A's Dominance Early On 
What a game! The Oakland Athletics came out swinging from the get-go and never looked back, securing a dominant 8-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Our boys started hot and put up an incredible 6-run inning right in the first!Lawrence Butler got things rolling with a double to right field. It wasn't long before Brent Rooker reached on an infield single, scoring Butler thanks to a throwing error by Blue Jays first baseman Spencer Horwitz. JJ Bleday, not to be outdone, crushed a homer to right center, putting us up 3-0. Just when we thought it couldn't get better, Zack Gelof belted a 407-foot homer to center, driving in Seth Brown.
Butler shone again later in the inning, delivering an RBI single to left, bringing Daz Cameron home. We ended the first inning with a stunning 6-0 lead. Honestly, what a dream start!
Maintaining the Lead 
Even though the Blue Jays tried to chip away at our lead, we kept them at bay. In the 4th inning, JJ Bleday continued his impressive show with an RBI single, and the score was 7-0. The Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho managed to hit a solo homer, but it didn't shake our lead.Brent Rooker delivered again with an RBI double in the 6th, making it 8-1. The Jays tried to rally late in the 8th inning, scoring 3 runs off clutch hits by Luis De Los Santos and George Springer, but it wasn’t enough to bridge the gap we had created.
Closing Off Strong 
In the 9th inning, our guys wrapped things up efficiently. Mason Miller took charge and shut down the Jays with ease. We saw fly outs by Alejandro Kirk and Ernie Clement, and a grounding out of Spencer Horwitz, sealing our victory magnificently.A solid win, folks, and what a performance by our sluggers and pitchers. Let's keep this momentum going! Go A's!
Scoreboard for Athletics @ Blue Jays (August 11th, 2024)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 |