TORONTO - Takeaways and observations from the Rangers 3-1 10-inning walkoff loss to Toronto Tuesday:
THREE TAKEAWAYS
-- Walk it off: This is not a good trend. The Rangers have now suffered walkoff losses in all four of their road series this season. They have not won on a walkoff this season at home. They lost the lead on a leadoff homer by Justin Smoak in the ninth inning. Then Smoak homered off Phil Klein with one out and a runner aboard in the 10th inning.
-- Survival of the fittest: Jake Diekman won an evolving battle against Darwin Barney for a key strikeout in the seventh inning.