Jonah Heim hit a grand slam to power the Texas Rangers to a 10-4 rout of Toronto on Monday night to end the Blue Jays' three-game winning streak and gain ground in the American League wild-card race.
Evan Carter had a solo shot for Texas and Dane Dunning threw six-plus innings as the Rangers took the opener of a critical four-game series at Rogers Centre.
Cavan Biggio hit a solo homer in the ninth inning for the Blue Jays, who have lost three times in their last 11 games. The Rangers, who outhit Toronto 11-7, have won three straight. Davis Schneider sparked Toronto's two-run frame in the bottom half with a one-out single. He moved to second on a Biggio walk and scored on an Alejandro Kirk single.
Texas chased Bassitt in the sixth inning. After back-to-back one-out singles, Bassitt threw a wild pitch that allowed a run to score and he left after Heim's RBI double.