Blue Jays explode past Rangers in a 14-2 rout, turning a tight game into a one-sided blowout as a sold-out crowd sang along to a pre-game cover. Tyler Heineman evened the score with a late bullpen‑backed effort on the mound for Toronto, while Texas rotated position players into mound duty in a futile bid to salvage the day. Rowdy Tellez got the ball for Texas in the seventh and eighth as part of a survival mode that underscores the club’s season unraveling since the Trade Deadline. Toronto’s offense surged behind a shaky Rangers start, erasing a deficit and piling on late. The loss marks Texas’s fourth straight defeat, eight losses in nine, and a race-forecast slide: eight games behind Houston in the AL West and five back of a wild-card spot. Texas’s lineup struggled to spark, with Marcus Semien slashing a gaudy .193/.292/.316 over his past 15 games and Corey Seager quiet at the plate. Patrick Corbin’s command and Jon Gray’s response cratered Texas early, while the Blue Jays chased with a relentless offensive onslaught. The Rangers face a brutal remaining schedule, a need for urgency, and a bullpen that must tighten quickly as they chase a more favorable finish.
