The visiting Oakland Athletics will go for their sixth series win in their last eight attempts on Sunday afternoon when they clash with the Toronto Blue Jays. The teams have split the first two games of the three-game set after Oakland won 1-0 on Saturday afternoon. Since July 1, the Athletics are 19-13, the third-best mark in the majors.
The Blue Jays, who are 3-2 on their six-game homestand, are 16-18 since the start of July. Toronto had two hits against four Oakland pitchers on Saturday, one a first-inning single by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to extend his hit streak to 22 games, matching his career best set in 2022.
He is hitting 40-for-81 (.494) with 10 homers and 22 RBIs on his current streak. Oakland is scheduled to start left-hander JP Sears (9-8, 4.
35 ERA) on Sunday. He is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in two career appearances (one start) against Toronto.
Toronto is slated to start former Oakland right-hander Chris Bassitt (9-10, 3.95). He is 2-0 with a 2.
31 ERA in five career starts against the Athletics. He pitched a season-best eight innings, allowing one run and four hits with seven strikeouts, in a no-decision outing on June 7 at Oakland. The lone run in Saturday's game came in the sixth inning against Toronto starter Yariel Rodriguez when Brent Rooker hit his 29th homer of the season.
The ball bounced off the top of the left-center-field wall, hit the rail and bounced back onto the field. Rooker stopped at second, but a video review quickly determined that it was a home run..