Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics

MLB

Blue Jays

77-62

7-1

Final

Athletics

42-97

Oakland Coliseum

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Blue Jays 7-1

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Oakland Coliseum. The Blue Jays win the series 2-1. The Blue Jays outscored the Athletics 6-1 in the 7th inning. George Springer went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Sep 6

Bassitt goes 8 strong for Jays, who improve playoff positioning in 7-1 win ove Athletics

Former Athletics ace Chris Bassitt allowed one run in eight strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays took sole possession of the third AL wild card spot with a 7-1 win over Oakland on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: TOR wins series 2-1.
Blue Jays 42-32 on the road; Athletics 23-47 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

Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale

Recap · Sep 27

Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale

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

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

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

Probable starters

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Chris Bassitt SP

Probable starter · 16-8, 3.60 ERA, 186 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerDH
2Davis Schneider2B
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4Whit Merrifield2B
5Alejandro KirkC
6Cavan BiggioRF
7Ernie ClementSS
8Santiago Espinal3B
9Kevin KiermaierCF

Athletics4th in AL West

Ken Waldichuk SP

Probable starter · 4-9, 5.36 ERA, 132 K, 1.56 WHIP

Lineup

1Zack Gelof2B
2Tony KempLF
3Ryan Noda1B
4Seth BrownRF
5Jordan Diaz3B
6Shea LangeliersC
7Tyler SoderstromDH
8Esteury RuizCF
9Nick AllenSS

The series

TOR wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Blue Jays 6, Athletics 5 (Sep 4)

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Game info

Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 4,751
Officials: Phil Cuzzi (Home Plate Umpire), Mark Ripperger (First Base Umpire), Shane Livensparger (Second Base Umpire), Dan Bellino (Third Base Umpire)