Toronto 7, Oakland 0
When: 10:05 PM ET, Thursday, August 18, 2011
Where: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature:
59°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Estabrook, 1B -
Greg Gibson, 2B -
Gerry Davis, 3B -
Todd Tichenor
Attendance:
12220
By SportsDirect Inc.
Ricky Romero pitched a three-hit shutout to win his fifth straight start as the Toronto Blue Jays cruised to a 7-0 victory over the host Oakland Athletics on Thursday.
Colby Rasmus had three hits and a homer as Toronto went deep for the 12th straight game and won for the fifth time in six contests.
Romero (12-9) struck out six and walked two while pitching his second shutout of the season and third career. Romero has allowed just four runs and 14 hits during his five-game winning streak.
Rasmus followed Edwin Encarnacion’s run-scoring single with a two-run homer in the fourth as Toronto took a 4-0 lead.
J.P. Arencibia hit a two-run single in the sixth as the Blue Jays increased their lead to seven.
Brett Lawrie and Adam Lind also had run-scoring singles for Toronto.
Oakland starter Trevor Cahill (9-12) lost for the seventh time in eight decisions. He gave up seven runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Toronto
|
11 |
1 |
17 |
.297 |
15 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Oakland
|
3 |
0 |
4 |
.097 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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