Rangers blow off some steam with 10-4 win over Blue Jays
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Myles Straw had five RBIs in his first career multihomer game, and the Toronto Blue Jays hammered the struggling Texas Rangers 14-2.
Despite the Rangers’ mediocre results, the pitching staff has been dominant all season, with a teamwide ERA of 3.45—the best in MLB. The team has multiple aces, notably Jacob deGrom, who has seemingly returned to his Cy Young-level form after missing most of the 2024 season recovering from Tommy John surgery.
The Texas Rangers finished a six-game week against the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Toronto Blue Jays with a 2-4 record, three late-game meltdowns, two position players injured and one big bad blowout loss.
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