Donaldson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 10th against his former club, Justin Smoak also homered in the inning for his second long ball of the day, and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided a sweep by beating the Athletics 7-5 on Wednesday. Pillar hit a three-run homer in the second after Smoak's solo shot earlier in the inning. The Jays' Justin Smoak, right, is congratulated by third base coach Luis Rivera after hitting the first of two solo home runs against Oakland on Wednesday. Trevor Plouffe's leadoff homer in the fourth for Oakland snapped a career-worst 0-for-25 hitting slump — a fourth homer in eight lifetime at-bats facing Toronto starter Francisco Liriano. The Blue Jays lefty struck out five and walked one in five innings, allowing three earned runs and six hits.

Source: CBC News June 07, 2017 23:26 UTC