(Arlington) Josh Jung and Jonah Heim hit back-to-back homers as the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Saturday.
Corey Seager also added a solo homer, his 10th of the season, in the seventh inning as the Rangers won for the third time in 10 games.
“It’s a good win for us,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. It was a little complicated here recently. »
Rangers took the lead in the second inning on a homer from rookie Jung after García conceded a walk, and Heim made it 3-1 seven pitches later through Trevor Richards in a game contested by Blue Jays bullpen pitchers.
“Trev pulled on his sleeve a little bit and left a few balls in the middle of the strike zone,” Schneider said. They can score quickly. If you look beyond the two circuits, he did a pretty good job. »
Jung saw another two-run long ball to the opposite field, right, canceled during a fourth-inning review, when the ball barely cleared the fence, just outside the post.
García retired Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at home plate to end the first inning after a Guerrero single gave the Blue Jays the lead.
The Rangers outfielder made a spectacular catch on the warning lane on a strike from George Springer to end the fifth inning, then started the sixth with a sliding catch on a ball from Whit Merrifield.
“If you look at the balls we put in play today, not just in the ninth inning, I think overall there were some big outs,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. The sticks are there, and we have traffic. »
Dane Dunning (6-1) allowed six hits — including four in the first inning — and two runs, including Daulton Varsho’s 12th home run, in six innings. Josh Sborz pitched two innings without a run, and Will Smith gave up two singles in the ninth inning for his 12th save.
“I think it changes the dynamic a bit,” said starting pitcher Dane Dunning. Players began to fire up and chain punches which allowed them to break up the rally. »
Richards (0-1) struck out the first three batters in his second start of the season, then the next six after Heim’s home run, before leaving the game after García’s first single in the fourth inning.