Toronto @ Texas preview

Last Meeting ( May 13, 2016 ) Toronto 5, Texas 0

The Toronto Blue Jays ended the Texas Rangers' 2015 season with a dramatic home run and they relied on the long ball to prevail in their first trip back to Arlington since winning the decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series. Winners of seven of their last 10, Toronto continues its three-game series at Texas on Saturday night.

Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey tossed eight scoreless innings while a pair of slumping players, Edwin Encarnacion and Troy Tulowitzki, clubbed eighth-inning homers as the Blue Jays handed the Rangers their second loss in seven games. After amassing 46 runs during its previous six games, Texas managed just three hits Friday and was shut out for only the second time this season. The Rangers fortified their bullpen by calling up former No. 1 overall draft pick Matt Bush, a converted shortstop who spent 34 months in prison for nearly killing a motorcyclist while driving under the influence in 2012. The 30-year-old Bush, who was selected one spot in front of Justin Verlander in 2004, pitched a perfect ninth inning Friday in his major-league debut.

TV: 8:05 p.m. ET, Sportsnet (Toronto), FSN Southwest (Texas)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Blue Jays RH Marco Estrada (1-2, 2.39 ERA) vs. Rangers RH Colby Lewis (2-0, 3.20)

Estrada is coming off his best outing since winning his season debut, but he remains winless over his last five starts due mainly to a punchless offense that has provided him with a total of nine runs in that span. The 32-year-old limited the Los Angeles Dodgers to one run on three hits while striking out eight in a no-decision on Sunday. Estrada held the Rangers to one run on two hits over six innings in another no-decision on May 3.

Lewis went seven innings for the third straight start last time out but did not factor in the decision after holding the Chicago White Sox to two runs and five hits. Lewis has surrendered nine homers, including a two-run blast to Encarnacion that cost him a victory in Toronto on May 4. Jose Bautista is 5-for-14 and has gone deep twice against Lewis, who is 3-6 with a 6.60 ERA and 16 homers allowed in 58 2/3 innings lifetime versus the Blue Jays.

WALK-OFFS

1. Encarnacion belted his 204th homer with Toronto to move past Joe Carter into fourth place on the franchise's all-time list.

2. The Rangers on Friday agreed to a minor-league deal with veteran free-agent RHP Kyle Lohse.

3. Tulowitzki, who hit his 200th career homer, has three RBIs in two of the past three games.

PREDICTION: Blue Jays 6, Rangers 4