A’s Fall to Blue Jays, Split Four Game Series

After winning the first two games to start their four games series against the Blue Jays, the A's lost the final two to earn a split.

Tommy Milone struggled yet again, allowing six runs in six innings, and now has a .500 record at 9-9.

It wasn't as if the A's didn't provide him with enough offense. Josh Reddick broke a 1-1 tie in the third with a monster three-run shot into right field, putting the A's up 4-1.

But Milone gave it up quickly. He promptly gave up a two run shot to Edwin Encarnacion in the fourth, and allowed three more runs to score on a series of hits with two outs in the fifth. Just like that, it was 6-4 Blue Jays.

The A's would battle back, and cut the lead to one after a Coco Crisp RBI double in the seventh, but that would be it. The Jays bullpen allowed just the one run in three innings, and the A's fell 6-5 to the Blue Jays.

With the loss, Oakland is now 58-50 and is still tied for the top wild card spot in the AL. They have a huge series coming up against the Angels, who are trailing them by just a half game.

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