Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 8:40PM CST
Behind eight powerful innings from former Athletics ace Chris Bassitt, who allowed only one run, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated Oakland seven to one on Tuesday night, securing sole possession of the third American League wild card position.
Date: Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
Time: 8:40PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 4,751
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TOR |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Brown (15, Bassitt); Gelof (15, Bassitt)
Runs Batted In: J. Diaz (25)
2-out Runs Batted In: J. Diaz
Ground Into Double Play: Noda; J. Diaz
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Kemp 0-2, Brown 0-1, Noda 0-1, J. Diaz 1-1, Gelof 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Noda 1; Gelof 1

Intentional Walks: Guerrero Jr. (by Long).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Neal 0/4; Patton 1/4; Long 6/12; Waldichuk 10/22
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Neal-4-1-1-0; Patton-5-1-1-2; Long-2-1-2-9; Waldichuk-11-13-19-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Patton 0-2; Long 1-3; Waldichuk 9-3
Game Scores: K Waldichuk 64

Double Plays: 3 (Allen-Gelof-Noda , Gelof-Allen-Noda , J. Diaz-Gelof-Noda)
Errors: Kemp (6, throw)

Doubles: Kiermaier (16, Long); Espinal (11, Waldichuk); Kirk 2 (14, Waldichuk, Patton); Schneider (7, Long)
Runs Batted In: Kiermaier (33), Springer 3 (59), Merrifield (62), Biggio (29), Schneider (18)
2-out Runs Batted In: Biggio
Sacrifice Flies: Merrifield
Ground Into Double Play: Merrifield; Guerrero Jr.; Schneider
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-13 (Kiermaier 2-2, Springer 2-3, Merrifield 0-1, Biggio 0-2, Clement 0-1, Horwitz 0-2, Schneider 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Springer 1; Merrifield 2; Biggio 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Bassitt 16/29; Francis 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Bassitt-15-18-11-21; Francis-2-1-7-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Bassitt 9-6
Game Scores: C Bassitt 71

Double Plays: 2 (Schneider-Clement-Guerrero Jr. , Clement-Schneider-Guerrero Jr.)

Caught Stealing: Kiermaier (1, 2nd base by Waldichuk/Langeliers)
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