Toronto Blue Jays Vs Texas Rangers live on internet tv streaming online broadcast major league baseball 4/25 audio radio commentary espn 360 gamecast. Game Review: The Texas Rangers began the season with an impressive display of power.
After hitting eight home runs in a weekend sweep, the Rangers will try to keep things going in the opener of a four-game home series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.
Texas (14-7) ranks second in the AL with 30 home runs, compiling nearly half that total (13) in the first four games of a 6-0 start.
The Rangers homered only four times during a 2-6 stretch, but appeared to regain their footing while scoring 22 runs in a three-game weekend sweep of the Kansas City Royals.
Texas closed the set with an 8-7 victory Sunday, as Adrian Beltre, Mike Napoli and Andres Blanco all went deep, and Michael Young extended his hitting streak to 14 games.
"As of right now, we're playing great," said outfielder David Murphy, who added a three-run double. "A few days ago, we were up and down. It's good to get back on track. We need to continue."
8:05 PM ET, April 25, 2011
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
The Rangers will try to play better against Toronto than last season, when they dropped seven of 10 meetings overall and two of three at home.
However, Toronto (9-12) has now lost six of eight, including the final two games of its weekend home series against Tampa Bay. The Blue Jays managed only four hits Sunday and fell 2-0, wasting seven strong innings by Ricky Romero.
Toronto is batting .212 over its last eight games, scoring two runs or fewer in five of them.
"Right now we've got a few guys who are trying to do too much," manager John Farrell said. "They're not trusting their abilities and letting the game come to them, particularly at the plate."
The Blue Jays will try to get their offense going during a 10-game road trip that also includes stops in New York and Tampa Bay.
Kyle Drabek (1-0, 3.00 ERA) will take the mound for the Toronto on Monday, seeking improvement after failing to make it out the sixth inning of his last two outings.
The right-hander labored against the Yankees at home Tuesday, giving up four runs, six hits and walking four in 5 1/3 innings of a 6-5, 10-inning victory.
Drabek, making his first start against the Rangers, has 15 walks in 24 innings this season. The Blue Jays have won all four games he's pitched.
Texas will counter with Colby Lewis (1-2, 5.82), who has dropped his last two starts. He gave up four runs and walked three in five innings of a 15-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday.
Lewis, who gave up another two home runs to bring his total to five in 17 innings this season, was pitching for the first time in 10 days after being on paternity leave.
"I felt great," he told the Rangers' official website. "The big thing was my fastball was up in the zone. My other pitches were working. I felt my fastball was there and then it would go away. It felt I was fighting all night to get the ball down in the zone."
The right-hander is 2/3 with an 9.00 ERA in five starts against the Blue Jays. He split two starts against them last year.
Blue JaysThey then cooled off, but now appear to have rediscovered their stroke.
(9-12, 3-7 away)
Rangers
(14-7, 10-2 home)
After hitting eight home runs in a weekend sweep, the Rangers will try to keep things going in the opener of a four-game home series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.
Texas (14-7) ranks second in the AL with 30 home runs, compiling nearly half that total (13) in the first four games of a 6-0 start.
Pitching Matchup
Toronto | Texas | ||
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Kyle Drabek 1-0, 3.00 ERA Last appearance: 4/19 vs NYY 5.1 IP, 4 ER Dec = ND | Colby Lewis 1-2, 5.82 ERA Last appearance: 4/19 vs LAA 5.0 IP, 4 ER Dec = Loss |
The Rangers homered only four times during a 2-6 stretch, but appeared to regain their footing while scoring 22 runs in a three-game weekend sweep of the Kansas City Royals.
Texas closed the set with an 8-7 victory Sunday, as Adrian Beltre, Mike Napoli and Andres Blanco all went deep, and Michael Young extended his hitting streak to 14 games.
"As of right now, we're playing great," said outfielder David Murphy, who added a three-run double. "A few days ago, we were up and down. It's good to get back on track. We need to continue."
8:05 PM ET, April 25, 2011
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
The Rangers will try to play better against Toronto than last season, when they dropped seven of 10 meetings overall and two of three at home.
However, Toronto (9-12) has now lost six of eight, including the final two games of its weekend home series against Tampa Bay. The Blue Jays managed only four hits Sunday and fell 2-0, wasting seven strong innings by Ricky Romero.
Toronto is batting .212 over its last eight games, scoring two runs or fewer in five of them.
"Right now we've got a few guys who are trying to do too much," manager John Farrell said. "They're not trusting their abilities and letting the game come to them, particularly at the plate."
The Blue Jays will try to get their offense going during a 10-game road trip that also includes stops in New York and Tampa Bay.
Kyle Drabek (1-0, 3.00 ERA) will take the mound for the Toronto on Monday, seeking improvement after failing to make it out the sixth inning of his last two outings.
The right-hander labored against the Yankees at home Tuesday, giving up four runs, six hits and walking four in 5 1/3 innings of a 6-5, 10-inning victory.
Drabek, making his first start against the Rangers, has 15 walks in 24 innings this season. The Blue Jays have won all four games he's pitched.
Texas will counter with Colby Lewis (1-2, 5.82), who has dropped his last two starts. He gave up four runs and walked three in five innings of a 15-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday.
Lewis, who gave up another two home runs to bring his total to five in 17 innings this season, was pitching for the first time in 10 days after being on paternity leave.
"I felt great," he told the Rangers' official website. "The big thing was my fastball was up in the zone. My other pitches were working. I felt my fastball was there and then it would go away. It felt I was fighting all night to get the ball down in the zone."
The right-hander is 2/3 with an 9.00 ERA in five starts against the Blue Jays. He split two starts against them last year.