Donaldson's hit in 9th helps Blue Jays avoid sweep by A's
Josh Donaldson hit a tiebreaking two-run double with two outs in the ninth against his former team and the Blue Jays held on for a 5-3 win over the Athletics on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
5
Oakland Athletics
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Oakland Coliseum · 21,626 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 5-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Donaldson doubled to left, Burns and Lake scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Alonso doubled to deep left, Valencia and Davis scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Semien homered to center (408 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Tulowitzki homered to center (412 feet), Martin scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: 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 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 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 1-0
Encarnación singled to deep left center, Donaldson to second, Donaldson scored, Encarnación to second on error by left fielder Davis.
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Error 1-0
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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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End Inning 5-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
McBride flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
McBride batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Healy struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Healy batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Smolinski fouled out to third.
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Foul Out 5-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Smolinski batting
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Play Result 5-3
Osuna relieved Grilli.
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Play Result 5-3
Burns at first base.
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Start Inning 5-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Lineup Change 5-3
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End Inning 5-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Saunders struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Saunders batting
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Play Result 5-3
Schuster relieved Axford.
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Head to Head
OAK 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
Jed Lowrie2B8
Marcus SemienSS10
Josh ReddickRF22
Danny Valencia1B2
Khris DavisLF11
Billy ButlerDH36
Jake SmolinskiCF9
Ryon Healy3B45
Matt McBrideC33
Substitutes
Yonder AlonsoDH13
TOR
Devon Travis2B29
Josh Donaldson3B3
Edwin EncarnacionDH23
Russell MartinC55
Michael SaundersLF25
Troy TulowitzkiSS12
Kevin PillarCF1
Justin Smoak1B46
Junior LakeRF48
Substitutes
Andy Burns1B29
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