Desmond doing his part to jump-start Rangers’ offense

ARLINGTON — Runs haven’t exactly been coming in bunch for the Texas Rangers in the first two games of the postseason, where the American League West champs have been unable to continue what worked so well for them during the regular season.

Though they scored two runs in the eighth to make things more interesting, the Rangers’ offense again mostly eluded them in their 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays in Game 2 of the AL Division Series on Friday afternoon. Texas is now one game away from being swept by a Toronto club that slugged four home runs to inch closer to the series win.

“We just came up a little bit short,” Ian Desmond said. “We put ourselves in some good positions today. We just weren’t able to capitalize.”

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Desmond did his part, however. The center fielder logged three hits and drove in two of the Rangers’ three runs, matching his …

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