Rangers Blown Out By Blue Jays 12-2
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TORONTO (AP) - Edwin Encarnacion homered, doubled twice and drove in six runs, powering the Toronto Blue Jays past the Texas Rangers 12-2 on Thursday night.
Toronto set season highs for runs and hits (15). The Blue Jays were the top-scoring team in the majors last year, reaching double figures in runs 27 times.
Kevin Pillar doubled twice, singled and had two RBIs for Toronto.
The Blue Jays have won three in a row. They wrapped up their seventh consecutive series win against the Rangers, the team they beat in the AL Division Series last year.
J.A. Happ (4-0) gave up one run and six hits in seven innings. The 33-year-old has permitted no more than three runs in 16 consecutive starts since Aug. 14 last year, when he was with Seattle.
Derek Holland (3-2) was tagged for five runs in the first and chased during a six-run third. He began the game with a scoreless streak of 16 1/3 innings at Rogers Centre, but was charged with 11 runs and 11 hits in 2 2/3 innings.
Encarnacion's three-run shot with two outs in the third was his 202nd home run for the Blue Jays, tying former AL MVP George Bell for fifth on the club's career list.
The six RBIs were the most in a game by a Toronto player since Encarnacion had nine against Detroit last Aug. 29.
Prince Fielder hit an RBI single in the Texas first. The Blue Jays quickly took the lead as Encarnacion's three-run double keyed a big burst.
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