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The much-ballyhooed battle between blood rivals in this ALDS has thus far been a bust. Well, unless you're for the Blue Jays, who have summarily dismissed the Rangers in each of the first two games, opening up a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Can the Rangers do what the Blue Jays did to them last year and win three straight, starting with two on the road? They'll have to start with a Game 3 win on Sunday.

The details ...

Time: 7:38 p.m. ET
TV: TBS
Live Stream: Either TBS.com or MLB.tv (full details are in those links)

Now let's break down the pitching matchup.

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It's Sanchez vs. Lewis in Game 3. USATSI

Aaron Sanchez (15-2, 3.00) vs. Rangers

The only issue with Sanchez this season was the Jays wanting to limit his workload in his first-ever full season as a starter. When given his chances, he's done nothing but impress, winning the AL ERA title and also allowing a league-best 0.7 HR/9. Opposing hitters only managed a .224/.290/.335 line against him this year.

Perhaps an opening for the Rangers? Sanchez is noticeably worse at home, with a 3.74 ERA in Rogers Centre as opposed to a 2.48 mark on the road this season.

What's more, one of Sanchez's worst outings of the season came against the Rangers. Back on May 15, the Rangers tagged him with six runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. He did have a quality start against them on May 4, with three earned runs in seven innings, but that's hardly dominant.

No Rangers player has seen Sanchez more than 10 times, so the data set there is hardly relevant. If you want a small sample-size stud, Carlos Beltran is 4 for 8 with a homer.

Colby Lewis (6-5, 3.71) vs. Blue Jays

Perhaps the best thing going for Lewis here is his postseason experience. While Sanchez is making his first-ever postseason start, Lewis has 53 career innings in the playoffs. He's 4-1 with a 2.38 ERA, too, so he's no stranger to great success in October.

He did not, however, close the season well, posting a 7.33 ERA in his last five starts (and that doesn't include four unearned runs in his last outing).

He has been much better away from home, with a 2.75 road ERA compared to 4.60 in Globe Life Park.

Lewis faced the Blue Jays twice this season, going seven innings each time and allowing five total earned runs (a 3.21 ERA) in two quality starts. So he was good. Not elite or anything, but good.

Five Blue Jays have seen their fair share of Lewis.

Michael Saunders: .269/.345/.538, 1 HR in 26 plate appearances
Jose Bautista: .278/.536/.611, 2 HR in 28 PA
Justin Smoak: .364/.417/.727, 2 HR in 24 PA
Edwin Encarnacion: .118/.167/.294, 1 HR in 18 PA
Josh Donaldson: .125/.176/.125 in 17 PA

Mixed bag there. Small sample-size hero? Kevin Pillar is 4 for 8 with a homer.