Pregame analysis and predictions of the Texas Rangers vs. Toronto Blue Jays MLB game to be played on August 16, 2025 on ESPN.

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.

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.

The Blue Jays are the hottest ticket in town and it’s not even close — now that the red-hot, first-place team is riding a sellout streak of 13 consecutive games at the Rogers Centre and is drawing massive ratings numbers for their corporate sister,