Yimi Garcia worked the eighth and Jordan Romano finished for his first save. The only other team to overcome a seven-run deficit in its season-opening game was the 1901 Detroit Tigers, who erased a 10-run gap to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 14-13.īlue Jays right-hander Adam Cimber (1-0) pitched one inning for the win despite allowing Adolis García’s tying home run in the seventh. The last team to win its first game after trailing by at least seven runs was the 1950 New York Yankees, who trailed 9-0 then beat Boston 15-10 at Fenway Park, per the Elias Sports Bureau. “If he had attacked that ball, it may have been a tough hop to catch, so he secured the baseball first,” Woodward said. There’s not a better moment in a game like that.”Įven though shortstop Corey Seager’s relay throw beat Hernández to the plate, Rangers manager Chris Woodward didn’t fault Garver for not getting the tag down more quickly. “I felt like I got my feet into home plate and he tagged me on top but it was really close,” Hernández said.

They erupted when a video review ruled Hernández beat catcher Mitch Garver’s tag at the plate on Gurriel’s double, putting Toronto ahead 9-8 after trailing 7-0. “We know what we’re capable of and we trust in each other.”įor the first time since the pandemic, a capacity crowd of 45,022 packed in to see Vladimir Guerrero Jr. “We never panic,” Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernández said. doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Blue Jays erased a seven-run deficit to beat the Texas Rangers 10-8 Friday night. TORONTO (AP) - Finally back for opening day - and in a full house, at that - the upstart Toronto Blue Jays tapped into their potent offense for the biggest season-opening comeback in more than seven decades.

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