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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. The Rangers' starter has not yet been named for the evening matchup. ON DECK - Chris Bassitt (14-7) will take the mound when Toronto hosts Texas on Monday. Cavan Biggio followed that up with a single to left field to score Merrifield for the 5-2 lead. "You never know what's going to happen and thankfully, little bit of luck was on our side today."Įspinal laid down a bunt for a base hit in the eighth, allowing pinch-runner Daulton Varsho to score. "But that's why we play 27 outs and that's what makes this game so great. "The way we did tie it up, I don't think anyone envisioned that," said Kiermaier. He said the Blue Jays knew they could take advantage of the Kansas City bullpen with Ragans out of the game. Kiermaier rode that momentum shift in the seventh with his eighth home run of the season. "He was dealing all day long and then in that inning he started throwing the ball over the fence." "Oh my God, no, never see that before," said Berríos. "It’s pretty aggravating."īerríos said he had no problem with the mound, pitching an inning longer than Ragans. Just kind of a freak accident," said Ragans. "I’ve never seen it, never had it happen to me. Ragans was then pulled in favour of Clarke.Īfter the game Ragans said that the cleat on his lead foot was catching the dirt on the mound. Ragans's fourth pitch to Kirk wasn't wild, but it was well above the strike zone, allowing the Toronto catcher to reach base.

He then threw three consecutive wild pitches to Alejandro Kirk, with Guerrero scoring on the second and Schneider plating on the third to tie it 2-2. With two outs, Ragans issued back-to-back walks to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Davis Schneider. Witt stole third during the next at bat, getting into position to score when Perez hit into a fielder's choice for a 2-0 Royals lead.īut Ragans fell to pieces in the bottom of the inning. Witt capitalized on Isbel's extra-base hit, doubling for a 1-0 lead. Royals centre-fielder Kyle Isbel led off the sixth with a triple. Taylor Clarke (2-5), Collin Snider and Jackson Kowar came out of the visitors' bullpen. But he gave up six walks, including three in the sixth inning when Ragans imploded to give up two runs.

Salvador Perez hit into a fielder's choice to score another run.Ĭole Ragans was solid, pitching one-hit ball with six strikeouts for 5 2/3 innings. had an RBI double as Kansas City (44-100) dropped its fourth straight. "Every game counts, every pitch, every out."īobby Witt Jr. "We know where we are right now," said Berríos. Romano earned his 34th save despite loading the bases. He gave up five hits before Yimi Garcia, Genesis Cabrera and Jordan Romano of Markham, Ont., took the mound. José Berríos (10-10) struck out seven and allowed just two runs over seven innings. "But we're in a great position right now and life is all about taking advantage of opportunities." "We've got to play great baseball from here on out because our opponents are all in the thick of it, in a somewhat similar boat as us. "We know we're playing a team who's in the wild card hunt as well," said Kiermaier.

Jays vs rays score series#

Toronto hosts the Rangers in a pivotal four-game series starting Monday. The Texas Rangers topped the Oakland Athletics 9-4 to sit a game behind Seattle. The Blue Jays now hold the AL's second wild card berth, a game up on Seattle after the Mariners lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Sunday. Santiago Espinal and Cavan Biggio added RBI singles in the eighth inning as Toronto completed a three-game sweep of the Royals. "We've just got to keep doing what we're doing," Kiermaier later told reporters. Kiermaier did his part to keep Toronto in the American League's wild-card chase in the win, hitting a home run in the seventh inning to give the Blue Jays (80-63) their first lead of the game. He announced that Toronto has worked all year to reach the post-season and that the Blue Jays are going to do it. TORONTO - Kevin Kiermaier was so fired up after Toronto's wild 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday he had to speak directly to Blue Jays fans.ĭuring his post-game interview, Kiermaier grabbed the microphone from Sportsnet's Arden Zwelling and started addressing the 35,275 fans at Rogers Centre.