Blue Jays baserunner Ryan Goins is tagged out at home plate by Athletics catcher Stephen Vogt in the third inning Tuesday night in Oakland, Calif. ( Ben Margot / AP )OAKLAND, Calif. — It was the Oakland Athletics who were struggling heading into this week’s series against the Blue Jays, but Toronto who looked the part in a second consecutive loss here on Tuesday night. Poor baserunning and some sloppy defence proved costly for the Blue Jays in a 4-1 loss to Oakland that guaranteed the visitors would leave California with its first series loss since a mid-May battle with Baltimore. The Blue Jays, who entered the game 0-for-32 with runners in scoring position, added two more to that total early on before Josh Donaldson singled against Athletics right-hander Jesse Hahn (2-4) in the third inning with Travis fill-in Ryan Goins sitting on second base. The Jays starter walked Vogt and then gave up a line-drive double to Mark Canha that Ezequiel Carrera fumbled. But a single by shortstop Adam Rosales a batter later scored Canha and put the Athletics ahead 2-1.

Source: thestar June 07, 2017 06:11 UTC