Robbie Ray struck out 10 whereas pitching one-hit ball into the seventh inning, Marcus Semien hit his 35th home speed and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 8-0 Sunday to full a 3-sport sweep.
Bo Bichette went 4 for 4, scored twice and drove in a speed and Alejandro Kirk homered as Toronto reached double figures in hits for the fourth straight sport. The Blue Jays absorb obtained seven of eight.
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The playoff-contending A’s absorb misplaced 14 of 20 after successful 12 of the old 15.
Ray (11-5) reached double digits in strikeouts for the fourth straight initiating up, the essential Blue Jays pitcher to full the feat. The last notice hit he allowed used to be a one-out double by Khris Davis within the fifth whereas going 6 2/3 innings.
The left-handed Ray has 212 strikeouts this season, 2nd to Original York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole (215) within the majors.
Ray posted victories in inspire-to-inspire starts for the essential time since successful at Tampa Bay on July 11 and beating Texas on July 16.
Oakland’s Starling Marte returned to the lineup in center self-discipline after sitting out Saturday, one day after he used to be hit on the helmet by a fastball from Toronto rookie proper-hander Alek Manoah. Marte went 0 for 4.
Blue Jays center fielder Randal Grichuk made an fabulous defensive play within the essential, a working opt on Marte’s liner to left-center. Even Marte gestured in approval of Grichuk’s sizable snatch on his methodology inspire to the dugout.
Semien hit a solo home speed within the third in opposition to his inclined group. Four batters later, Kirk hit a 3-speed drive off Cole Irvin (9-13).
Irvin allowed seven runs and eight hits in 2 1-3 innings, his shortest outing of the season. He is winless in three starts.
In allowing two home runs, Oakland pitchers ended a five-sport creep by which they’d allowed now no longer now no longer up to three homers per sport.
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TRAINER’S ROOM
Athletics: Manager Bob Melvin acknowledged RHP Chris Bassitt (proper facial fracture) is “progressing the methodology you can resolve on” in his recovery and can soon resume throwing. Bassitt used to be struck on the aspect of the head by a line drive in an Aug. 17 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Bassitt is 12-3 with a 3.06 ERA in 24 starts.
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Blue Jays: LHP Hyun Jin Ryu (12-8, 3.92) starts within the Bronx on Monday afternoon as the Blue Jays initiating up one other pivotal wild card sequence, this time in opposition to the Original York Yankees. RHP Jameson Taillon (8-5, 4.44) goes for the Yankees.
Athletics: Oakland returns home for a 3-sport sequence in opposition to the White Sox that begins Tuesday. RHP James Kaprielian (7-4, 3.87) starts for the Athletics. Chicago has now no longer named a starter.
