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That is not just a decimation, but an obliteration of what was looked at as a strength of the team at the beginning of camp. Gausman last faced the Rangers in 2017.Of my six projected bullpen spots, five of them - FIVE! -would be occupied by the list above. LHP Ryan Borucki is out with a strained right hamstring, while RHP Nate Pearson is sidelined with mononucleosis.īlue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (14-6, 2.81 with San Francisco in 2021) makes his Toronto debut Saturday against Rangers RHP Dane Dunning (5-10, 4.51 in 2021). RHP Jonathan Hernandez (elbow surgery) and RHP Jose Leclerc (elbow surgery) are on the 60-day IL.īlue Jays: Toronto has two players on the 10-day injured list to begin the season. Rangers: RHP Garrett Richards began the season on the 10-day injured list because of a blister on his right middle finger. Texas has lost eight of its past 10 opening day games and 17 of 25. Semien also got his Gold Glove, while Guerrero received his Hank Aaron Award from Billye Aaron, the late Hall of Fame slugger’s widow. Santiago Espinal gave Toronto an 8-7 lead with an RBI double off Sborz in the sixth.īefore the game, former Blue Jays infielder and current Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien and Guerrero and Hernandez were presented with their 2021 Silver Slugger Awards.
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“I kind of blame myself for not covering it up or doing something with it,” Gray said.
RANGERS OPENIN DAY CRACKED
Making his Rangers debut after seven seasons with Colorado, Gray allowed three runs, all earned, in four innings before leaving after a blister on his middle finger cracked open. Toronto scored three runs off right-hander Jon Gray in the fourth and tied it on Hernandez’s two-out homer. Nataniel Lowe’s RBI single off Trent Thornton in the fourth gave Texas a 7-0 lead. “I was trying to be too perfect, like too nasty, and I didn’t throw the ball over the plate,” Berrios said. He threw 34 pitches, 18 strikes, in the shortest outing of his career. 1 starter could record his second out, then added two more runs in the second against left-hander Tayler Saucedo on Garver’s two-run homer.īerrios retired just one of the seven batters he faced, allowing four runs and three hits, including Brad Miller‘s leadoff homer. The Rangers chased right-hander Jose Berrios in the first, scoring four runs before Toronto’s No. Hernandez hit a tying, three-run home run off right-hander Josh Sborz in the fifth and Danny Jansen gave the Blue Jays some insurance with a solo blast off righty Greg Holland in the eighth.
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Gurriel’s winning hit came off Rangers right-hander Dennis Santana (0-1), who allowed one run in 1 1/3 innings. Yimi Garcia worked the eighth and Jordan Romano finished for his first save.
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The only other team to overcome a seven-run deficit in its season-opening game was the 1901 Detroit Tigers, who erased a 10-run gap to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 14-13.īlue Jays right-hander Adam Cimber (1-0) pitched one inning for the win despite allowing Adolis Garcia‘s tying home run in the seventh. The last team to win its first game after trailing by at least seven runs was the 1950 New York Yankees, who trailed 9-0 then beat Boston 15-10 at Fenway Park, per the Elias Sports Bureau. “If he had attacked that ball, it may have been a tough hop to catch, so he secured the baseball first,” Woodward said. There’s not a better moment in a game like that.”Įven though shortstop Corey Seager‘s relay throw beat Hernandez to the plate, Rangers manager Chris Woodward didn’t fault Garver for not getting the tag down more quickly. “I felt like I got my feet into home plate and he tagged me on top but it was really close,” Hernandez said. They erupted when a video review ruled Hernandez beat catcher Mitch Garver‘s tag at the plate on Gurriel’s double, putting Toronto ahead 9-8 after trailing 7-0. “We know what we’re capable of and we trust in each other.”įor the first time since the pandemic, a capacity crowd of 45,022 packed in to see Vladimir Guerrero Jr. “We never panic,” Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez said. doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Blue Jays erased a seven-run deficit to beat the Texas Rangers 10-8 Friday night.
RANGERS OPENIN DAY FULL
TORONTO - Finally back for opening day – and in a full house, at that – the upstart Toronto Blue Jays tapped into their potent offense for the biggest season-opening comeback in more than seven decades.