What started as a treat morphed into part of the pitcher’s game-day tradition — and perhaps a little superstition.

Its Tuesday, May 27 and the Blue Jays (26-27) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (26-29). Bowden Francis is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Nathan Eovaldi for Texas. The Blue Jays took game one of the series in a low-scoring 2-1 game.

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Bowden Francis is struggling to build off what was a very impressive 2024 season.

Josh Jung’s two-out single scored pinch runner Sam Haggerty in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0.

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays meet the Texas Rangers with a 1-0 series lead. Texas is 26-29 overall and 17-11 at home. Rangers pitchers have a collective 3.32 ERA, which ranks fourth in the AL. Toronto has a 10-15 record on the road and a 26-27 record overall. The Blue Jays have a 19-6 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The Toronto Blue Jays entered Friday's series opener against the Detroit Tigers looking to get back in the win column. Dropping Thursday's contest against the Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto fell one game below .500 at 21-22. Unable to pull back even, the Blue Jays made it consecutive losses with a 5-4 defeat against the AL Central leaders.

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Max Scherzer's tenure with the Toronto Blue Jays feels like it has yet to really begin. That is getting close to happening.