Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish, of Japan, throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
June 13, 2013 - 7:55 PM
ARLINGTON, Texas - Edwin Encarnacion hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Thursday night.
The slumping Rangers wasted another solid outing by Yu Darvish, who has made five consecutive starts without a victory.
Neal Cotts (2-1) replaced Darvish to start the eighth, when Emilio Bonifacio reached on a throwing error by Gold Glove third baseman Adrian Beltre. Munenori Kawasaki had a sacrifice bunt before Tanner Scheppers, the second reliever, walked Jose Bautista before the double by Encarnacion.
Esmil Rogers (2-2) allowed one run over seven innings, the same as Darvish, who struck out nine.
Darvish has a 2.08 ERA over 34 2-3 innings his last five starts.
Nelson Cruz homered for the Rangers, who have lost three in a row.
News from © The Associated Press, 2013