Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays

MLB

Athletics

50-69

8-4

Final

Blue Jays

55-64

Rogers Centre

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
OAK	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8
TOR	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	4

Who won: Athletics 8-4

The Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Sunday, August 11, 2024 at Rogers Centre. The Athletics win the series 2-1. The Athletics outscored the Blue Jays 6-0 in the 1st inning. JJ Bleday went 3-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Athletics. Daulton Varsho went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Aug 11

Athletics use six-run first inning to beat Blue Jays 8-4, match 2023 win total with 50th victory

JJ Bleday and Zack Gelof both homered in a six-run first inning, JP Sears pitched seven innings to win his third straight start and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Sunday for their 50th win, matching their total from last...

What it means

Season series: OAK wins series 2-1.
Athletics 21-39 on the road; Blue Jays 29-31 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 29

Athletics' Zack Gelof sues Tigers after hitting metal fence

ESPN · Sep 28

Athletics 'not satisfied' with season derailed by injuries

ESPN · Sep 28

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Recap · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match

Preview · Sep 27

Pena leads Astros against the Athletics after 4-hit game

Recap · Sep 26

Bleday hits 24th homer, Lowder pitches 6 innings for first win since August as Reds beat Blue Jays

Preview · Sep 26

Athletics host the Houston Astros Saturday

Injuries and inactives

Athletics4th in AL West

Seth Johnson RP
Knee, Surgery, left
Out
Alika Williams SS
Upper Body, Soreness
Day-To-Day
Brent Rooker DH
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
J.T. Ginn SP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL
Max Muncy 3B
Knee, Soreness, left
10-Day-IL

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Anthony Santander RF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Cody Ponce SP
Knee, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Dylan Cease SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Jameson Taillon SP
Elbow, right
15-Day-IL
Shane Bieber SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Athletics4th in AL West

JP Sears SP

Probable starter · 11-13, 4.38 ERA, 137 K, 1.22 WHIP

Lineup

1Lawrence ButlerRF
2Brent RookerDH
3JJ BledayCF
4Seth Brown1B
5Abraham Toro3B
6Zack Gelof2B
7Kyle McCannC
8Daz CameronLF
9Max SchuemannSS

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Chris Bassitt SP

Probable starter · 10-14, 4.16 ERA, 168 K, 1.46 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerRF
2Daulton VarshoCF
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.DH
4Alejandro KirkC
5Ernie ClementSS
6Spencer Horwitz1B
7Davis SchneiderLF
8Leo Jimenez2B
9Luis De Los Santos3B

The series

OAK wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0 (Aug 10)

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Game info

Venue: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario · Attendance 38,797
Officials: Andy Fletcher (Home Plate Umpire), Jansen Visconti (First Base Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (Second Base Umpire), John Bacon (Third Base Umpire)