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Game #147: A’s vs Blue Jays Game Thread

This afternoon, the Athletics have a chance to win their second straight series if they can capture the rubber game against the Toronto Blue Jays, who remain in the race for the final American League wild-card slot. The A’s are once again rolling with the opener strategy today, a move necessitated by the numerous injuries […]

Happy Birthday Joey Hamilton

Today marks Joey Hamilton’s 56th birthday. Coincidentally, it’s also my middle son’s birthday—happy birthday, Tommy! Joey arrived in Toronto as part of one of the worst trades of the Gord Ash era. The Jays sent Woody Williams, Carlos Almanzar, and Peter Tucci to San Diego in exchange for him. Dave Stewart, who had just joined […]

Elephant Rumblings: A’s Season Nearing Completion

Happy Wednesday A’s fans, Last night, the Blue Jays evened this three-game series with a 4-2 victory, setting up this afternoon’s rubber match. With 15 games remaining in the regular season, the A’s main mission should be to avoid 100 losses while continuing to develop players ahead of what is hopefully a more competitive 2027 […]

Blue Jays aim for fourth consecutive series win in finale against Athletics

The Toronto Blue Jays earned a critical bounce-back win on Tuesday. They’ll look to parlay that into a series victory as they meet the Athletics in the finale of a three-game set on Wednesday in West Sacramento, Calif. (Sportsnet, Sportsnet+, 3 p.m. ET / noon PT). Toronto fumbled its way to a 6-5 loss in Monday’s opener before Jose Soriano pitched seven strong innings to even the series 1-1 with a 4-2 win. Now, it’ll be on the Blue Jays’ bullpen to keep things rolling as Braydon Fisher gets th...

Kevin Gausman reaping benefits of ’emotional’ Chicago Cubs trade

Kevin Gausman was on the Toronto Blue Jays team plane when he found out he was traded to the Chicago Cubs. He shared an emotional moment with manager John Schneider once he was made aware of the news. Gausman was in his fifth season with the Blue Jays, crafting his legacy with the franchise. At [...] The post Kevin Gausman reaping benefits of ’emotional’ Chicago Cubs trade appeared first on ChiCitySports .

AL wild-card roundup: Blue Jays remain one back of Guardians

The Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Guardians and Texas Rangers held serve Tuesday. The top three contenders for the final American League wild-card spot won their respective games, meaning the standings are unchanged in the tight race. The Guardians are one game up on the Blue Jays and 1.5 ahead of the Rangers. With wins in four of their last six, the Guardians have closed within two games of the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox. Those teams play a huge series next week in Cleveland. If the ...

Blue Jays’ Braydon Fisher to start bullpen game vs. A’s

The Toronto Blue Jays will go to a familiar opener for a bullpen game on Wednesday. Right-hander Braydon Fisher will make his ninth start of the season when he faces the Athletics in the series finale, the Blue Jays announced early Wednesday morning. Fisher last pitched on Sunday, throwing just 10 pitches against the Kansas City Royals. After using six pitchers in Monday’s series-opening loss, the Blue Jays needed only starter Jose Soriano (seven innings) and Spencer Miles (two innings) for Tu...

Blue Jays Beat Athletics (Sept 8)

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Yankees’ Cam Schlittler draws blunt label from teammate after stellar start vs Rockies

One day after Toronto Blue Jays ace Dylan Cease scuffled a bit versus the Athletics, Cam Schlittler strengthened his claim for the American League Cy Young Award by helping the New York Yankees (82-62) get some extra breathing room in the Wild Card standings. The 25-year-old starting pitcher decimated the Colorado Rockies (55-89) on Tuesday, […] The post Yankees’ Cam Schlittler draws blunt label from teammate after stellar start vs Rockies appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Soriano sets tone as Blue Jays rebound from sloppy loss

SACRAMENTO — John Schneider sat in the visitors’ dugout at Sutter Health Park before Tuesday’s first pitch as the temperature reached 33 C. With sweat forming on his brow, the Toronto Blue Jays manager brushed aside any talk of conditions, whether it be the recently completed series in Kansas City or here in Northern California. “This is what you play for,” said Schneider. “They understand that. I don’t think that the environment or the weather or anything has any bearing. We’ve got to go out ...

Blue Jays Win 4-2 to Even Series

The Athletics faced the Toronto Blue Jays in the second game of their three-game series. The Green and Gold mustered only a pair of solo home runs against Blue Jays starter José Soriano, whose gem carried the visitors to a series-evening 4-2 victory. A’s Waste Early Scoring Chance A’s center fielder Henry Bolte led off […]

Jays Beat A’s

Blue Jays 4 A’s 2 We got off to an early lead today; Josh Smith and Kazuma Okamoto each homered in the second inning. And we got two more in the sixth. We got singles from Nathan Lukes, Vladimir Guerrero and Alejandro Kirk to start the inning. Lukes scored on the Kirk single. And Vlad […]

Blue Jays’ Okamoto becomes fifth Japanese player to hit 30 homers in a season

Kazuma Okamoto has put his name among some of the greatest Japanese players to ever play in MLB. The Toronto Blue Jays rookie slugger belted a home run in the second inning against the Athletics on Tuesday to become the fifth Japanese player in league history to hit 30 home runs in a season. Okamoto joins Shohei Ohtani, Hideki Matsui, Seiya Suzuki and Munetaka Murakami as the only Japanese players to complete the feat. It’s just another accolade for Okamoto in what has been a sensational first...

Blue Jays rookie Kazuma Okamoto joins elite club with 30th home run of 2026

Blue Jays rookie Kazuma Okamoto reached another milestone on Tuesday night, crushing his 30th home run of the season against the Athletics. The solo shot made Okamoto the fifth Japanese-born player in MLB history to reach 30 homers in a season and the first Blue Jays rookie to accomplish the feat. Talkin’ Baseball highlighted the […] The post Blue Jays rookie Kazuma Okamoto joins elite club with 30th home run of 2026 appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Game #146: A’s vs Blue Jays Game Thread

Last night, the Athletics played spoiler by kicking off their homestand with a 6-5 walk-off win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Tonight, the A’s will look to continue their strong finish to the season and secure a second consecutive series victory. Right-hander Jack Perkins will make the start for the A’s. The 26-year-old enters his […]

The Blue Jays Must Stick to Jesús Sánchez’s Strengths

The Toronto Blue Jays have recently surged their way back into AL Wild Card contention thanks to some amazing efforts from star players like Dylan Cease and Alejandro Kirk. While they’ve been getting quality production on all sides of the ball from many of their key contributors, some of their depth options have been lacking as of late. In particular, Jesús Sánchez has gained some disdain from Blue Jays fans due to his poor defense and recent struggles at the plate. Sánchez clearly has his str...

How do the Red Sox shrink their Magic Number?

The Boston Red Sox are 80-65 with a magic number of 10. The Blue Jays are 72-73, eight back. The Guardians are right there too, fighting the Blue Jays for the right to chase Boston. Seventeen games remain. The Red Sox recently swept Baltimore in four games to get here—outscoring the Orioles 15-6 over a […]

The Blue Jays Must Stick to Jesús Sánchez’s Strengths

The Toronto Blue Jays have recently surged their way back into AL Wild Card contention thanks to some amazing efforts from star players like Dylan Cease and Alejandro Kirk. While they’ve been getting quality production on all sides of the ball from many of their key contributors, some of their depth options have been lacking […] The post The Blue Jays Must Stick to Jesús Sánchez’s Strengths appeared first on Just Baseball .

Elephant Rumblings: A’s Bullpen Finishing Strong

Happy Tuesday A’s fans! Last night, the Athletics kicked off their penultimate homestand of the season with a 6-5 walk-off victory against the Toronto Blue Jays. The A’s ability to cobble together a competent pitching staff was the team’s biggest concern entering the season, and boy, has that come to fruition. The team has the […]

Schlittler has one thought in mind vs. Rox … and it’s not the AL Cy Young Award race

SAN DIEGO — There are fewer than three weeks remaining in the regular season, which means every game carries heightened importance for the Yankees’ playoff destiny. Each Cam Schlittler start also contains a compelling side quest: to solidify his standing for the American League’s Cy Young Award. He’s back! Get tickets to see Aaron Judge at Yankee Stadium In the home stretch of a season-long battle for the award, Schlittler’s competition appears to be chiefly against the Blue Jays’ Dylan Cease....