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ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 Kevin Gausman pitched five no-hit innings before exiting with lower back tightness, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two solo homers after that and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 4-0 on Thursday to avoid a series sweep.<\/p>\n
Texas managed only two singles against Gausman and four relievers.<\/p>\n
Gausman (13-11) struck out six and the only runner he allowed was on a walk in the fifth. The 33-year-old right-hander threw 38 of his 58 pitches for strikes before Dillon Tate struck out two of the three batters he faced in a perfect sixth.<\/p>\n
G\u00e9nesis Cabrera then took over in the seventh, and Josh Smith lined the first pitch sharply into right-center for a hit, though he was thrown out trying to stretch it for a double.<\/p>\n
Guerrero has 30 homers after going deep in the seventh and ninth innings. His first multi-homer game this season was the 10th in his career.<\/p>\n
The reigning World Series champion Rangers (73-80) were officially eliminated from the AL West race, falling 9 1\/2 games behind the division-leading Houston Astros with nine games to play. Texas was seven back in the wild-card race.<\/p>\n
Rangers rookie Kumar Rocker (0-1) struck out five, walked four and hit a batter over three innings in his second career start. He was the Rangers\u2019 first-round draft pick two years ago, and allowed two runs (one earned) in what will be his only appearance at home this season.<\/p>\n
The closest the Rangers came to a hit against Gausman was when Adolis Garc\u00eda hit a sharp grounder along the first-base line that went foul leading off the fifth inning. Garc\u00eda then took a called third strike on an 85.2 mph slider that appeared to be low. Nathaniel Lowe walked on four pitches before Gausman struck out the final two batters he faced.<\/p>\n
Toronto left six runners on base in three innings against Rocker. The Blue Jays got a run in the second without a hit, with Nathan Lukes hitting a sacrifice fly after the bases were loaded on two walks and a hit batter. They scored in the third on a two-out error by third baseman Ezequiel Duran.<\/p>\n
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The Blue Jays recorded their ninth shutout victory of the season, a day after losing 2-0 at Texas. The Rangers were held scoreless for the 10th time this season.<\/p>\n
Trainer\u2019s room<\/h2>\n
Blue Jays:\u00a0SS Bo Bichette was put on the injured list<\/a>\u00a0with a broken right middle finger after returning for only one game after he had been out more than eight weeks with a calf injury. He played Tuesday night in his first game since July 19, but broke his finger taking groundballs before Wednesday’s game, when he was a late scratch from the lineup.<\/p>\nUp next<\/h2>\n
Blue Jays: Open their final road trip of the season Friday night at Tampa Bay. RHP Jos\u00e9 Berr\u00edos (16-9, 3.44 ERA) is 7-0 with a 1.51 ERA over his last seven starts.<\/p>\n
Rangers: Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom (0-0, 0.00) makes his second start since elbow surgery last summer when he starts the series opener at home against the Mariners. It comes a week after he threw 61 pitches over 3 2\/3 innings in Seattle in his first big league start since April 28, 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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