


a capacity crowd of 45.022 packed in to see Vladimir Guerrero Jr. I totally understand coming out there.” For the first time since the pandemic. who was later placed on the 10 day disabled list. “I kind of blame myself for not covering it up or doing something with it.” said Gray. which couldn’t protect the lead as the Blue Jays scored at least one run in every inning. but a blister on his middle finger meant an early call to the bullpen. Rangers starer Jon Gray faced the minimum nine batters through three innings. and Garver scored on Andy Ibanez’s fielder’s choice. First baseman Nathaniel Lowe singled in Seager.

A wild pitch scored Semien and moved Seager to second before catcher Mitch Garver walked. walked and moved to third on shortstop’s Corey Seager’s single. becoming the third Rangers player to go deep in his first at bat of the season. Left fielder Brad Miller led off the game with a home run. and those four runs were scored by players who were not with the team last year. Offense was not a problem early on as the Rangers plated four runs in the first inning. But Toronto left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr’s RBI double in the bottom of the frame and a home run by catcher Danny Jansen in the eighth gave the Blue Jays the winning two run margin. Rangers center fielder Adolis Garcia’s home run in the top of the seventh tied the game. even though the Blue Jays took a 8 7 advantage. and the 1901 Detroit Tigers clawed their way back from a 10 run hole to nip the Milwaukee Brewers. The 1950 New York Yankees erased a 9 0 deficit to top the Boston Red Sox. History was made as this was only the third game in 121 years that a team won its first game of the season after trailing by at least seven runs. handing Texas an improbable 10 8 loss at Toronto’s Rogers Centre Friday night. outscoring the Rangers 10 1 the rest of the way. The Rangers’ season opener saw them score early and often as they built a 7 0 lead through their first four at bats. The first game for the new look Texas Rangers was memorable. Texas Rangers on losing end of an Opening Day comeback not seen since 1950
