Rangers vs. Blue Jays: How to Watch Tonight’s Game for Free

The Toronto Blue Jays host the Texas Rangers tonight to open a three-game home series.

Texas remains in the AL wild-card hunt, but will need to get hot soon or they’ll run out of time. The Rangers sit 3.5 games behind the New York Yankees for the final wild-card spot, with the Cleveland Guardians just a half-game back of the slumping Bronx Bombers.

The Blue Jays, meanwhile, are cruising atop the AL East with a five-game lead over the Boston Red Sox and a 6.5-game cushion over New York. The offense is firing on all cylinders — $500-million man Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hitting .375 over his last 26 games with eight home runs and 21 RBIs, while Bo Bichette is batting .336 over the same stretch.

Chris Bassitt takes the mound for Toronto. He’s 11–6 with a 4.17 ERA and 128 strikeouts over 133.2 innings. After a stellar April in which he posted a 2.86 ERA, Bassitt has struggled since May, including a rough outing against the Baltimore Orioles last month, where he gave up six runs in just 2.1 innings. His last start against the Los Angeles Dodgers was also short-lived, allowing three earned runs on six hits in 4.2 innings.

Texas counters with ace Jacob deGrom, who at 37 is still putting up elite numbers. He’s 10–5 with a 2.86 ERA, though he’s posted a 4.73 ERA over his last seven starts — inflated by back-to-back rough games in which he surrendered five runs in five innings each. The Rangers will need him to shut down Toronto’s hot bats, as their own offense offers little support. Texas’s .232 team batting average ranks third-worst in the majors.

Rangers-Blue Jays Prediction

Expect a tight, low-scoring contest, with the Rangers eking out a win behind a strong deGrom performance.

Prediction: Rangers 3, Blue Jays 2

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers

Josh Smith — RF

Wyatt Langford — LF

Corey Seager — SS

Joc Pederson — DH

Evan Carter — CF

Marcus Semien — 2B

Rowdy Tellez — 1B

Josh Jung — 3B

Kyle Higashioka — C

Starting Pitcher: Jacob deGrom (RHP), 10–5, 2.86 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 143 strikeouts 

Toronto Blue Jays

1. Nathan Lukes — RF

2. Bo Bichette — DH

3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — 1B

4. Addison Barger — 3B

5. Daulton Varsho — CF

6. Alejandro Kirk — C

7. Joey Loperfido — LF

8. Ernie Clement — SS

9. Andres Gimenez — 2B

Starting Pitcher: Chris Bassitt (RHP), 11–6, 4.17 ERA, 128 strikeouts, 1.32 WHIP

How to Watch Rangers vs. Blue Jays

First pitch for tonight’s Rangers-Blue Jays game is set for 7:07 PM Eastern/6:07 PM Central at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada.

This game will not be aired on Rangers Sports Network, Victory+, SportsNet, or any national cable channel. It’s streaming exclusively on Apple TV+, as part of its “Friday Night Baseball” package.

Apple TV+ subscriptions start at $9.99/month, but if you’ve purchased a new iPhone, you may be eligible for a free trial that’ll enable you to watch tonight’s game for free.

This offer may be available even if it’s been some time since you’ve bought your iPhone — as long as you’ve never activated the offer before.

Texas Rangers vs. Toronto Blue Jays

First Pitch: 7:07 PM Eastern

Venue: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario 

TV/Streaming: Apple TV+