Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Blue Jays erased a seven-run deficit to beat the Texas Rangers 10-8.
TORONTO, CAN - APRIL 08: Teoscar Hernandez #37 of the Toronto Blue Jays slides into home to score before the tag by Mitch Garver #18 of the Texas Rangers during the game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Friday,Finally back for opening day — and in a full house, at that — the upstart Toronto Blue Jays tapped into their potent offense for the biggest season-opening comeback in more than seven decades.
For the first time since the pandemic, a capacity crowd of 45,022 packed in to see Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Jays in Toronto. They erupted when a video review ruled Hernández beat catcher Mitch Garver’s tag at the plate on Gurriel’s double, putting Toronto ahead 9-8 after trailing 7-0. "If he had attacked that ball, it may have been a tough hop to catch, so he secured the baseball first," Woodward said. "It was an inch, out or safe. I thought he did a pretty good job."
Gurriel’s winning hit came off Rangers right-hander Dennis Santana , who allowed one run in 1 1/3 innings. Berríos retired just one of the seven batters he faced, allowing four runs and three hits, including Brad Miller’s leadoff homer. Berríos walked two and struck out none. He threw 34 pitches, 18 strikes, in the shortest outing of his career.
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