MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
10/07/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1831 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (89-79) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 11 0
Toronto Blue Jays (95-73) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 5 8 0
Victory Pushes Blue Jays Record to 95-73
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers, 5-4, at Rogers Centre. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., in particular, was impressive. He hit 2 home runs. Jordan Romano was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 44 of 48 save opportunities. Toronto raised its record to 95-73 with the win.

Toronto took a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. With one out, right fielder George Springer hit a solo home run that brought the crowd to its feet.

"I felt good up there," said Guerrero Jr.. "I saw the ball well."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Smith 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .267 3 21
N. Lowe DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .284 20 65
C. Seager SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .313 26 80
M. Semien 2B 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 .268 33 97
R. Grossman LF 4 0 1 1 1 3 4 .216 8 47
J. Heim C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .202 16 57
B. Miller 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .230 18 64
L. Taveras RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .278 5 41
T. Jankowski CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .170 0 8
Totals 38 4 11 4 3 12 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Semien (32, 1st Inning off C. Bassitt, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Taveras (27, 6th Inning off Y. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Jankowski (2, 6th Inning off Y. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Miller (18, 8th Inning off C. Green, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Smith 2 , N. Lowe , M. Semien 4 , R. Grossman , B. Miller 4 , L. Taveras 2 , T. Jankowski 3
2-out RBI: R. Grossman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Lowe 2 , R. Grossman , J. Heim 2
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bichette SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .291 29 103
A. Kirk DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 19 64
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .279 46 122
G. Springer RF 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .294 23 66
D. Jansen C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 29 71
D. Varsho CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 33 87
M. Chapman 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .240 29 78
N. Lukes LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 3 8
O. Lopez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .278 1 5
Totals 32 5 8 4 1 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bichette (43, 1st Inning off A. Heaney, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Chapman (15, 2nd Inning off A. Heaney, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Guerrero Jr. 2 (46, 3rd Inning off A. Heaney, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off A. Heaney, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Springer (23, 8th Inning off S. Howard, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bichette 2 , V. Guerrero Jr. 8 , G. Springer 5 , M. Chapman 3 , O. Lopez
2-out RBI: V. Guerrero Jr. , G. Springer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kirk , N. Lukes
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Lopez (3)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Heaney 6.0 7 4 4 1 5 2 92 4.25   
S. Howard L (3-4) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 20 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Heaney 46
Batters Faced: A. Heaney 26, S. Howard 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Heaney 4-9, S. Howard 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Heaney 92-60, S. Howard 20-16
WP: A. Heaney
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bassitt 5.0 7 2 2 2 9 0 101 4.22   
Y. Garcia BS (3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 27 2.50   
C. Green W (2-0), BS (3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 3.00   
J. Romano SV (44) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bassitt 52
Batters Faced: C. Bassitt 24, Y. Garcia 8, C. Green 4, J. Romano 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bassitt 3-3, Y. Garcia 1-4, C. Green 1-1, J. Romano 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bassitt 101-64, Y. Garcia 27-20, C. Green 17-10, J. Romano 16-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 47 degrees
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 50329
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