Amid the Blue Jays' win over the Rangers on Friday night, catcher Alejandro Kirk stole a base, and Chris Bassitt had to make a joke.

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers, on a three-game losing streak, play the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto is 72-51 overall and 41-20 in home games. Blue Jays hitters have a collective .425 slugging percentage to rank fourth in the AL.

Toronto has plenty of talent outside Bieber and Springer, such as 2025 All-Stars Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk. There’s also shortstop Bo Bichette, who leads the team with 78 RBI and 148 hits; and starting pitcher Kevin Gausman, who is 11th in baseball with a 1.05 WHIP, to name a few.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/rangers as Rangers Co-Aces Will Attempt To Silent Red-Hot Bats of Blue Jays in Crucial Series. The Texas Rangers are barely keeping their head above water coming off of a gut-punch series loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

If it’s not the offense, it’s the bullpen, which collapsed for a third straight game Friday vs. the Blue Jays.

But the Jays’ bats took a bite of the Texas relief cadre in that eighth, from the ninth hitter, Andrés Giménez, through the top of the order, with runs driven in by Bo Bichette, Dalton Varsho on an RBI walk, and Kirk.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s clutch home run led to a response from Max Scherzer following the Blue Jays' win over the Cubs.

The Toronto Blue Jays are the top team in the American League standings and lead the major leagues in several statistical categories.