This evening the Toronto Blue Jays go for their 10th straight win as they host the Oakland A’s in game 2 of their 3 game series.
Oakland A’s (51-63) @ Toronto Blue Jays (62-52)
The Jays notched their 9th straight win with a 4-2 home win versus the A’s last night. Starter Drew Hutchison grabbed his 11th win of the season (compared to just 2 losses) as he pitched 7 innings while allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits. He struck out 6 and walked 2 batters. He threw 82 pitches in the game. Here’s how the other pitchers fared in relief for the Jays:
- Reliever Aaron Sanchez pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 1 batter.
- Closer Robert Osuna nailed down his 11th save of the season as he pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 2 batters.
Right-fielder Jose Bautista hit his 27th home run of the season. He was 1 for 4 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 79th of the season. He also struck out 1 time. 1st baseman Justin Smoak was 1 for 4 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 36th of the season. He doubled for the 9th time this season. He also walked 1 time. 2nd baseman Ryan Goins was 0 for 2 with 1 run batted in. The rbi was his 28th of the season. He also walked 1 time and struck out once. Designated hitter Chris Colabello was 3 for 4 with 1 run scored. He hit 2 doubles in the game to bring his doubles total to 15 on the season. He also struck out 1 time. Center-fielder Kevin Pillar was 1 for 3. He struck out 1 time. The Blue Jays had 6 hits in the game. This evening their starting pitcher is right-handed R.A. Dickey. Dickey is 6-10 with a 3.93 era and 93 strikeouts in 151 innings pitched. He’s made 23 starts this season. In his last start, a no-decision on August 7th at the New York Yankees, he pitched 7 innings while giving up an earned run on 6 hits. He allowed 1 home run. He struck out 3 and walked 2 batters. He threw 113 pitches in the game. He is 3-0 in his last 4 starts.
The Oakland A’s had their 3 game winning streak snapped with last night’s 4-2 loss at Toronto. Starter Kendall Graveman suffered the loss as he pitched 4.2 innings while allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He walked 1 and struck out 4 batters. Reliever Evan Scribner pitched 1.1 innings while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 2 batters. Reliever Arnold Leon pitched 2 innings while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 3 batters. Designated hitter Danny Valencia was 1 for 4 with 1 run batted in. The rbi was his 35th of the season. He doubled for the 16th time this season. He also struck out 2 times. Center-fielder Billy Burns was 2 for 4 with 1 run batted in. The rbi was his 24th of the season. Shortstop Marcus Semien was 1 for 2 with 1 run scored. He also struck out 1 time. Catcher Stephen Vogt was 1 for 4. He hit his 16th double of the season. He also struck out 1 time. The Athletics had 6 hits in the game. Tonight their starting pitcher is right-handed Aaron Brooks. Brooks is 1-0 with a 2.41 era and 15 strikeouts in 18.2 innings pitched. He’s made 2 starts this season. In his last start, a no-decision on August 6th at home against the Astros, he pitched 7 innings while allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits. He struck out 7 batters and walked 1. He threw 108 pitches in the game. This is his 2nd season in MLB, he spent his rookie season and some of this season with the Kansas City Royals before being acquired by the A’s.
Toronto is 37-21 at home this season. They have scored 601 runs and allowed 470 runs on the season. Oakland is 24-29 on the road this season. They have scored 465 runs and allowed 432 runs on the season.
This is the 5th meeting of the season between the Blue Jays and the Athletics. The Blue Jays have won 3 of the previous 4 meetings. Including tonight the 2 teams play 2 more times this season.
Prediction: The Jays are on quite the roll and have pulled to within a half game of the Yankees for the AL East division lead. I don’t see this train stopping yet.
Take the Blue Jays 1.52 (Bet365)
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