Toronto Blue Jays edges Oakland Athletics 3-2
Game Summary
Toronto Blue Jays squeaked out a narrow win over Oakland Athletics, 3-2. Tension ran high from start to finish in this one-run thriller.
Key Players
Shea Langeliers led Oakland Athletics's offense, going 3-for-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI. Oakland Athletics reliever Scott Barlow threw 1.2 IP, 0 ER, 0 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Andrés Giménez led Toronto Blue Jays's offense, going 2-for-3, 3 RBI. Toronto Blue Jays reliever Louis Varland threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K and picked up a hold.
Pitching Report
Oakland Athletics starter Luis Severino: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 3 BB (84 pitches). Bullpen: 3.7 IP, 1 ER, 0 K (ERA 2.45).
Toronto Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 11 K, 0 BB (83 pitches). Quality start. K/IP of 1.83 reflects dominant strikeout stuff. Bullpen: 3.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 K (ERA 3.00).
Hitting Analysis
Oakland Athletics: 3 H, 2 RBI (team AVG 0.107). Includes 2 HR.
Multi-hit games: Shea Langeliers (3-for-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI).
Cleanup cold: Tyler Soderstrom (0-for-3), Brent Rooker (0-for-4), Jacob Wilson (0-for-4). The silence from the heart of the order proved costly.
Toronto Blue Jays: 7 H, 3 RBI (team AVG 0.250). 3 extra-base hits (0 HR) — impressive power display. Drew 4 walks, boosting on-base production.
Multi-hit games: Kazuma Okamoto (2-for-3), Ernie Clement (2-for-4), Andrés Giménez (2-for-3, 3 RBI).