Rangers edge Blue Jays 3‑2 for fourth straight win

TORONTO (Interstat) — Cole Winn scattered six hits over seven innings to lead the Texas Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre before 40,898 fans in 2 hours, 50 minutes.

Texas struck first with a run in the opening inning, added another in the sixth on Elias Diaz’s single that scored Brandon Nimmo, and pushed across a critical insurance run in the ninth. Toronto’s only offense came in the eighth when Nathan Lukes hit a two-run homer, his fourth of the season, scoring George Springer.

Winn improved to 3-2 while Louis Varland took the loss, falling to 3-3 after allowing one earned run in one inning. Tyler Alexander earned his fourth save of the season with a scoreless ninth.

Lukes finished 2 for 4 with the homer and two RBIs. Adam Macko pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings with one strikeout. Texas outhit Toronto 8-6 to complete a four-game sweep and improve to 42-42. The Blue Jays dropped to 39-45.