The struggling Texas Rangers will look for some relief Saturday afternoon when they try to avoid a series loss against the host Toronto Blue Jays.

The Rangers' relievers struggled in the opener of the three-game series, wasting a scoreless five-inning start from Jacob deGrom in a 6-5 loss on Friday.

"The bullpen," Texas manager Bruce Bochy said. "Rough day for them. There is not much else to say."

deGrom, who was lost each of his previous three starts, said, "We made the decision to come out in the fifth. Looking back, I probably wish I had gone out there to give the bullpen a little bit more so they wouldn't have had to cover as many innings. It's a tough loss. We've got to regroup."

Toronto got on the board in the seventh against Robert Garcia when Alejandro Kirk hit a two-run homer.

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