TORONTO -- The Blue Jays are operating out of reset buttons.

After every of the 4 video games on this collection towards Texas, it was frequent to listen to Toronto’s gamers preach a brief reminiscence, an impetus to show the web page and do higher tomorrow. There’s actually worth to that sentiment, however in some unspecified time in the future a contending workforce should flip its indicators of life into constant runs.

That eluded the Blue Jays as soon as once more on Thursday night time, because the membership was handed a 9-2 loss by the Rangers at Rogers Centre to drop 1 1/2 video games out of an American League Wild Card spot.

As the dejected Blue Jays walked off the sector after mustering simply 4 hits within the finale, nobody regarded too able to flush this newest loss straight away.

“We had a [lousy] series,” supervisor John Schneider mentioned. “What you're seeing in their faces is a result of [what happened] over the last four games.”

For some time within the early innings, it regarded like the large bats would lastly flip the tide and keep away from the sweep.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who had been held to a single within the first three video games of the collection, smoked a two-run homer within the backside of the primary to provide the Blue Jays a 2-1 lead. But starter Kevin Gausman, who had thrived by means of scarce run assist for giant stretches of the season, couldn’t faucet into his dominance on this one.

Walks had been Gausman’s huge challenge. The AL Cy Young candidate allowed six together with 4 runs on six hits (two homers) over 4 2/3 innings to go together with 5 strikeouts.

“Today is completely on me,” Gausman mentioned. “To go out and give up the lead right away, then we get the momentum back, and then, I give it up [again] right away. It’s just unacceptable, and that whole game after that is on me.”

Those are the phrases of a great teammate. Still, Toronto’s offense had its probabilities. The Blue Jays put runners on base typically sufficient towards starter Nathan Eovaldi and a suspect Rangers bullpen. But the early hearth pale out, they usually completed 0-for-5 with runners in scoring place.

“This series, we played terrible,” Gausman mentioned. “In all facets. … It was a rough series, and to get swept at home is tough. But we’ve got a good [Boston] team coming in tomorrow and we’re still right there.”

The Blue Jays don't have any selection however to look forward as they get set to welcome the Red Sox in a weekend collection that can wrap up a 10-game homestand. A pair of collection towards the Yankees and two extra units towards the Rays shut out the regular-season schedule.

“This game will test you mentally, physically, everything,” Schneider mentioned. “Guys deal with it every day. That’s kind of how they’re built, how they’re wired. And they have to just continue to do that. There’s really no other option than to come in here tomorrow and play our [butts] off.”

Hope will go a great distance, however anger could very nicely flip into the key ingredient.

“We’re mad,” Gausman mentioned. “We’re all rivals, and we don’t like what occurred on this collection [against Texas]. It left a nasty style in our mouth. But we are able to’t do something proper now, however hold going. …

“We’ve got to use that going forward, use whatever frustration we have and try to take it out on the other team.”

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