Tulo wants reason for ejection

TORONTO — Troy Tulowitzki is curious to hear from umpire John Hirschbeck why he was ejected from Monday night’s ALCS Game 3 against the Royals.

After Hirschbeck, the plate umpire, called Tulowitzki out on strikes to start the seventh, it was clear the Blue Jays shortstop didn’t like the call and admitted other pitches weren’t to his liking.

“I am walking out to the f ield, and he is looking at me,’’ Tulowitzki said of Hirschbeck. “I told him that wasn’t a strike and it was a quick trigger. Obviously, he was either holding on to something or something was going on. But I didn’t think what I did was going to eject me out of the game.’’

Tulowitzki seemed surprised because he believes Hirschbeck to be a solid umpire.

“Obviously, you don’t want to get ejected right there,’’ said Tulowitzki who hit a threerun homer in the third inning. “It will be interesting to see what he has to say. He has been an umpire for a long time. He is a good one at that so I am surprised.’’

Ryan Goins spent Saturday taking the blame for the Blue Jays’ loss in Game 2 but said that he had erased that guilt long before helping his team win Game 3 with a tworun single and solo homer.

“Today [it] was probably the last thing in my mind,’’ the Blue Jays’ second baseman said. “Didn’t think about it.’’

John Gibbons said he didn’t feel a deep conversation with R.A. Dickey was necessary after the manager hooked his starting pitcher with a 71 lead in Game 4 of the ALDS against the Rangers one out away from qualifying for a victory.

“I don’t know if it was necessary,’’ said Gibbons, who called for ace David Price to follow Dickey. “I don’t think I ruined his career to be honest with you.’’

Tuesday night will be Dickey’s f irst outing since being denied that chance at a postseason victory.