TORONTO (Interstat) — The Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Saturday at Rogers Centre, winning their third consecutive game. Texas improved to 41-42, while Toronto fell to 39-44.

The Rangers jumped ahead with a run in the first inning, then broke the game open with five runs in the fifth. Jake Burger drove in two runs and finished 3-for-5. Alejandro Osuna and Elias Díaz each added two-run hits during the outburst. Texas added a run in the sixth.

Toronto answered with two runs in the fifth on Yohendrick Piñango’s two-run homer, his fifth of the season. The Blue Jays scored twice more in the sixth on Andrés Giménez’s RBI single.

Cal Quantrill tossed four scoreless innings for Texas, allowing two hits and striking out five. Peyton Gray (3-0) earned the win with 2 1/3 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief, striking out four. Tyler Alexander recorded his third save with a perfect ninth.

Dylan Cease (4-4) took the loss for Toronto, allowing four earned runs on four hits over 4 2/3 innings while striking out 10.

Attendance was 41,657. The game lasted 3 hours, 14 minutes.