Blue Jays score 10 to rout Rangers in 2nd game of doubleheader
Ryu helps Toronto shutout Texas in Game 1
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a first-inning grand slam, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. slugged his 31st homer of the season, and George Springer and Randal Grichuk also went deep for Toronto as the Blue Jays cruised to a 10-0 win over the Texas Rangers and a sweep of their doubleheader on Sunday.
It was the first time the Rangers were shut out twice in a day since the team moved to Texas. On May 23, 1971, the Washington Senators were swept at Detroit by 5-0 and 11-0 scores.
Rangers starter Mike Foltyniewicz (2-9) allowed all 10 runs on eight hits in 1 2/3 innings. The ensuing trio of Rangers relievers — Taylor Hearn, Demarcus Evans, and Spencer Patton — set down 13 of its 14 batters. Texas has now lost five in a row and nine of its last 12.
Matz (8-4) allowed three hits in five innings. Rafael Dolis and Tayler Saucedo worked an inning apiece.
Ryu (9-5) went the full seven innings in the first game, striking out four and walking one in his first shutout since May 7, 2019 with the Los Angeles Dodgers against Atlanta.
1st game was the shortest this season
"During the bullpen sessions I had before the All-Star break, I talked with [pitching coach] Pete [Walker] and we discussed how my arm slot and release point had been dropping a bit," Ryu said through a translator. "Today I was able to get on top again and that resulted in the changeup and the rest of my pitches to be a little faster than normal."
Kolby Allard (2-6) allowed five runs, seven hits and a walk over 5 1/3 innings for Texas.
The first game took 1 hour, 48 minutes, the shortest game this season in the major leagues. Detroit and the Chicago White Sox played a doubleheader opener in 1:50 on April 29.
The Blue Jays and Rangers played the second game in 1:51.
2-way relationship
The Blue Jays, who received approval Friday from the Canadian federal government to return home later this month, changed the paint scheme on the dugouts at their temporary home to read "Thank You Buffalo" and include the logo of the Buffalo Bisons, the Triple-A affiliate they displaced this season.
Buffalo fans turned out in record numbers, with the 12,335 in attendance comprising the largest crowd of the Blue Jays' tenure at Sahlen Field. The Jays' previous largest home crowd of the season was 10,100 on Friday night.
