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Blue Jays beat the Athletics again
In a game with seven home runs, Toronto gets a very important win over Oakland; the last game of this series (which is 2-0 in favor of the Canadians) will be played tomorrow.
The victory went to José Berríos (10-7), while the loss went to Paul Blackburn (0-2). In the eighth inning, Lourdes Gurriel hit a double that brought in three runs, which were the difference.
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Game over!
Khris David strikes out without a throw, and the last out of the game falls. Oakland Athletics fall again to Toronto Blue Jays.
9 | Up
Home run! Sean Murphy hits a two-run homer with a lift; Athletics get even closer on the board: 8-10.
9 | Up
Home run! Mark Canha hits a three-run home run (Matt Chapman and Austin Allen score); Oakland gets a little closer on the scoreboard.
8 | Down
Lourdes Gurriel hits a line-drive double to left field; Vladimir Guerrero, Bo Bichette and Teoscar Hernández score. Blue Jays now have ten runs.
7 | Down
Home run! Teoscar Hernández hits a three-run home run (Vladimir Guerrero, Bo Bichette and he scores); Toronto takes a significant lead back on the board.
7 | Down
Oakland Athletics cambia a su lanzador: Jake Diekman releva a Daulton Jefferies.
7 | Up
Chad Pinder grounds out after hitting a line drive to right field; Mark Canha converts the Athletics' third run.
7 | Up
Mark Canha hits a line single to left field; Matt Olson scores Oakland's second run.
End | 6
After six complete innings, Oakland is down 1-4 to Toronto.
End | 5 - Down
Lourdes Gurriel and Corey Dickerson hit a pop up and a grounder, respectively, to end the fifth inning. Blue Jays are still up on the scoreboard.
5 | Down
The first out of the inning falls after a fly by Bo Bichette that Chad Pinder catches in right field; meanwhile, Teoscar Hernández goes to first base after being hit by a pitch.
End | 5 - Up
Jed Lowrie and Mark Canha, with outfield runs, and Chad Pinder, via the strikeout, are eliminated. The Athletics cut the lead, but still trailed the Blue Jays on the scoreboard.
5 | Up
Home run! Matt Chapman hits a one-run homer; Oakland gets on the board.
End | 4 - Down
Vladimir Guerrero hits a line out, ending the fourth inning of the game. Toronto Blue Jays extended their lead over Oakland Athletics in this game.
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Oakland Athletics change their pitcher: Daulton Jefferies replaces Paul Blackburn.
4 | Down
Marcus Semien singles with a grounder to third base; Danny Jansen advances to third. With two outs, Blue Jays have runners on the corners.
4 | Down
Danny Jansen connects on a double with a line drive to left field; meanwhile, George Springer is ruled out after hitting a one-out roller to third base.
4 | Down
Home run! Breyvic Valera hits a two-run home run; Toronto is already up by four.
4 | Down
Lourdes Gurriel hits a line drive single to left field; meanwhile, Corey Dickerson is picked off after hitting a line out to second base.
End | 4 - Up
In a row, Josh Harrison, with a one-out walk, Tony Kemp, with a line out, and Matt Olson, via the strikeout.
The Oakland Athletics continue to struggle to get hits.
End | 3 - Down
Teoscar Hernández hits a ground ball for a forced out, as Bo Bichette is picked off in his attempt to advance to second base.
The third inning ended, in which the home side increased their lead.
3 | Down
Bo Bichette hits a line single to center field; George Springer advances to third base.
3 | Down
Marcus Semien (fly out to center field) and Vladimir Guerrero (via strikeout) are ruled out.
3 | Down
George Springer singles to first base after connecting on a line drive to right field.
3 | Down
Home run! Danny Jansen hits a one-run homer down a line between left and center field. Toronto extends its lead to 2-0.
With this home run by Lourdes Gurriel, Toronto is winning
Lorde: Solar Power ☀️
Lourdes: Piña Power 🍍 pic.twitter.com/tO722rOKxW — Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 4, 2021
End | 3 - Up
With one-out walks, Chad Pinder and Sean Murphy, and a strikeout, Syke Bolt, Oakland batters finish another inning without doing damage.
End | 2 - Down
Paul Blackburn gets his second strikeout of the game after overpowering Breyvic Valera. After two complete innings, Blue Jays are winning by one run.
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Corey Dickerson hits a double after a line drive to left field. With two outs, the home side has a runner on middle.
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Home run! Lourdes Gurriel hits a one-run home run with a fly out between left and center field. Toronto Blue Jays are already up 1-0.
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Bo Bichette and Teoscar Hernández are retired consecutively after connecting with outs on a line drive and a line drive, respectively.
End | 2 - Up
Matt Chapman and Jed Lowrie, after hitting fly outs, and Mark Canha, via strikeout, are retired. Quickly, the second inning of batting concludes for the Oakland Athletics.
End | 1 - Down
Quickly, Toronto's batters are retired in the roster: George Springer (on a grounder), Marcus Semien (on a strikeout) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr (on a fly ball).
End | 1 - Up
Double play! Matt Olson strikes out swinging and Tony Kemp is picked off after trying to get to second base. And that ends the first at-bat for the Athletics.
1 | Up
Tony Kemp is hit by a pitch from Jose Berrios; Oakland already has a runner on first base.
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The first out of the game falls after a Josh Harrison grounder that Marcus Semien sends to first base.
Playball!
José Berríos, of the Toronto Blue Jays, on the mound; Josh Harrison, of the Oakland Athletics, at bat.
What's next for Oakland?
After tomorrow's game, the next series for the Athletics will begin next Tuesday, when they host the Chicago White Sox, in what will be four very relevant games to continue their quest to be one of the American League wild cards.
What's next for Toronto?
After tomorrow's game, the Blue Jays will begin a four-game series on Monday that is critical to their wild card aspirations, as they face the visiting New York Yankees.
Toronto Blue Jays: batting leaders
AVG | Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: .316
R | Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 100
HR | Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 39
RBI | Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 97
SB | Bo Bichette: 21
Oakland Athletics: batting leaders
AVG | Matt Olson: .276
R | Matt Olson: 87
HR | Matt Olson: 32
RBI | Matt Olson: 89
SB | Starling Marte: 20
Athletics and Blue Jays, finalizing details
In a little more than half an hour, Oakland and Toronto will play the second game of their second series of the MLB campaign; tomorrow they will meet for the last time, at least in the regular season.
In their first series, which was a four-game series, they were tied at two games, played at RingCentral Coliseum in May.
Toronto Blue Jays hitters
1 | George Springer - DH
2 | Marcus Semien - 2B
3 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 1B
4 | Bo Bichette - SS
5 | Teoscar Hernández - RF
6 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - LF
7 | Corey Dickerson - CF
8 | Breyvic Valera - 3B
9 | Danny Jansen - C
Oakland Athletics hitters
1 | Josh Harrison - SS
2 | Tony Kemp - 2B
3 | Matt Olson - 1B
4 | Matt Chapman - 3B
5 | Jed Lowrie - DH
6 | Mark Canha - LF
7 | Chad Pinder - RF
8 | Sean Murphy - C
9 | Skye Bolt - CF
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Toronto Blue Jays | Starting Pitcher
Jose Berrios will start a game for the 27th time this season; his record is 9-7. He has a 3.53 ERA, 153 innings pitched and 162 strikeouts.
Oakland Athletics | Starting Pitcher
Paul Blackburn will make his fourth start of the season; he is 0-1. His ERA is 2.81; he has pitched 16 innings, striking out nine batters.
Toronto's present
Meanwhile, in the LA East, the Blue Jays are in fourth place after 71 wins and 62 losses, with a productivity of .534. In their last ten games, they are 6-4.
Oakland's Current Situation
In the LA West, the Athletics are in second place with 74 wins and 61 losses; their ERA is .548. In their ten most recent games, their record is 4-6.
What happened yesterday between the Athletics and Blue Jays?
This Friday, Oakland and Toronto played a very entertaining game, since everything was defined in the last inning; finally, and after coming from behind, the Canadians ended up winning 11-10.
The victory went to Jordan Romano (7-1), while the loss went to Sergio Romo (1-1); Marcus Semien defined the game in the last inning after hitting a three-run homer.
Oakland and Toronto, to continue with the series
This Saturday afternoon in Ontario, the Athletics and Blue Jays will play their second game of the second and last series between them this season, at least in the regular phase.
Both teams still aspire to be one of the American League wild cards, but to get one of those passes they will have to have a great closing of the season, so it is essential to win these games, especially because they are direct rivals for the goal they are pursuing, even though they are not in the same division.
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