The Toronto Blue Jays pulled away late from the Texas Rangers, turning a back-and-forth game into a comfortable victory. Spencer Miles anchored Toronto's early pitching effort with a scoreless start, and the Blue Jays' offense found its separation in the late innings.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Miles kept Texas quiet before Spencer Arrighetti took over and earned the win. Toronto's relief corps, including Paul Sewald and Mason Fluharty, held the advantage through the finish.
Nathan Lukes opened the scoring when his sacrifice fly brought Brett Bateman home. Sean Keys' double later brought Lukes across, but Jake Burger's homer brought Ezequiel Duran home and tied the game. The final go-ahead play came in the fifth, when Kazuma Okamoto's single brought Bateman home. Toronto then extended the lead in the seventh: Lukes scored Bateman, Charles McAdoo's double brought home Myles Straw and Lukes, and Andrés Giménez's single brought McAdoo across.
Jacob deGrom kept Texas within reach early, but Toronto's pressure eventually broke through. Burger supplied the Rangers' key response with his homer, while Texas could not sustain the offense after the game was tied.
Toronto extended its winning streak, while Texas saw its losing streak continue. What began as a close contest ended with Toronto's late rally defining the night.
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Texas Rangers, 7-2.
- Jake Burger went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .233 on the season).
- Nathan Lukes went 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .274 on the season).
- Evan Carter went 3-for-4 (batting .195 on the season).
- Jacob deGrom allowed 3 runs on 5 hits over 4.1 innings, striking out 2, and took the loss (11-10) (3.86 ERA).
- Spencer Arrighetti allowed 2 runs on 2 hits over 2.1 innings, striking out 2, to earn the win (7-5) (4.96 ERA).
- Paul Sewald allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.1 innings (4.91 ERA).
Texas Rangers fell to 78-78; Toronto Blue Jays improved to 77-79.