Jul 22, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim (28) hits an RBI single throughout the ninth inning in opposition to the Chicago White Sox at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports The Toronto Blue Jays have an opportunity to salvage their homestand Saturday afternoon by clinching their collection with the Texas Rangers.
After buying and selling reliever Yimi Garcia to the Seattle Mariners on Friday, the Blue Jays defeated the Rangers 6-5 on Ernie Clement’s two-out single within the ninth within the opener of a three-game collection. It was Clement’s first profession walk-off hit. He additionally had an RBI double within the first inning.
By bettering their document to 3-4 on their nine-game homestand, the Blue Jays ended the Rangers’ successful streak at 5 video games.
The Blue Jays are scheduled to start out right-hander Kevin Gausman (8-8, 4.55 ERA) on Saturday. He is 5-3 with a 3.75 ERA in 11 profession video games (10 begins) in opposition to Texas.
The Rangers will go together with right-hander Michael Lorenzen (5-5, 3.53 ERA). He has no wins or losses however has a 2.79 in two profession outings (one begin) in opposition to Toronto.
In their commerce with the Mariners, the Blue Jays obtained outfielder Jonatan Clase and catcher Jacob Sharp.
“It’s a mixture of feelings that I’m feeling proper now,” Garcia mentioned by way of interpreter Hector Lebron. “Very completely satisfied that I’m going to the Mariners, in fact. They’re contending proper now. And very unhappy. The Blue Jays group, top notch, they handled me with quite a lot of respect, and my teammates, too. So in that side, I’m very unhappy.”
Garcia was 3-0 with 5 saves and a 2.70 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 29 video games masking 30 innings.
Toronto is anticipated to make extra trades earlier than the deadline on Tuesday. Among the most definitely to go is left-handed starter Yusei Kikuchi, who allowed 5 runs in 4 2/3 innings on Friday.
Kikuchi obtained an ovation when he was faraway from the sport.
“I gave up 5 runs in the present day and the followers nonetheless gave me a standing ovation,” Kikuchi mentioned by way of a translator. “It was a fairly cool second.”
The Rangers, who’ve moved into competition within the American League West, are more likely to be consumers earlier than the deadline.
One consideration is that Texas rookie outfielder Evan Carter might not return as quickly as hoped. He was despatched to go to a California-based specialist on Friday for a checkup on the stress response in his again, Rangers supervisor Bruce Bochy mentioned previous to the Friday recreation.
Carter might be shut down from baseball exercise till the Rangers get a report on his standing.
“He’s simply not fairly coming alongside like we have been hoping,” Bochy mentioned, “so simply getting him checked out … one other opinion.”
The 21-year-old has been on the injured listing since late May.
Third baseman Josh Jung, nonetheless, might return in early August. He is working his method again after fracturing his proper wrist on April 1.
The Rangers bought an RBI single and a two-run residence run from Adolis Garcia on Friday. His residence run down the suitable area line was measured at 328 toes.
Texas shortstop Corey Seager was 2-for-5 to proceed his success in opposition to the Blue Jays. In his 20 profession video games in opposition to Toronto, he’s batting .458 (38-for-83) with 14 doubles, two residence runs and 18 RBIs.
Rangers catcher Jonah Heim was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. He has recorded a success in every of his seven profession video games at Rogers Centre, going 11-for-29 (.379) with a double, three residence runs and 13 RBIs.
Toronto recalled right-handers Yerry Rodriguez and Zach Pop from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday and optioned right-hander Ryan Burr to Buffalo. Pop subsequently threw a scoreless inning in opposition to Texas.
–Field Level Media