Martin, Donaldson homer to help Blue Jays power past A's 5-2
Russell Martin homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Josh Donaldson went deep against his former team and the Toronto Blue Jays powered past the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Thursday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
5
Oakland Athletics
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Coliseum · 19,045 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Martin hit sacrifice fly to right, Encarnación scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Donaldson homered to right center (397 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Colabello doubled to right, Martin scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Reddick grounded into fielder's choice to second, Burns scored, Vogt out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 2-2
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Burns singled to right, Semien scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Martin homered to right center (391 feet), Valencia scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 5-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Davis grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Butler out at second.
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Advancing On Force 5-2
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Davis batting
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Play Result 5-2
Schultz relieved Dickey.
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Lineup Change 5-2
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Lineup Change 5-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Butler hit by pitch.
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Hit By Pitch 5-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Butler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Reddick lined out to center.
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Line Out 5-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Reddick batting
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Start Inning 5-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Travis grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Travis batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Pillar popped out to second.
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Pop Out 5-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Pillar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Colabello grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Head to Head
TOR wins series 2-1
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Billy BurnsCF35
Stephen VogtC21
Ben Zobrist2B18
Josh ReddickRF22
Billy ButlerDH36
Ike Davis1B24
Brett Lawrie3B15
Mark CanhaLF33
Marcus SemienSS10
TOR
Jose ReyesSS7
Josh Donaldson3B3
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin Encarnacion1B23
Danny ValenciaLF2
Russell MartinC55
Chris ColabelloDH15
Kevin PillarCF1
Devon Travis2B29
Substitutes
Ryan GoinsSS25
Justin Smoak1B46
Ezequiel CarreraLF41
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