Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics

MLB

Blue Jays

77-63

2-5

Final

Athletics

43-97

Oakland Coliseum

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Athletics 5-2

The Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Oakland Coliseum. The Blue Jays win the series 2-1. The Athletics outscored the Blue Jays 3-0 in the 6th inning. Kevin Smith went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Athletics. Davis Schneider went 1-for-2 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Sep 6

Carlos Pérez and Kevin Smith homers power Athletics to a 5-2 win over Blue Jays

Carlos Pérez broke out of a lengthy batting slump with a two-run homer off Hyun Jin Ryu and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Wednesday.

What it means

Season series: TOR wins series 2-1.
Blue Jays 42-33 on the road; Athletics 24-47 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 29

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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

Hyun Jin Ryu SP

Probable starter · 3-3, 3.46 ERA, 38 K, 1.29 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerDH
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
3Davis Schneider2B
4Whit MerrifieldLF
5Cavan BiggioRF
6Santiago Espinal3B
7Ernie ClementSS
8Daulton VarshoCF
9Tyler HeinemanC

Athletics4th in AL West

JP Sears SP

Probable starter · 5-14, 4.54 ERA, 161 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Zack Gelof2B
2Brent RookerRF
3Ryan Noda1B
4Jordan DiazDH
5Carlos PerezC
6Kevin Smith3B
7Jonah Bride1B
8Nick AllenSS
9Esteury RuizCF

The series

TOR wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Blue Jays 7, Athletics 1 (Sep 5)

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Game info

Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 3,871
Officials: Mark Ripperger (Home Plate Umpire), Shane Livensparger (First Base Umpire), Dan Bellino (Second Base Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (Third Base Umpire)