Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Roberto Osuna (right) celebrates with catcher Dioner Navarro (left) after recording the final out against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington. PICTURE: USA TODAY Sports

The Sports Xchange/Arlington, Texas

The streaking Toronto Blue Jays were given extra assistance from the Rangers after Texas helped them score two runs with two outs in the ninth inning for a come-from-behind 6-5 victory on Tuesday.
The win also enabled the Blue Jays (70-55) to move 15 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 1993 season.
Texas closer Shawn Tolleson, 25-for-26 in save situations coming into the game, got into trouble with two walks in the ninth before Toronto shortstop Troy Tulowitzki tied the game at 5-5 by flipping a full-count single to left field with two outs.
The Rangers gave Blue Jays the lead when Josh Donaldson reached on a throwing error by third baseman Adrian Beltre that allowed Ben Revere to score the winning run.
The game-tying hit was the third of the game for Tulowitzki, who is beginning to warm up in an already hot offence.
“He’s starting to get some hits the last couple of games,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “He’s one of the best players in baseball, has been for a number of years. He had that chance tonight. Right guy, right time.”
While Beltre’s error proved to be the game-losing run for the Rangers, Tolleson shouldered the blame. “It stinks, man,” said Tolleson, who had not blown a save since July 11. “It’s not fun to lose. It’s not fun to lose like that. I was just missing up and away a lot. I was rushing a little bit. I’m not really sure why.”
Roberto Osuna closed out the game for his 15th save after LaTroy Hawkins (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth to earn the win.
The Blue Jays hit three homers off Texas starter Derek Holland as the left-hander allowed four runs over six innings in his second start since returning from a strained muscle in his shoulder.
The Rangers put Holland in line for a win, however, by breaking a 3-3 tie in the fourth inning. Second baseman Rougned Odor doubled home shortstop Elvis Andrus and then came around to score on a sacrifice fly from outfielder Ryan Strausborger.
Holland gave one of those runs back on a homer by Toronto designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion in the sixth inning. The Texas bullpen made that one run stand up until the ninth.
Both teams came out slugging. Toronto got a solo homer from first baseman Chris Colabello in the second inning and a two-run shot from outfielder Jose Bautista in the third. The Rangers countered that with three runs in the first three innings off Toronto starter Mark Buehrle.  

Gomez steals the spotlight as Astros soar over Yankees
Carlos Gomez had an eventful game when he homered, drove in four runs and nearly got involved in a benches-clearing incident as the Houston Astros crushed the New York Yankees 15-1 on Tuesday.
Gomez led Houston to only its fourth win in the last 20 road games by getting an RBI double in the first off right-hander Ivan Nova (5-6) and a three-run home run in the seventh off left-hander Chris Capuano.
In between hits, the Yankees nearly triggered a brawl when Gomez flied out in the sixth. He ran down the first line in a way the home team seemed to object to and said “shut up” a few times in response to the players yelling at him.
“He’s a high-energy player,” Houston left-hander Dallas Keuchel said after scattering three hits in seven innings for his 15th win.
“He loves the game. He loves his team mates. He’s a guy you love on your team and if he’s on another team I can see why some guys don’t like him. He’s playing hard and we love that.”
New York manager Joe Girardi felt that his players had been riled by Gomez’s taunting.
“Some of our guys took exception to it and I think they took even a little more exception when he started yelling at our dugout,” Girardi said.
Gomez met catcher John-Ryan Murphy at home plate and some words were exchanged as both benches emptied. Plate umpire Eric Cooper separated the players and the incident was over without any ejections.
“I don’t mean to disrespect anybody,” Gomez said. “The pitcher who’s on the mound, he knows, he played with me we were team mates and he knows that I don’t mean it to show him up, or something like that.”
The incident overshadowed Houston’s best showing in terms of runs since getting 16 in April 2013 at Seattle. Gomez’s big night also helped the Astros get their largest margin of victory since an 18-4 victory at St Louis Aug 3, 2010.
Besides Gomez, the Astros had other contributions as they scored more than six runs for the first time in 20 games and handed the Yankees their largest home loss since a 22-4 defeat in April 2009 against the Cleveland Indians.
The offence made for an easy night for Keuchel, who became the American League’s first 15-game winner and extended his scoreless streak against the Yankees to 22 innings. While the Astros cruised, it was a tough night for the Yankees, who lost for the fourth time in five games and were handed their worst loss of the season.
They avoided a shutout when Greg Bird hit an RBI fielder’s choice in the ninth.