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Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers

MLB
Blue Jays
39-32
2-1
Final
Rangers
42-27
Globe Life Field
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Blue Jays 2-1

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Friday, June 16, 2023 at Globe Life Field. The Rangers win the series 2-1. The Blue Jays outscored the Rangers 2-0 in the 5th inning. Danny Jansen went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Blue Jays. Leody Taveras went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Jun 16
Jansen homers again as the Blue Jays beat slumping AL West-leading Texas 2-1

Toronto Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman started talking about some of the weird things about teammate Danny Jansen, and then what he does best.

What it means

  • Season series: TEX wins series 2-1.
  • Blue Jays 20-19 on the road; Rangers 22-13 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 28
Rangers SS Seager finished season with bone spur in elbow
ESPN · Sep 28
Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale
ESPN · Sep 27
Rangers stumble in final weekend of season, miss playoffs
Recap · Sep 27
Rangers eliminated from postseason contention on final day with 6-4 loss to Twins
Recap · Sep 27
Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale
Preview · Sep 27
Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match
ESPN · Sep 27
Rangers' quest for AL West title, .500 record down to last day
Recap · Sep 27
Rangers push the AL West race to the final day of the regular season with a 6-2 win over the Twins

Injuries and inactives

Blue Jays5th in AL East
  • Anthony Santander RF
    Shoulder, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Cody Ponce SP
    Knee, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Dylan Cease SP
    Shoulder, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Jameson Taillon SP
    Elbow, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Shane Bieber SP
    Shoulder, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
Rangers2nd in AL West
  • Corey Seager SS
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    Out
  • Danny Jansen C
    Hand, Surgery, right
    Out
  • Cal Quantrill RP
    Lat, Strain, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Joc Pederson DH
    Hand, Fracture, left
    10-Day-IL
  • Josh Jung 3B
    Hand, Fracture, right
    10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Blue Jays5th in AL East
Kevin Gausman SP
Probable starter · 12-9, 3.16 ERA, 237 K, 1.18 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1George SpringerRF
  2. 2Whit MerrifieldLF
  3. 3Bo BichetteSS
  4. 4Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
  5. 5Alejandro KirkC
  6. 6Matt Chapman3B
  7. 7Danny JansenDH
  8. 8Daulton VarshoLF
  9. 9Santiago Espinal2B
Rangers2nd in AL West
Martin Perez SP
Probable starter · 10-4, 4.45 ERA, 93 K, 1.40 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Marcus Semien2B
  2. 2Corey SeagerSS
  3. 3Nathaniel Lowe1B
  4. 4Adolis GarciaRF
  5. 5Josh Jung3B
  6. 6Jonah HeimC
  7. 7Mitch GarverDH
  8. 8Travis JankowskiLF
  9. 9Leody TaverasCF

The series

TEX wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 34,308
Officials
Jeremie Rehak (Home Plate Umpire), Chad Fairchild (First Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Second Base Umpire), Charlie Ramos (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesTEX wins series 2-1

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