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Gausman pitches 5 no-hit innings and Guerrero goes deep twice as Blue Jays beat Rangers 4-0

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Kevin Gausman pitched five no-hit innings before exiting with lower back tightness, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two solo homers after that and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 4-0 on Thursday to avoid a series sweep.

Texas managed only two singles against Gausman and four relievers.

Gausman (13-11) struck out six and the only runner he allowed was on a walk in the fifth. The 33-year-old right-hander, who threw 38 of his 58 pitches for strikes, said he had a weird feeling in his back after throwing his final warmup pitch before the first inning.

“Was happy to get through five,” Gausman said. “Yeah, weird day for me. I had a no-no going and I came out of the game, which is crazy. ... With how bad I felt physically, I don’t know how I didn’t give up hits to be honest.”

Dillon Tate struck out two of the three batters he faced in a perfect sixth after Gausman told manager John Schneider he was done. Génesis Cabrera then took over in the seventh, and Josh Smith lined the first pitch sharply into right-center for a hit, though he was thrown out trying to stretch it for a double.

“I had to make sure he knew he had a no-hitter going when he said he was good and he did,” Schneider said. “Pitch count was good, I thought his stuff was good. Splitter was probably the best it’s been in a while. Just didn’t want to take any chances with him with the way he’s feeling.”

Guerrero has 30 homers after going deep in the seventh and ninth innings. His first multi-homer game this season was the 10th in his career.

The reigning World Series champion Rangers (73-80) were officially eliminated from the AL West race, falling 9 1/2 games behind the division-leading Houston Astros with nine games to play. Texas was seven back in the wild-card race.

Rangers rookie Kumar Rocker (0-1) struck out five, walked four and hit a batter over three innings in his second career start. He was the Rangers’ first-round draft pick two years ago, and allowed two runs (one earned) in what will be his only appearance at home this season.

The closest the Rangers came to a hit against Gausman was when Adolis García hit a sharp grounder along the first-base line that went foul leading off the fifth inning. García then took a called third strike on an 85.2 mph slider that appeared to be low. Nathaniel Lowe walked on four pitches before Gausman struck out the final two batters he faced.

Toronto left six runners on base in three innings against Rocker. The Blue Jays got a run in the second without a hit, with Nathan Lukes hitting a sacrifice fly after the bases were loaded on two walks and a hit batter. They scored in the third on a two-out error by third baseman Ezequiel Duran.

“You’re seeing a very mature man here that he doesn’t get fazed by anything,” Texas manager Bruce Bochy said of Rocker. “He did a good job limiting damage. The walks were hurting him and the command was off, but he still he continued to try to make pitches and should really have only given up one run.”

BLANKS

The Blue Jays recorded their ninth shutout victory of the season, a day after losing 2-0 at Texas. The Rangers were held scoreless for the 10th time this season.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Blue Jays: SS Bo Bichette was put on the injured list with a broken right middle finger after returning for only one game after he had been out more than eight weeks with a calf injury. He played Tuesday night in his first game since July 19, but broke his finger taking groundballs before Wednesday's game, when he was a late scratch from the lineup.

UP NEXT

Blue Jays: Open their final road trip of the season Friday night at Tampa Bay. RHP José Berríos (16-9, 3.44 ERA) is 7-0 with a 1.51 ERA over his last seven starts.

Rangers: Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom (0-0, 0.00) makes his second start since elbow surgery last summer when he starts the series opener at home against the Mariners. It comes a week after he threw 61 pitches over 3 2/3 innings in Seattle in his first big league start since April 28, 2023.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Blue Jays TOR73-80	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	7	0
Rangers TEX73-80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

W: K. Gausman (13-11)L: K. Rocker (0-1)S: (0)
HR: TOR - V. Guerrero 2 (28)

TORBlue Jays

TEXRangers

.K. GausmanKevin Gausman
P
5.0 IP, BB, 6 SO, 58 P
.V. GuerreroVladimir Guerrero
DH
3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR, BB

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
N. Lukes RF	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.327	.386	.469	.855	1.0
E. Clement SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.261	.281	.407	.688	0.5
V. Guerrero DH	4	3	3	2	2	1	0	1	.322	.397	.553	.951	15.0
S. Horwitz 1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	.275	.364	.460	.824	2.5
D. Schneider LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	.202	.288	.361	.649	0.0
A. Barger 3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	4	.210	.249	.382	.630	1.0
L. Jimenez 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.220	.330	.358	.688	0.5
J. Loperfido CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	.227	.279	.370	.649	-1.5
T. Heineman C	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	1.0

HITTERS	AB
N. Lukes RF	4
E. Clement SS	5
V. Guerrero DH	4
S. Horwitz 1B	4
D. Schneider LF	4
A. Barger 3B	3
L. Jimenez 2B	3
J. Loperfido CF	3
T. Heineman C	2

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	4	0	0	2	1	.234	.304	.391	.694	-1.0
J. Smith SS	4	1	0	1	1	.260	.342	.393	.735	0.5
W. Langford LF	3	0	0	1	0	.253	.324	.402	.725	-0.5
A. Garcia RF	3	0	0	3	0	.217	.280	.389	.668	-1.5
N. Lowe 1B	2	0	1	0	0	.264	.361	.386	.747	1.0
L. Taveras CF	3	0	0	1	1	.228	.285	.352	.637	-0.5
E. Duran 3B	3	0	0	1	1	.242	.285	.320	.604	-0.5
C. Kelly C	3	0	0	1	0	.243	.322	.376	.698	-0.5
J. Heim DH	3	1	0	0	0	.215	.261	.326	.587	1.0

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	4
J. Smith SS	4
W. Langford LF	3
A. Garcia RF	3
N. Lowe 1B	2
L. Taveras CF	3
E. Duran 3B	3
C. Kelly C	3
J. Heim DH	3

HR - V. Guerrero 2 (30)
SF - N. Lukes (2)
RBI - N. Lukes (7), V. Guerrero 2 (99)
2-Out RBI - V. Guerrero
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - E. Clement, D. Schneider, J. Loperfido 3 (3)

Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Smith

CS - J. Loperfido (2)

Outfield Assist - N. Lukes

Outfield Assist - L. Taveras
E - E. Duran (4)

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Gausman (W, 13-11)	5.0	0	1	6	3.91	1.22	24.0
D. Tate (H, 3)	1.0	0	0	2	4.46	1.37	4.0
G. Cabrera (H, 13)	1.0	1	0	1	3.05	1.42	2.5
E. Swanson (H, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	5.45	1.38	3.0
C. Green	1.0	1	0	1	3.35	1.04	2.5

PITCHERS	IP
K. Gausman (W, 13-11)	5.0
D. Tate (H, 3)	1.0
G. Cabrera (H, 13)	1.0
E. Swanson (H, 9)	1.0
C. Green	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Rocker (L, 0-1)	3.0	2	2	1	4	5	0	2.57	1.57	-1.5
W. Pennington	2.2	3	0	0	1	3	0	1.69	1.69	5.5
M. Festa	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1	7.98	1.23	3.0
A. Chafin	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3.35	1.45	3.0
G. Garabito	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	4.88	1.25	1.0

PITCHERS	IP
K. Rocker (L, 0-1)	3.0
W. Pennington	2.2
M. Festa	1.1
A. Chafin	1.0
G. Garabito	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - K. Gausman 58-38, D. Tate 12-8, G. Cabrera 13-9, E. Swanson 7-5, C. Green 15-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Gausman 4-4, D. Tate 0-1, E. Swanson 3-0, C. Green 1-1
Batters Faced - K. Gausman 16, D. Tate 3, G. Cabrera 3, E. Swanson 3, C. Green 4

Pitches-Strikes - K. Rocker 71-41, W. Pennington 40-28, M. Festa 15-12, A. Chafin 16-8, G. Garabito 19-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Rocker 4-3, W. Pennington 4-1, M. Festa 0-2, G. Garabito 2-2
Batters Faced - K. Rocker 17, W. Pennington 11, M. Festa 5, A. Chafin 3, G. Garabito 4

.K. GausmanKevin Gausman
P
5.0 IP, BB, 6 SO, 58 P
.V. GuerreroVladimir Guerrero
DH
3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR, BB

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Blue Jays TOR73-80	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	7	0
Rangers TEX73-80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
N. Lukes RF	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.327	.386	.469	.855	1.0
E. Clement SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.261	.281	.407	.688	0.5
V. Guerrero DH	4	3	3	2	2	1	0	1	.322	.397	.553	.951	15.0
S. Horwitz 1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	.275	.364	.460	.824	2.5
D. Schneider LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	.202	.288	.361	.649	0.0
A. Barger 3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	4	.210	.249	.382	.630	1.0
L. Jimenez 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.220	.330	.358	.688	0.5
J. Loperfido CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	.227	.279	.370	.649	-1.5
T. Heineman C	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	1.0
Total	32	4	7	3	2	6	12	22	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
N. Lukes RF	4
E. Clement SS	5
V. Guerrero DH	4
S. Horwitz 1B	4
D. Schneider LF	4
A. Barger 3B	3
L. Jimenez 2B	3
J. Loperfido CF	3
T. Heineman C	2
Total	32

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	4	0	0	2	1	.234	.304	.391	.694	-1.0
J. Smith SS	4	1	0	1	1	.260	.342	.393	.735	0.5
W. Langford LF	3	0	0	1	0	.253	.324	.402	.725	-0.5
A. Garcia RF	3	0	0	3	0	.217	.280	.389	.668	-1.5
N. Lowe 1B	2	0	1	0	0	.264	.361	.386	.747	1.0
L. Taveras CF	3	0	0	1	1	.228	.285	.352	.637	-0.5
E. Duran 3B	3	0	0	1	1	.242	.285	.320	.604	-0.5
C. Kelly C	3	0	0	1	0	.243	.322	.376	.698	-0.5
J. Heim DH	3	1	0	0	0	.215	.261	.326	.587	1.0
Total	28	2	1	10	4	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	4
J. Smith SS	4
W. Langford LF	3
A. Garcia RF	3
N. Lowe 1B	2
L. Taveras CF	3
E. Duran 3B	3
C. Kelly C	3
J. Heim DH	3
Total	28

HR - V. Guerrero 2 (30)
SF - N. Lukes (2)
RBI - N. Lukes (7), V. Guerrero 2 (99)
2-Out RBI - V. Guerrero
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - E. Clement, D. Schneider, J. Loperfido 3 (3)

Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Smith

CS - J. Loperfido (2)

Outfield Assist - N. Lukes

Outfield Assist - L. Taveras
E - E. Duran (4)

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Gausman (W, 13-11)	5.0	0	1	6	3.91	1.22	24.0
D. Tate (H, 3)	1.0	0	0	2	4.46	1.37	4.0
G. Cabrera (H, 13)	1.0	1	0	1	3.05	1.42	2.5
E. Swanson (H, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	5.45	1.38	3.0
C. Green	1.0	1	0	1	3.35	1.04	2.5
Total	9.0	2	1	10	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
K. Gausman (W, 13-11)	5.0
D. Tate (H, 3)	1.0
G. Cabrera (H, 13)	1.0
E. Swanson (H, 9)	1.0
C. Green	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Rocker (L, 0-1)	3.0	2	2	1	4	5	0	2.57	1.57	-1.5
W. Pennington	2.2	3	0	0	1	3	0	1.69	1.69	5.5
M. Festa	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1	7.98	1.23	3.0
A. Chafin	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3.35	1.45	3.0
G. Garabito	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	4.88	1.25	1.0
Total	9.0	7	4	3	6	12	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
K. Rocker (L, 0-1)	3.0
W. Pennington	2.2
M. Festa	1.1
A. Chafin	1.0
G. Garabito	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - K. Gausman 58-38, D. Tate 12-8, G. Cabrera 13-9, E. Swanson 7-5, C. Green 15-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Gausman 4-4, D. Tate 0-1, E. Swanson 3-0, C. Green 1-1
Batters Faced - K. Gausman 16, D. Tate 3, G. Cabrera 3, E. Swanson 3, C. Green 4

Pitches-Strikes - K. Rocker 71-41, W. Pennington 40-28, M. Festa 15-12, A. Chafin 16-8, G. Garabito 19-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Rocker 4-3, W. Pennington 4-1, M. Festa 0-2, G. Garabito 2-2
Batters Faced - K. Rocker 17, W. Pennington 11, M. Festa 5, A. Chafin 3, G. Garabito 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Lukes hit sacrifice fly to left, A. Barger scored 1 0
3RD INNING
Jimenez safe at first on 3rd baseman Duran fielding error, V. Guerrero scored, Horwitz to third, Jimenez to second 2 0
7TH INNING
V. Guerrero homered to left 3 0
9TH INNING
V. Guerrero homered to center 4 0

2ND INNING
	Lukes hit sacrifice fly to left, A. Barger scored	1	0

3RD INNING
	Jimenez safe at first on 3rd baseman Duran fielding error, V. Guerrero scored, Horwitz to third, Jimenez to second	2	0

7TH INNING
	V. Guerrero homered to left	3	0

9TH INNING
	V. Guerrero homered to center	4	0

1ST INNING
Blue Jays
K. Rocker Pitching:
N. Lukes: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Lukes grounded out to second
E. Clement: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Clement singled to center
V. Guerrero: Strike looking, Foul, Guerrero flied out to deep center
S. Horwitz: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Horwitz walked, Clement to second
D. Schneider: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Schneider struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
K. Gausman Pitching:
M. Semien: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Semien struck out looking
J. Smith: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Smith popped out to third
W. Langford: Langford grounded out to second
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Blue Jays
K. Rocker Pitching:
A. Barger: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Barger walked
L. Jimenez: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Jimenez hit by pitch, Barger to second
J. Loperfido: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Loperfido struck out swinging
T. Heineman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Heineman walked, Barger to third, Jimenez to second
N. Lukes: Ball, Lukes hit sacrifice fly to left, A. Barger scored
E. Clement: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Clement struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
K. Gausman Pitching:
A. Garcia: Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
N. Lowe: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Lowe grounded out to first
L. Taveras: Ball, Taveras flied out to deep center
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Blue Jays
K. Rocker Pitching:
V. Guerrero: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Guerrero walked
S. Horwitz: Horwitz singled to right, Guerrero to second
D. Schneider: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Schneider struck out swinging
A. Barger: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Barger flied out to deep center, Guerrero to third
L. Jimenez: Ball, Jimenez safe at first on 3rd baseman Duran fielding error, V. Guerrero scored, Horwitz to third, Jimenez to second
J. Loperfido: Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Loperfido struck out looking
Middle of the 3rd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
K. Gausman Pitching:
E. Duran: Ball, Strike looking, Duran grounded out to shortstop
C. Kelly: Strike looking, Kelly flied out to deep right
J. Heim: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Heim flied out to deep center
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
4TH INNING
Blue Jays
Walter Pennington relieved Kumar Rocker
T. Heineman: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Heineman walked
N. Lukes: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Lukes reached on fielder's choice to second, Heineman out at second
E. Clement: Strike looking, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Clement reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Lukes out at second
V. Guerrero: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Guerrero singled to right center, Clement out at home
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
K. Gausman Pitching:
M. Semien: Ball, Semien flied out to center
J. Smith: Strike looking, Ball, Smith grounded out to shortstop
W. Langford: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Langford struck out swinging
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Blue Jays
W. Pennington Pitching:
S. Horwitz: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Horwitz singled to right
D. Schneider: Schneider singled to left, Horwitz to second
A. Barger: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Barger struck out looking
L. Jimenez: Jimenez flied out to deep center, Horwitz to third
J. Loperfido: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Loperfido struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
K. Gausman Pitching:
A. Garcia: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Garcia struck out looking
N. Lowe: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Lowe walked
L. Taveras: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Taveras struck out swinging
E. Duran: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Duran struck out swinging
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Blue Jays
W. Pennington Pitching:
T. Heineman: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul tip, Heineman struck out on foul tip
N. Lukes: Foul, Lukes grounded out to third
Matt Festa relieved Walter Pennington
E. Clement: Clement lined out to second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Dillon Tate relieved Kevin Gausman
C. Kelly: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Kelly struck out swinging
J. Heim: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Heim flied out to deep center
M. Semien: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Semien struck out swinging
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Blue Jays
M. Festa Pitching:
V. Guerrero: Ball, V. Guerrero homered to left
S. Horwitz: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Horwitz struck out swinging
D. Schneider: Ball, Foul, Schneider flied out to deep center
A. Barger: Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Strike swinging, Barger struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Genesis Cabrera relieved Dillon Tate
J. Smith: Smith singled to deep right center, Smith out at second
W. Langford: Ball, Langford lined out to third
A. Garcia: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Garcia struck out on foul tip
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Blue Jays
Andrew Chafin relieved Matt Festa
L. Jimenez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Jimenez struck out swinging
J. Loperfido: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Loperfido walked
T. Heineman: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Loperfido caught stealing second, catcher to second, Ball, Strike swinging, Heineman struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Erik Swanson relieved Genesis Cabrera
N. Lowe: Lowe grounded out to shortstop
L. Taveras: Ball, Strike looking, Taveras grounded out to shortstop
E. Duran: Strike looking, Ball, Duran grounded out to second
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Blue Jays
Gerson Garabito relieved Andrew Chafin
N. Lukes: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Lukes flied out to left
E. Clement: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Clement grounded out to shortstop
V. Guerrero: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, V. Guerrero homered to center
S. Horwitz: Strike looking, Ball, Horwitz grounded out to second
Middle of the 9th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Chad Green relieved Erik Swanson
C. Kelly: Ball, Strike (foul tip), Kelly flied out to shallow right
J. Heim: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Heim singled to left
M. Semien: Strike swinging, Ball, Semien reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Heim out at second
J. Smith: Strike looking, Strike looking, Semien to second on fielder's indifference, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Smith struck out swinging
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)