Oakland 4, Toronto 1
When: 7:07 PM ET, Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature:
75°
Umpires:
Home -
Doug Eddings, 1B -
Dana DeMuth, 2B -
Kerwin Danley, 3B -
Paul Nauert
Attendance:
20521
By SportsDirect Inc.
Rich Harden threw seven sensational innings for his first career victory in Canada as the Oakland Athletics defeated the host Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Tuesday night.
Harden (3-2), a British Columbia native, came into the night 0-2 with a 13.50 ERA in three career starts at the Rogers Centre. None of that mattered Tuesday, as the veteran lefty limited the powerhouse Blue Jays offense to a run on five hits with a pair of walks and eight strikeouts.
Andrew Bailey worked around a leadoff walk in the ninth inning for his 14th save.
Down 1-0 in the sixth, Josh Willingham's two-run homer over the left-field wall gave the Athletics the lead for good. It was Willingham's team-high 18th home run of the season and his second in as many games.
Kurt Suzuki added a solo shot in the seventh off losing pitcher Brett Cecil (4-5), who was charged with three runs on four hits over seven innings. He walked two and struck out five while seeing his personal three-game winning streak come to an end.
Ryan Sweeney provided extra insurance with a run-scoring single in the ninth.
Edwin Encarnacion provided the lone offense for the Blue Jays with a solo home run in the second inning that barely cleared the wall in left.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Oakland
|
6 |
2 |
12 |
.182 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Toronto
|
6 |
1 |
10 |
.188 |
19 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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