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Rangers Beat the Blue Jays 5-4 as Nathan Eovaldi Wins His Third Straight Start
Justin Foscue homered and drove in three runs as Texas built a 5-0 lead before holding off Toronto’s late rally.
- On Friday, the Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 at Rogers Centre, with Nathan Eovaldi striking out nine batters over seven shutout innings to earn the win.
- Toronto starter Patrick Corbin allowed five runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings, while Justin Foscue's two-run homer in the third inning helped Texas build a 5-0 early lead.
- Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs with a single off reliever Jakob Junis in the eighth, and Kazuma Okamoto followed with a two-run homer to narrow the deficit to 5-4.
- Jacob Latz closed the game in the ninth for his 16th save, while Toronto outfielder Jesus Sanchez left the contest after injuring his foot crashing into the wall during the seventh.
- The Blue Jays expect to promote 23-year-old Sean Keys from triple-A Buffalo on Saturday, while Dylan Cease prepares to start against Rangers pitcher Cal Quantrill.
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Rangers’ Nathan Eovaldi blanks Jays for 7 innings in victory
Nathan Eovaldi struck out nine in seven scoreless innings Friday night and the visiting Texas Rangers held on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4.Eovaldi (8-7) allowed five hits and one walk before leaving with a 5-0 lead.Justin Foscue hit a two-run home run and had three RBIs for the Rangers, who have two wins to open the four-game series. Wyatt Langford added three hits.Kazuma Okamoto hit a two-run homer in a four-run eighth for the Blue Jays,…
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