The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, while the Toronto Blue Jays downed the Texas Rangers, 5-1, in American League Divisional Series action on Sunday.

With their win, the Astros took a 2-games-to-1 lead in the best-of-five game series.

First baseman Chris Carter paced the Houston offense, going 3-for-3 with a home run:

Below, Astros manager A.J. Hinch speaks about Carter's performance, and the Astros win:

The winning pitcher was Dallas Keuchel, who tossed seven innings, allowing only one run.

Below, Keuchel comments on his performance:

Game four will be Monday afternoon in Houston (12:07 cdt).

Below, MLB.com's Matt Waymire and Jeff Nelson discuss the series.

Meanwhile, the Blue Jays fought off elimination by downing the Rangers, 5-1.

The Rangers still lead the series, 2-1.

Below, MLB.com has a recap of the Toronto win:

Below, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons, along with Marco Estrada, Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki discuss the victory:

Game four will be held in Texas on Monday afternoon (3:07 cdt).

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