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.
Bassitt left the mound to chase him back to the base, but it was his third disengagement of the at-bat. The right-hander was charged with a balk and Garver trotted home.
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. George Springer singled to plate Biggio but Bo Bichette flew out with the bases loaded to end the inning.Story continues below advertisement
Toronto’s defence shone on several occasions with Biggio providing a highlight moment in the fifth. He corralled a grounder, tagged Josh H. Smith as he dived back to third base and throwing across the diamond to get Marcus Semien by a whisker at first. Carter, who reached on a single, took second on the play. He scored on a Corey Seager single as the Rangers regained the lead.Carter threw a strike to home plate and Heim applied the tag as the speedy Kiermaier made a headfirst slide. The Blue Jays challenged but the call was upheld.