MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
06/09/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1553 - SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (29-37) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 14 1
Oakland Athletics (35-32) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 11 0
Clutch Hitting Delivers Win for Athletics
Brent Rooker knocked in 3 runs to help Oakland beat Toronto, 6-3. Rooker produced 2 singles and 1 home run. Oakland reliever Chad Smith got the win, raising his record to 1-0. Rowan Wick was tagged with the loss. The Athletics are now 35-32, while the Blue Jays fall to 29-37.

Oakland won the game in the bottom of the tenth inning. With one out and Tim Mayza on the mound for Toronto, third baseman Curtis Mead hit a dramatic 3-run home run, bringing Athletics fans to their feet.

In postgame comments, Mead said, "I think we gave the fans their money's worth."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254 1 16
   a-O. Lopez PH, RF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .212 1 8
J. Kasevich 2B, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
B. Bichette SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .275 8 29
M. Garver C 5 1 2 1 0 2 5 .271 14 38
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .244 9 22
G. Springer RF, CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .255 5 30
O. Herrera LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .228 5 18
   b-C. Doughty PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .168 3 13
A. Kirk DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .250 1 14
S. Espinal 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .277 3 16
   c-M. Moniak PH, RF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .287 3 18
Totals 44 3 14 3 0 11 28      
a - O. Lopez pinch hit for K. Kiermaier in the 6th
b - C. Doughty pinch hit for O. Herrera in the 8th
c - M. Moniak pinch hit for S. Espinal in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Garver (14, 3rd Inning off D. Jefferies, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kiermaier , J. Kasevich 2 , B. Bichette 2 , M. Garver 5 , G. Springer , O. Herrera , C. Doughty , A. Kirk 2 , M. Moniak 2
2-out RBI: M. Garver
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiermaier , O. Lopez 2 , M. Garver , G. Springer 2 , S. Espinal
Hit by Pitch: J. Kasevich , G. Springer
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Kiermaier (8) , O. Herrera (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Garver (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ruiz CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .263 4 19
T. Story SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240 9 21
Z. Gelof DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .263 13 40
B. Rooker 1B 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .276 14 43
T. Soderstrom C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .255 10 29
   c-Y. Pozo PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .324 1 11
S. Brown LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .169 6 24
C. Mead 3B 5 1 1 3 0 2 0 .239 6 33
C. Capel RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .233 3 24
N. Allen 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .175 0 11
   a-C. Dickerson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 0 6
   b-A. Diaz 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 3 13
Totals 39 6 11 6 3 12 19      
a - C. Dickerson pinch hit for N. Allen in the 9th
b - A. Diaz substituted for C. Dickerson in the 10th
c - Y. Pozo pinch hit for T. Soderstrom in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Capel (11, 4th Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Rooker (14, 3rd Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Mead (6, 10th Inning off T. Mayza, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Ruiz 2 , T. Story , B. Rooker 6 , Y. Pozo , C. Mead 4 , C. Capel 3 , N. Allen
2-out RBI: , B. Rooker 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ruiz , Z. Gelof , S. Brown , N. Allen
Hit by Pitch: B. Rooker
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Ruiz (22)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gausman 5.1 8 3 3 2 7 1 103 3.62   
J. Norwood 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.24   
C. Green 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 28 4.80   
R. Wick L (0-1) 0.1 0 1 1 0 1 0 9 4.56   
T. Mayza 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 4 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gausman 45
Batters Faced: K. Gausman 26, J. Norwood 6, C. Green 6, R. Wick 2, T. Mayza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gausman 4-5, J. Norwood 2-2, C. Green 1-1, R. Wick 0-0, T. Mayza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gausman 103-64, J. Norwood 21-13, C. Green 28-18, R. Wick 9-4, T. Mayza 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Norwood 1-0 , R. Wick 1-0 , T. Mayza 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Wick
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jefferies 5.2 8 3 3 0 4 1 82 3.70   
K. Snead 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 2.02   
L. Trivino 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.57   
Z. Jackson 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 27 1.78   
J. Ginn 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2.66   
C. Smith W (1-0) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jefferies 45
Batters Faced: D. Jefferies 27, K. Snead 8, L. Trivino 2, Z. Jackson 5, J. Ginn 2, C. Smith 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jefferies 6-7, K. Snead 1-3, L. Trivino 1-0, Z. Jackson 0-0, J. Ginn 0-0, C. Smith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jefferies 82-55, K. Snead 28-16, L. Trivino 3-2, Z. Jackson 27-16, J. Ginn 8-6, C. Smith 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Snead 2-0 , L. Trivino 1-0
WP: D. Jefferies
Hit Batsmen: D. Jefferies 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brent Rooker
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 34709
Special Notes: RP J.T. Ginn was injured while pitching.
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