Blue Jays win 9th straight, beat Athletics 4-2
Jose Bautista hit a solo home run, Drew Hutchison pitched seven strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays won their ninth straight game, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
2
Toronto Blue Jays
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| TOR | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Burns singled to center, Semien scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Bautista homered to left (419 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Goins grounded out to second, Smoak scored, Pillar to second.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Smoak doubled to deep left, Martin scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 1-1
Martin safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Semien, Colabello scored.
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Error 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Valencia doubled to center, Reddick scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: 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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End Inning 2-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Davis struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Davis batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Lawrie flied out to center.
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Fly Out 2-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Lawrie batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Vogt doubled to deep right.
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Double 2-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Vogt batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Valencia struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Valencia batting
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Play Result 2-4
Osuna relieved Sanchez.
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Start Inning 2-4
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-4
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Lineup Change 2-4
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Lineup Change 2-4
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End Inning 2-4
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Smoak flied out to center.
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Fly Out 2-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Smoak batting
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Head to Head
TOR wins series 3-0
Injuries
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTOR
Troy TulowitzkiSS12
Josh Donaldson3B3
Jose BautistaRF19
Chris ColabelloDH15
Russell MartinC55
Justin Smoak1B46
Kevin PillarCF1
Ryan Goins2B25
Ben RevereLF25
Substitutes
Cliff PenningtonDH7
OAK
Billy BurnsCF35
Coco CrispLF4
Josh ReddickRF22
Danny ValenciaDH2
Stephen VogtC21
Brett Lawrie3B15
Ike Davis1B24
Marcus SemienSS10
Eric Sogard2B4
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