Blue Jays 5, Rangers 2

Corey Patterson drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth on a squeeze bunt as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays topped the Texas Rangers, 5-2, on Thursday afternoon.

Adam Lind added a two-run homer and John McDonald singled and scored for the Blue Jays, who took three of four in the series.

Toronto began its rally with one out in the ninth when McDonald sent a single into center. Yunel Escobar came on as a pinch hitter and blooped a single into right off Darren Oliver (1-2), sending McDonald around to third.

Patterson followed and laid down a perfect safety squeeze to the right side, reaching first and allowing McDonald to scamper home. The Blue Jays tacked on two more runs on a couple of errors to complete the frame.

Frank Francisco (1-0) got the final out of the eighth and worked a perfect ninth to earn the win.

Brandon Morrow and Alexi Ogando worked to a draw, with each starter allowing two runs in six innings.
Final1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9thRHE
Toronto Blue JaysBlue Jays200000003571
Texas RangersRangers101000000272
WP:Frank Francisco (TOR)
LP:Darren Oliver (TEX)
Season Series
Jul 31st 2011 Texas 3 @ Toronto 7
Jul 30th 2011 Texas 3 @ Toronto 0
Jul 29th 2011 Texas 2 @ Toronto 3
Jul 24th 2011 Toronto 3 @ Texas 0
Jul 23rd 2011 Toronto 4 @ Texas 5
Apr 28th 2011 Toronto 5 @ Texas 2
Apr 27th 2011 Toronto 6 @ Texas 7
Apr 25th 2011 Toronto 6 @ Texas 4
TexasStatsToronto
4-6Vs6-4
.259Batting Average.237
4.1Runs / Game4.6
8Home Runs12
8Errors5