Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays

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Athletics

23-34, 14-15 Away

Final
0 - 12

Toronto Blue Jays

28-28, 17-12 Home

Blue Jays hit 4 home runs, use 8-run second inning to rout struggling Athletics 12-0

José Berríos (2-2) and two relievers combined on a four-hitter as the Blue Jays recorded their second straight shutout and fourth of the season. All four have come since May 20.

The Athletics have lost three straight and 14 of 15, getting outscored 117-44 in that span.

The A’s have been outscored by 101 total runs this season. They’ve lost by 10 or more runs an MLB-worst seven times.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer and George Springer added a solo shot for Toronto. Alejandro Kirk reached base four times, scored twice and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.

The A’s have allowed at least one home run in 11 consecutive games, giving up 25 total homers in that span. Athletics opponents have hit 84 home runs this season.

Berríos struck out nine in six innings to win for the first time since April 7 at Boston.

Athletics left-hander Jacob Lopez (0-3) allowed seven runs and six hits in 1 2/3 innings, his third straight losing start.

Position player Willie MacIver handled the final inning for the A’s, throwing pitches that averaged around 40 mph.

The Athletics have lost 12 of their past 16 games in Toronto, dating to 2019. They’re 9-24 there since 2014.

Key moment Clement drilled a three-run homer on the first pitch he saw from Lopez, then duplicated Guerrero’s trademark stop-start shuffle home run trot while rounding the bases.

Key stat Toronto had scored 11 total runs in the second inning through its first 55 games this season before Thursday’s outburst.

Up next Blue Jays RHP Chris Bassitt (4-3, 3.38 ERA) is scheduled to start Friday against Athletics LHP Jeffrey Springs (5-3, 3.97).

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Langeliers grounded out to second.
	9th Inning	Clarke struck out looking.
	9th Inning	MacIver grounded out to shortstop.
	8th Inning	Sánchez grounded out to third.
	8th Inning	Barger reached on infield single to second, Stefanic to second, Straw to third.
	8th Inning	Stefanic reached on infield single to second, Straw to second.

Statistics

ATH		TOR
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
11	Ground Balls	15
13	Strikeouts	3
0	Runs Batted In	12
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
4	Hits	18
0	Stolen Bases	1
2	Walks	5
0	Catcher Interference	0
0	Runs	12
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	1
30	At Bats	41
0	Home Runs	4
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
11	Runners Left On Base	18
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
1	Doubles	3
6	Fly Balls	24
0	Caught Stealing	0
138	Pitches	148
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	1
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
5	Total Bases	33
32	Plate Appearances	47
0.0	Projected Home Runs	648.0
1	Extra Base Hits	7
-0.1	Runs Created	14.3
.133	Batting Average	.439
.000	Pinch Hit Average	1.000
.167	Slugging Percentage	.805
.100	Secondary Average	.512
.188	On Base Percentage	.489
.354	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	1.294
1.8	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.6
-0.1	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	16.1
6.0	Batter Rating	85.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	10.3
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.31	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.15
.033	Isolated Power	.366
0.15	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	1.67
.063	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.106
-.033	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.073
0.0	Runs Produced	24.0
0.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.2	Patience Ratio	0.9
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.4
58.8	MLB Rating	129.3
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0