MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/18/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2877 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (75-79) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Texas Rangers (82-72) 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 1 X 8 13 0
Rivers, Rangers Too Much for Blue Jays
Riding the 3-hit performance of the former first round draft pick Jim Rivers, the Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-0. Lance McCullers Jr. got the win, improving to 12-6. He pitched 6.1 innings, giving up 2 hits and no runs, while striking out 6 and walking 3. Texas now has a record of 82-72 with the win.

The Rangers had to work out of trouble in the top of the seventh. The score was 7-0, Texas, with two out. Toronto, with the bases loaded, was mounting a threat. Nick Gordon dug in at the plate, but on a 0-1 slider, he flied out.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gordon SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .245 7 54
T. Cotto 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 26 69
D. Prince RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 22 74
   c-G. Corporan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 3 11
   d-A. Jones RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 0 2
R. Ikeda 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .276 22 78
A. Salinas LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .230 17 55
   a-S. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 0 2
   b-T. McDonald LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 9 29
H. Rodríguez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .253 1 10
R. Miller DH 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .232 22 57
N. Ciuffo C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .249 10 50
C. Bryan CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .259 5 53
Totals 31 0 4 0 5 7 17      
a - S. Johnson pinch hit for A. Salinas in the 7th
b - T. McDonald substituted for S. Johnson in the 7th
c - G. Corporan pinch hit for D. Prince in the 8th
d - A. Jones substituted for G. Corporan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Miller (19, 5th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Cotto , G. Corporan , R. Miller 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Gordon 3 , A. Salinas
Hit by Pitch: C. Bryan
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: N. Gordon 2 (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Camacho 1B 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 .363 0 57
I. López LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .314 5 30
J. Rivers DH 4 3 3 3 0 1 2 .264 4 30
I. Lópes 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .260 6 25
T. Silva 3B 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 .265 14 77
J. Kirkpatrick C 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .236 4 13
W. Erickson RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .271 14 81
O. Cameron CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .209 6 40
J. Hager SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .192 1 7
Totals 36 8 13 8 3 10 21      
BATTING
Doubles: I. López (18, 1st Inning off V. McSweeney, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Rivers 2 (17, 6th Inning off S. Miller, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. García, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Camacho 2 , I. López 3 , J. Rivers 5 , I. Lópes , T. Silva , J. Kirkpatrick , W. Erickson 2 , J. Hager
2-out RBI: T. Silva , W. Erickson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Lópes , T. Silva , O. Cameron , J. Hager 2
Sac Fly: J. Rivers , T. Silva 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Camacho (66)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
V. McSweeney L (9-9) 3.1 8 5 5 2 6 0 21 91 4.79   
S. Miller 2.2 4 2 0 1 2 0 14 67 3.46   
A. García 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 7 27 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. McSweeney 26
Batters Faced: V. McSweeney 21, S. Miller 14, A. García 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. McSweeney 1-3, S. Miller 5-1, A. García 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. McSweeney 91-56, S. Miller 67-35, A. García 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Miller 1-0
Balk: S. Miller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (12-6) 6.1 2 0 0 3 6 0 24 104 3.83   
J. Costa 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 8 31 2.45   
J. Wright 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 21 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 72
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 24, J. Costa 8, J. Wright 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 2-11, J. Costa 0-4, J. Wright 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 104-67, J. Costa 31-20, J. Wright 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Costa 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Wright
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Rivers
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 48867
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