Wyatt Langford homered, doubled twice and scored three times to help the Texas Rangers to a 13-8 win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.
Leody Taveras had a two-run homer and two singles and Adolis Garcia had two hits and three RBIs for the Rangers (72-79), who ended a three-game skid.
Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi allowed seven runs and 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings, striking out four and walking two.
Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt allowed seven runs (one earned) and six hits in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out two and walked three.
Davis Schneider homered, singled and scored twice and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits and two runs for the Blue Jays (72-79), who had won three in a row.
The Blue Jays scored two runs in the first on a two-out RBI double by Alejandro Kirk and a run-scoring single by Ernie Clement, and they added another run in the second on an RBI double by Guerrero to make it 3-0.
Bassitt retired the first two batters of the third, but Josh Smith singled, stole second and scored on a double by Langford to make it 3-1.
Garcia followed with a swinging bunt that Bassitt fielded, and the right-hander then threw high to first and the ball continued down the right field line, scoring Langford to make it 3-2.
With runners on first and second and one out in the fourth, Justin Foscue hit a chopper to Clement at third, but Clement’s throw to second was in the dirt and caromed away, allowing the tying run to score.
Following a sacrifice fly that moved Texas ahead 4-3, the Rangers re-loaded the bases and Garcia came through with a single that plated two more runs for a 6-3 lead.
Nathaniel Lowe followed with an RBI single to center.
Toronto loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth, scoring a run on a double-play grounder, another on a single by Nathan Lukes and two more on the home run by Schneider to tie the game at 7.
Jonah Heim delivered a two-run single off Tommy Nance (0-2) in the sixth to move the Rangers ahead 9-7.
Langford blasted a solo home run in the seventh, making it 10-7.
Reliever Matt Festa (5-1) earned the win for the Rangers.
The Blue Jays scored once in the top of the eighth, but Texas answered with three runs in the home half of the frame.
–Field Level Media
