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TORONTO Teoscar Hernndez tapped the ball back to the mound, as a collective groan sounded out from the Rogers Centre crowd.The fans had been through so much already and, after the Blue Jays rallied to make things close, Toronto fell quickly against White Sox closer Craig Kimbrel in the bottom of the ninth.It was an anti-climactic conclusion to one of the club's more eventful games of the season, especially since the Blue Jays offense put forth its most valiant offensive effort of the seven-game homestand. Here are five takeaways from the Blue Jays 10-7 lo s in Thursday's series finale versus Chicago.With the game looking out of reach at 9-2, the Blue Jays attacked White Sox reliever Michael Kopech for five runs in the sixth inning.The crushing blow came on a two-run home run off the bat of Blue Jays second baseman Marcus Semien, who launched his second bomb
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Buffalo Bills Jackets and Vladdy starts swinging the bat. Like I always say, it's contagious. So hopefully that's the beginning of the whole lineup getting hot."Scroll to ContinueFollowing a great outing against the Tigers, Ryu fell back into some old pitfalls, as his troublesome month of August continued.Ryu lasted only 3 2/3 innings, allowing seven earned runs on seven hits, while walking one and striking out four. The Korean lefty's season has been marked by good stretches (ERAs of 2.60, 2.64, 2.73 in April, May, and July, respectively) and bad ones (a 4.88 ERA in both June and August, before Thursday).Three home runs, including back-to-back jacks in the third, were his undoing. Ryu said his command failed him."Even one of the home runs I gave up felt like it was a weak contact," Ryu said. "But, compared to the last outing that I had, with all my pitches, I think the command was the key."Apart from Jos Berros' dud on Tuesday, the Blue Jays' rotation kept Toronto in games throughout the homestand. Unfortunately for the Blue Jays, Ryu didn't have have his best stuff during a game where the offense was especially potent.In the fourth inning, it began to rain in Toronto. The Rogers Centre roof closed a bit late and the playing surface got soaked.After Toronto put one run on the board in the fifth, Sox starter Carlos Rodn asked for something to be done about the rain-soaked mound. The game was eventually delayed for a few minutes while the grounds crew raked the mound and the dome inched its way closed.On the bright side, Blue Jays center fielder George Springer ran the bases hours before Thursday's game. Springer's been out
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Wednesday, May 11, 20227:07 PM CTGlobe Life Field | Arlington, TXRoof ClosedProbables:KC: LHP Gabe Speier (0-0, 0.00 ERA)vsTEX: RHP Matt Bush (1-1, 4.09 ERA
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SURPRISE, Ariz. Cactus League plays begins on Friday when the Rangers and the Royals square off at Surprise Stadium. As standard practice for the beginning of spring training, pitchers tend to not go any longer than an inning, giving the team a look at a number of players in camp. Only 13 of the 38 pitchers in camp will make the Rangers' Opening Day roster, so there's a wide range of competition from the get-go.One intriguing pitcher who has a legitimate shot
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The Philadelphia Phillies announced on Nov. 19 that they acquired catcher Garrett Stubbs from the Houston Astros in exchange for outfielder Logan Cerny, and RHP Nick Nelson and catcher Donny Sands from the New York Yankees in exchange for LHP Joel Valdez and first baseman T.J. Rumfield.Although minor, it's encouraging to see President of
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On this date in Texas Rangers history, the Rangers hosted the first Major League Baseball All-Star game in their history. Played on July 11, 1995, the Rangers were in their second season in their new Ballpark in Arlington. MLB was happy to bring the
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On this date in Texas Rangers history, the Rangers turned the fifth
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With only a few days remaining until the 2020 MLB Draft, experts acro s the country are beginning to file their final mock drafts.Set to make the No. 28 overall selection on Wednesday, New York will have plenty
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