Teoscar Hernández hit his 100th profession house speed, José Berríos took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and the Blue Jays survived a dreary alarm to beat the Oakland Athletics 10-8 Saturday, Toronto’s sixth grab in seven video games.
“The predominant was as soon as Berríos,” Blue Jays supervisor Charlie Montoyo talked about. “All the pieces starts on the mound. He was as soon as excellent. He commanded his fastball. When he does that, he’s the person that we notion we were going to uncover.”
Berríos (10-7) allowed three runs and 4 hits in 6 2-3 innings to grab assist-to-assist starts, beating Oakland for the predominant time in seven profession conferences. He walked none and struck out seven.
“The last two outings I’ve been in a suppose to detect my fastball to every facet of the plate,” Berríos talked about. “That’s why my secondary pitches work successfully off the fastball.”
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Berríos has no longer walked a batter in three straight outings, matching the longest such lag of his profession.
“He’s a competitor,” Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen talked about after working with Berríos for the predominant time. “I had a blast.”
With the defeat, the Athletics misplaced more ground in the AL wild card flee, dropping four video games in the assist of Boston after the Pink Sox beat Cleveland 4-3 Saturday. Toronto is 5 video games assist.
Breyvic Valera hit a two-speed homer while Jansen and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. every had solo shots because the Blue Jays boosted their house speed entire to 204. San Francisco had 201 house runs entering play Saturday.
Oakland pitchers allowed no longer decrease than three house runs for the fifth straight sport, extending a uncertain franchise story.
Designate Canha hit a 3-speed homer for Oakland and finished with four RBIs. Sean Murphy added a two-speed blast and Matt Chapman hit a solo shot.
The Athletics scored 5 runs in the ninth however quiet misplaced for the third time in four video games. Oakland has scored no longer decrease than six runs in all three of these losses.
Hernández’s milestone homer was as soon as a 3-speed shot off Jake Diekman in the seventh. It was as soon as his 24th of the season and second in two video games.
Gurriel’s homer, his 16th, was as soon as also his second in two video games. He hit a sport-tying gargantuan slam in the eighth inning of Toronto’s 11-10 victory Friday.
Gurriel added a 3-speed double off Burch Smith in the eighth. Gurriel finished 3 for five with four RBIs.
Jansen’s homer was as soon as his sixth and Valera’s was as soon as his first. Jansen went 3 for 4 with two doubles.
All nine Blue Jays starters had no longer decrease than one hit as Toronto finished with 15.
Berríos hit the second batter of the sport, Tony Kemp, however Kemp was as soon as caught stealing as a part of a double play as Matt Olson struck out to cease the predominant.
It was as soon as the predominant time Oakland had been caught stealing in 22 makes an are trying, snapping their lag one timid of matching the group story.
Berríos situation down the subsequent nine batters in enlighten earlier than Chapman linked to originate the fifth, his 24th.
Berríos left after Designate Canha’s two-out RBI single in the seventh. Adam Cimber got right here on and gave up an RBI single to Chad Pinder earlier than Sean Murphy grounded into a fielder’s desire.
Joakim Soria began the ninth however allowed all four batters he confronted to attain, giving up Canha’s homer and leaving with a runner initially.
Jordan Romano got right here on and gave up Murphy’s homer, his 16th, then retired the subsequent three batters, inserting out Khris Davis to cease it.
Montoyo talked about Romano would no longer be accessible Sunday after pitching in assist-to-assist video games.
Oakland’s Paul Blackburn (0-2) allowed four runs and nine hits in 3 2-3 innings.
“That’s a enticing good lineup to check out to navigate thru,” Athletics supervisor Bob Melvin talked about. “You are trying to restrict your walks in opposition to them, which he did, however clearly they got their allotment of hits off him.”
Oakland’s Starling Marte was as soon as held out of the starting lineup after being hit on the left facet of his head Friday by a fastball from Alek Manoah. Melvin talked about Marte was as soon as quiet sore, however is no longer notion to appreciate a concussion. Marte was as soon as working out earlier than the sport to glance how his body answered to process, Melvin talked about.
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Toronto scored 10 or more runs for the 18th time. Simplest Cincinnati (19) has performed it more steadily this season.
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The Blue Jays appreciate had 10 or more hits in 57 video games this season, one timid of Houston’s ML-main entire.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: INF Cavan Biggio (assist, elbow) took batting put collectively earlier than the sport. He’s anticipated to originate a rehab project with Triple-A Buffalo next week.
ROSTER MOVES:
Toronto added INF/OF Jake Lamb to the roster and optioned LHP Kirby Snead to Triple-A. The Blue Jays claimed Lamb off waivers Friday from the Chicago White Sox.
UP NEXT
LHP Robbie Ray (10-5, 2.71) starts for Toronto in Sunday’s series finale. Ray has allowed two earned runs or fewer in 10 of his previous 11 starts. LHP Cole Irvin (9-12, 3.74) goes for the Athletics.
