{"id":442888,"date":"2026-09-21T12:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/442888\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:14:16","slug":"playoff-hopeful-blue-jays-avoid-series-sweep-with-7-2-win-over-al-west-leading-texas-national-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/442888\/","title":{"rendered":"Playoff hopeful Blue Jays avoid series sweep with 7-2 win over AL West-leading Texas | National Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Toronto leadoff hitter Brett Bateman reached base and scored three times, twice knocked in by Nathan Lukes, and the Blue Jays beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep in the matchup of playoff hopefuls.<\/p>\n<p>Bateman walked twice against Texas starter <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/rangers-degrom-mlb-3af623460e2cc93cefa9db2b92af4ee6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob deGrom<\/a> (11-10), scoring on a sacrifice fly by Lukes in the first and a go-ahead RBI single by Kazuma Okamota in the fifth. 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