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Match Report

Heim launches grand slam, Carter hits 1st career home run as the Rangers beat the Blue Jays 10-4

— Jonah Heim hit his third career grand slam, Evan Carter launched his first major league homer and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-4 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series that could help decide the AL wild-card race.

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Top Performers

TEX

  • Evan Carter CF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • Corey Seager SS H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Mitch Garver C H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 2
  • Marcus Semien 2B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1

TOR

  • Davis Schneider LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Ernie Clement 2B H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 0
  • Spencer Horwitz 1B H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Bo Bichette 3B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

Head to Head

TEX wins series 4-0

Injuries

Toronto Blue Jays

  • Anthony Santander 60-Day-IL
  • Cody Ponce 60-Day-IL
  • Patrick Corbin 60-Day-IL
  • Jonatan Clase 60-Day-IL
  • Yimi Garcia 60-Day-IL

Texas Rangers

  • Corey Seager Out
  • Cal Quantrill 60-Day-IL
  • Jack Leiter 60-Day-IL
  • Cole Winn 60-Day-IL
  • Carter Baumler 60-Day-IL

Lineups

TOR

  1. 4George SpringerRF
  2. 19Bo BichetteSS
  3. 27Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
  4. 13Brandon BeltDH
  5. 36Davis Schneider2B
  6. 4Cavan Biggio1B
  7. 30Alejandro KirkC
  8. 18Daulton VarshoLF
  9. 93Kevin KiermaierCF

Substitutes

  1. 22Ernie Clement3B
  2. 2Spencer HorwitzDH

TEX

  1. 10Marcus Semien2B
  2. 5Corey SeagerSS
  3. 46Nathaniel Lowe1B
  4. 18Mitch GarverDH
  5. 8Robbie GrossmanRF
  6. 30Leody TaverasCF
  7. 15Jonah HeimC
  8. 9Josh Smith3B
  9. 32Evan CarterLF

Substitutes

  1. 16Travis JankowskiRF

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 10-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    28864 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 10-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    28864 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 10-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    28864 9th Inning
  4. End Batter/Pitcher 10-4
    28864 9th Inning
  5. Play Result 10-4

    Biggio homered to right (345 feet).

    28864 9th Inning
  6. Home Run 10-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    28864 9th Inning
  7. Ball 10-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    28864 9th Inning
  8. Ball 10-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    28864 9th Inning
  9. Foul Out 10-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4734325 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31098 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4734325 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4734325 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4734325 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    32787 7th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32787 7th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32787 7th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 11 : Strike 2 Foul

    36080 7th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 10 : Strike 2 Foul

    36080 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    36080 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    36080 7th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36080 7th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36080 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36080 7th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 10-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36080 7th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 10-3
    41061 7th Inning
  26. Play Result 10-3

    Heim homered to left center (405 feet), Seager scored, Garver scored and Taveras scored.

    41061 7th Inning
  27. Home Run 10-3

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    41061 7th Inning
  28. Strike Looking 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking

    41061 7th Inning
  29. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    41061 7th Inning
  30. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41061 7th Inning
  31. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41061 7th Inning
  32. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41061 7th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41061 7th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41061 7th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    41061 7th Inning
  36. Play Result 6-3

    Grossman hit sacrifice fly to center, Semien scored.

    41061 7th Inning
  37. Sacrifice Fly 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41061 7th Inning
  38. Strike Swinging 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41061 7th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41061 7th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
    36080 6th Inning
  41. Play Result 5-3

    Biggio hit sacrifice fly to center, Horwitz scored.

    36080 6th Inning
  42. Sacrifice Fly 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36080 6th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36080 6th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36080 6th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33325 6th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33325 6th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33325 6th Inning
  48. End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
    33148 6th Inning
  49. Play Result 5-2

    Heim doubled to right, Taveras scored.

    33148 6th Inning
  50. Double 5-2

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    33148 6th Inning
  51. Play Result 4-2

    Grossman scored on Bassitt wild pitch, Taveras to second on wild pitch by Bassitt.

    33148 6th Inning
  52. Wild Pitch 4-2

    Grossman scored on Bassitt wild pitch, Taveras to second on wild pitch by Bassitt.

    33148 6th Inning
  53. Ball 3-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    33148 6th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 6th Inning
  55. Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    33148 6th Inning
  56. Ball 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33148 6th Inning
  57. Strike Looking 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33148 6th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33148 6th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33148 6th Inning
  60. Foul Out 3-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    33148 6th Inning
  1. End Inning 10-4

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 10-4
    28864 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 10-4

    Kiermaier grounded out to second.

    28864 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 10-4

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    28864 9th Inning
  5. Ball 10-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    28864 9th Inning
  6. Ball 10-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    28864 9th Inning
  7. Ball 10-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    28864 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 10-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    28864 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 10-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    28864 9th Inning
  10. Start Batter/Pitcher 10-4

    Ian Kennedy pitches to Kevin Kiermaier

    28864 9th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 10-4
    28864 9th Inning
  12. Play Result 10-4

    Varsho grounded out to second.

    28864 9th Inning
  13. Ground Out 10-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    28864 9th Inning
  14. Ball 10-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    28864 9th Inning
  15. Strike Swinging 10-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    28864 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 10-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    28864 9th Inning
  17. Ball 10-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    28864 9th Inning
  18. Start Batter/Pitcher 10-4

    Ian Kennedy pitches to Daulton Varsho

    28864 9th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 10-4
    28864 9th Inning
  20. Play Result 10-4

    Kirk lined out to center.

    28864 9th Inning
  21. Line Out 10-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    28864 9th Inning
  22. Start Batter/Pitcher 10-4

    Ian Kennedy pitches to Alejandro Kirk

    28864 9th Inning
  23. End Batter/Pitcher 10-4
    28864 9th Inning
  24. Play Result 10-4

    Biggio homered to right (345 feet).

    28864 9th Inning
  25. Home Run 10-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    28864 9th Inning
  26. Ball 10-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    28864 9th Inning
  27. Ball 10-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    28864 9th Inning
  28. Start Batter/Pitcher 10-3

    Ian Kennedy pitches to Cavan Biggio

    28864 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 10-3

    Kennedy relieved Pérez

    28864 9th Inning
  30. Start Inning 10-3

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  31. End Inning 10-3

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 10-3
    4734325 9th Inning
  33. Play Result 10-3

    J. Smith lined out to right.

    4734325 9th Inning
  34. Line Out 10-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    4734325 9th Inning
  35. Start Batter/Pitcher 10-3

    Bowden Francis pitches to Josh Smith

    4734325 9th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 10-3
    4734325 9th Inning
  37. Play Result 10-3

    Heim grounded out to first.

    4734325 9th Inning
  38. Ground Out 10-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4734325 9th Inning
  39. Ball 10-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4734325 9th Inning
  40. Strike Looking 10-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4734325 9th Inning

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