BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday to open a three-game series. Pittsburgh has gone 34-29 at home and 52-73 overall. Pirates pitchers have a collective 4.04 ERA, which ranks eighth in the NL.

It’s been some time since the Rangers enjoyed a comfortable blowout win where the outcome seemed ready to print in the win column long before the final out. Today, thanks to four home runs and 15 overall hits from the lineup, Texas prevented the Blue Jays from completing a weekend sweep in Canada.