MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS GAME ID: 2317 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2027 - GAME LOG   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Toronto Blue Jays (71-84) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 Texas Rangers (75-80) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0

Rangers Go Down to Defeat, 3-2 Globe Life Field was the site of an exciting ballgame between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers. Toronto beat Texas on the strength of starting pitcher Jake Bloss's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 3-2. The second-place Rangers dropped to 75-80. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. cracked a home run off Jack Leiter in the top of the second. His 2-run blast put the Blue Jays on top, 2-1. In all, Guerrero Jr. had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4. "We just didn't score enough runs to win," said Texas manager Skip Schumaker.

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Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .292 16 69 R. Schreck CF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .204 8 31 D. Schneider DH 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .234 14 54 J. Sanchez LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .220 19 59    b-L. Acuna SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 1 6 A. Kirk C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .267 7 36 N. Lukes RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .216 3 36 R. Mauricio 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .225 6 16 E. Clement 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .251 8 50 A. Gimenez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .245 7 38    a-J. Barrosa LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 2 15 Totals 36 3 9 3 3 12 16       a - J. Barrosa substituted for A. Gimenez in the 8th b - L. Acuna substituted for J. Sanchez in the 8th BATTING Doubles: E. Clement (25, 2nd Inning off J. Leiter, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Sanchez (27, 8th Inning off H. Milner, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: V. Guerrero Jr. (16, 2nd Inning off J. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Sanchez (19, 3rd Inning off J. Leiter, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: V. Guerrero Jr. 5 , R. Schreck , J. Sanchez 6 , A. Kirk , E. Clement 3 , A. Gimenez 2-out RBI: V. Guerrero Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Schreck , D. Schneider , N. Lukes , R. Mauricio Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: V. Guerrero Jr. (15) Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Carter CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .243 14 42 W. Langford LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .281 22 91 B. Nimmo DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 6 58 R. Mountcastle 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 19 75    a-W. Castro PH, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 10 40 W. Perez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .263 9 22 E. Duran 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 15 58 S. Walcott 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .228 8 29 C. Cauley SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .167 1 13 W. Contreras C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 1 16 Totals 31 2 6 2 1 9 7       a - W. Castro pinch hit for R. Mountcastle in the 4th BATTING Doubles: E. Carter (20, 5th Inning off J. Bloss, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: E. Carter (14, 1st Inning off J. Bloss, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Cauley (1, 2nd Inning off J. Bloss, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: E. Carter 6 , W. Langford , B. Nimmo , W. Perez , C. Cauley 4 2-out RBI: C. Cauley Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Perez , C. Cauley Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING SB: B. Nimmo (26) , W. Perez (14) , E. Duran (26) CS: E. Carter (8) , W. Langford (10)

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Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA    J. Bloss W (7-9) 6.0 6 2 2 1 8 2 23 107 5.00    M. Kopech H (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 4.42    J. Mantiply H (20) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2.02    L. Varland SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 4.40    PITCHING Game Score: J. Bloss 59 Batters Faced: J. Bloss 23, M. Kopech 4, J. Mantiply 2, L. Varland 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bloss 2-6, M. Kopech 2-1, J. Mantiply 0-2, L. Varland 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: J. Bloss 107-65, M. Kopech 10-9, J. Mantiply 3-3, L. Varland 9-7 Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA    J. Leiter L (0-2) 5.0 6 3 3 2 7 2 23 100 9.53    A. Diaz 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 26 4.92    H. Milner 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 24 2.23    L. Lopez 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 1.98    PITCHING Game Score: J. Leiter 48 Batters Faced: J. Leiter 23, A. Diaz 7, H. Milner 5, L. Lopez 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Leiter 4-4, A. Diaz 2-2, H. Milner 0-1, L. Lopez 0-2 Pitches - Strikes: J. Leiter 100-64, A. Diaz 26-16, H. Milner 24-14, L. Lopez 14-9

GAME NOTES

Player of the Game: Jake Bloss Ballpark: Globe Life Field Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph Start Time: 6:05 PM CT Time: 3:25 Attendance: 40017 Special Notes: SS Andres Gimenez was injured while throwing the ball.