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Stephen Piscotty made his home debut with right-handed Adrian Martinez, and Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Matt Chapman excited his old fans with three hits, including a home run, but not enough to prevent the Blue Jays from losing five straight games.
This is the first home series victory since taking three out of four from the Baltimore Orioles in April. A never dragged.
Oakland took the lead in the first 2-0, taking advantage of the two opening rounds by the Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi (3-5). Christian Bethancourt became a single on the first run, after which a double play grounder from Sean Murphy's bat played the second run.
Chapman's home run, the 12th season, also won Toronto in the second top. He also scored a single Cavan Biggio.
However, A took the lead with two runs and one-third, and the wilderness of Kikuchi played a big role again. He attacked Ramon Laureano and Betancourt in succession, setting the stage for Murphy's sacrifice fly. After three batters, Chad Pinder's walks left relief Trent Thornton.
Kikuchi hit four runs in the 21/3 innings, even though he allowed two hits. He hurt himself with five walks and two batters. He did not strike out.
Teoscar Hernandez hit a solo shot in the ninth home run of the season and kept Toronto within 4-3 in the fourth round, which was the final goal of the Blue Jays. did.
Martinez (2-1) completed 5 innings, allowing 3 runs and 8 hits. He hit five people and no one walked.
The rookie started his career with two road starts, beating the Detroit Tigers in May before losing to the Seattle Mariners in June.
Piscotty's home run was the second in the season and the fifth in the game.
Athletics Relief A.J. Puk, Domingo Acevedo, Zack Jackson and Lou Trivino ensured Martinez's victory, each throwing a scoreless inning.
Laureano and Nick Allen each scored two goals in A.
Chapman's 3 to 3 night included a single pair of Blue Jays that surpassed A's 10-4. Hernandez and Tapia each finished with two hits.
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