Blue Jays surrender 11 unanswered runs to Rangers to suffer 1st loss of season

Jonah Heim had two hits and three runs batted in, including a two-run homer, as the Texas Rangers rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 12-6 on Sunday.

Matt Chapman's three-run homer was his first with the Blue Jays (2-1), and George Springer, Danny Jansen, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., added solo bombs to build an early 6-1 lead.

Toronto starter Hyun Jin Ryu gave up five hits and six runs in 3 1/3 innings after he struck out four and allowed just one run in the first three innings.

Julian Merryweather, Ross Stripling, David Phelps, Tayler Saucedo and Trent Thornton came out of the bullpen for Toronto, coughing up six more runs.

Brad Miller and Nick Solak also homered for Texas (1-2), which rode a six-run fourth inning past the Blue Jays. Solak was 2-for-2 and scored four runs.

Starter Spencer Howard struck out five, but gave up six runs in just three innings. Brock Burke, Dennis Santana, John King, Josh Sborz and Joe Barlow shut down Toronto's potent offence the rest of the way.

After playing in centre field for the first two games of the season, Springer was moved to designated hitter. Still hitting leadoff, he sent a ball into the Blue Jays' bullpen in his first at-bat of the game.

Five batters later, Chapman's home run to deep left field scored Teoscar Hernandez and Lourdes Gurriel, Jr., to give Toronto an early 4-0 lead.

Chapman was acquired by Toronto in a March 16 trade with the Athletics.

The Blue Jays sent shortstop Kevin Smith, right-handed pitcher Gunnar Hoglund, left-handed starter Zach Logue and left-handed reliever Kirby Snead to Oakland for the all-star third baseman.

Solak replied for Texas in the second inning with a solo shot to right field just over the Rangers' bullpen to make it 4-1.

Jansen restored the