gibbons had already confirmed Price would start Game 1 at the Rogers Centre on Thursday. Stroman used social media to fill in the gap for Game 2 Friday.

"Tore my ACL, finished my degree from ΓåòDukeU, rehabbed my knee in 5 months, and now pitching in Game 2 of the #ALDS. Crazy excited!" he tweeted Tuesday.

Hamels, the Rangers' marquee pitcher, threw a complete game Sunday in Texas' regular-season finale, a 9-2 win over the Angels that clinched the AL West title.

The Rangers have won their past 10 games started by Hamels, who is 7-1 in 12 starts since being acquired from Philadelphia in late July.