AL: TORONTO (67-65) at OAKLAND (65-69) <h3>Blue Jays eye sweep of A's</h3> Toronto (67-65) at Oakland (65-69) 3:35 pm EDT OAKLAND, California (Ticker) - With their eye on completingtheir first three-game road sweep of the season, the TorontoBlue Jays meet the Oakland Athletics in the series finale onWednesday. Outside of a two-game sweep in Boston in April, the Blue Jayshave been unable sweep an opponent away from the Rogers Centrethis season. In fact, this is the first time all season theyhave taken the first two games of any road series that wentthree games or longer. Roy Halladay (14-6, 3.86 ERA) will make his third attempt tobecome the sixth American League pitcher to reach the 15-winclub. In his last outing on Friday - a 3-0 setback against theAngels - the righthander took the loss as he allowed three runsand 12 hits over eight frames. While Halladay is 4-4 in his 10 career starts against theAthletics, he has struggled keeping them in check with 5.55 ERA. Lenny DiNardo (8-7, 3.57) looks to end the month with a positiveouting after struggling on Friday - his first rough start inAugust. He surrendered six runs and eight hits over just twoinnings in a 12-2 loss against Tampa Bay, this after going 3-0with a 3.24 ERA in his first four turns this month. In nine appearances - two starts - against the Blue Jays, thelefthander is 0-2 with a 10.38 ERA.
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TORONTO AT OAKLAND -- LINEUPS TORONTO OAKLAND AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Vernon Wells CF .258 15 74 Mark Ellis 2B .260 16 56 Reed Johnson LF .257 2 12 Nick Swisher RF .269 17 63 Alex Rios RF .307 20 69 Jack Cust LF .269 22 71 Frank Thomas DH .265 21 79 Mike Piazza DH .273 5 33 Troy Glaus 3B .253 17 55 Dan Johnson 1B .234 13 49 Aaron Hill 2B .270 13 67 Marco Scutaro SS .253 7 36 Lyle Overbay 1B .254 8 40 Jack Hannahan 3B .265 2 8 Gregg Zaun C .223 6 35 Rob Bowen C .348 2 3 John Mcdonald SS .257 1 25 Jeff Davanon CF .250 0 3 Roy Halladay RHP (14-6, 3.86) Lenny Dinardo LHP (8-7, 3.57)</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND WARMUPS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY (14-6, 3.86) OAK - LENNY DINARDO (8-7, 3.57) UMPIRES: HP - MARVIN HUDSON 1B - ED MONTAGUE 2B - JERRY LAYNE 3B - BILL MILLER WEATHER: 79 Degrees, sunny WIND: 8 mph, in from right</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND STARTING BATS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY AND GREGG ZAUN OAK - LENNY DINARDO AND ROB BOWEN DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.258, 15 HR, 74 RBI) R JOHNSON (.257, 2 HR, 12 RBI) A RIOS (.307, 20 HR, 69 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY OAK - LENNY DINARDO DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.260, 16 HR, 56 RBI) N SWISHER (.269, 17 HR, 63 RBI) J CUST (.269, 22 HR, 71 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 N Swisher rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Cust lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 M Piazza dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 0 -- 0 OAKLAND - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.54 Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: L DiNardo 2-1. Batters faced: L DiNardo 3. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND CONFIRMED STARTERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY OAK - LENNY DINARDO</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MIKE PIAZZA SCORED NICK SWISHER. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M PIAZZA ON FIRST, J CUST ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0 OAKLAND 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.234, 13 HR, 49 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY MARCO SCUTARO SCORED JACK CUST. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M SCUTARO ON SECOND, M PIAZZA ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0 OAKLAND 2 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J HANNAHAN (.265, 2 HR, 8 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 0 OAKLAND 2 2 3 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY OAK - LENNY DINARDO DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.265, 21 HR, 79 RBI) T GLAUS (.253, 17 HR, 55 RBI) A HILL (.270, 13 HR, 67 RBI)</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS OAKLAND (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 N Swisher rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 J Cust lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 M Piazza dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 M Scutaro ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 6 2 3 2 1 1 4 BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (10, R Halladay). RBI - M Piazza (34), M Scutaro (37). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hannahan 2. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 0 -- 0 OAKLAND - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 3.94 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.54 Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 22-13; L DiNardo 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: R Halladay 0-2; L DiNardo 2-1. Batters faced: R Halladay 7; L DiNardo 3. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 0 0 OAKLAND 2 2 3 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY OAK - LENNY DINARDO DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: R BOWEN (.348, 2 HR, 3 RBI) J DAVANON (.250, 0 HR, 3 RBI) M ELLIS (.260, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS OAKLAND (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 Totals 6 0 0 0 3 1 7 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J McDonald 2. Team LOB - 3. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 N Swisher rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 J Cust lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 M Piazza dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 M Scutaro ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 6 2 3 2 1 1 4 BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (10, R Halladay). RBI - M Piazza (34), M Scutaro (37). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hannahan 2. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 00 -- 0 OAKLAND - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 3.94 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 3.51 Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 22-13; L DiNardo 44-22. Ground balls-fly balls: R Halladay 0-2; L DiNardo 3-2. Batters faced: R Halladay 7; L DiNardo 9. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 0 0 OAKLAND 2 0 2 4 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY OAK - LENNY DINARDO DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.257, 0-FOR-1) R JOHNSON (.255, 0-FOR-1) A RIOS (.307, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS OAKLAND (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 Totals 6 0 0 0 3 1 7 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J McDonald 2. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Overbay-A Hill-L Overbay). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 N Swisher rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .268 J Cust lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 M Piazza dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 M Scutaro ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 Totals 9 2 4 2 2 1 6 BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (10, R Halladay). RBI - M Piazza (34), M Scutaro (37). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hannahan 2. GIDP - N Swisher. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 00 -- 0 OAKLAND - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 2 4 2 2 2 1 0 3.92 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 3.51 Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 33-19; L DiNardo 44-22. Ground balls-fly balls: R Halladay 3-2; L DiNardo 3-2. Batters faced: R Halladay 11; L DiNardo 9. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 0 1 0 OAKLAND 2 0 2 4 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY OAK - LENNY DINARDO DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.271, 1-FOR-1) M PIAZZA (.276, 1-FOR-1, RBI) D JOHNSON (.233, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS OAKLAND (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Johnson lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307 F Thomas dh 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .267 T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .252 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 Totals 10 0 1 0 4 2 9 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Glaus 1, J McDonald 2. Team LOB - 5. FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Overbay-A Hill-L Overbay). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 N Swisher rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .268 J Cust lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 M Piazza dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 M Scutaro ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 Totals 9 2 4 2 2 1 6 BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (10, R Halladay). RBI - M Piazza (34), M Scutaro (37). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hannahan 2. GIDP - N Swisher. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 000 -- 0 OAKLAND - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 2 4 2 2 2 1 0 3.92 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 3 1 0 0 4 2 0 3.48 Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 33-19; L DiNardo 60-32. Ground balls-fly balls: R Halladay 3-2; L DiNardo 5-2. Batters faced: R Halladay 11; L DiNardo 14. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY ROB BOWEN SCORED MIKE PIAZZA. SINGLE BY ROB BOWEN SCORED DAN JOHNSON. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0 OAKLAND 4 END BOTTOM, 3RD</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 0 1 0 OAKLAND 2 0 2 4 6 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY OAK - LENNY DINARDO DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.270, 0-FOR-1) L OVERBAY (.253, 0-FOR-1) G ZAUN (.223, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS OAKLAND (4) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Johnson lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307 F Thomas dh 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .267 T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .252 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 Totals 10 0 1 0 4 2 9 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Glaus 1, J McDonald 2. Team LOB - 5. FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Overbay-A Hill-L Overbay). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 N Swisher rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .268 J Cust lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 M Piazza dh 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .279 D Johnson 1b 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .233 M Scutaro ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .255 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .260 R Bowen c 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .360 J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 Totals 13 4 6 4 4 1 9 BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (10, R Halladay). RBI - M Piazza (34), M Scutaro (37), R Bowen 2 (5). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro, R Bowen 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hannahan 2. GIDP - N Swisher. Team LOB - 4. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 000 -- 0 OAKLAND - 202 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 3 6 4 4 4 1 0 4.00 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 3 1 0 0 4 2 0 3.48 Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 56-31; L DiNardo 60-32. Ground balls-fly balls: R Halladay 4-3; L DiNardo 5-2. Batters faced: R Halladay 17; L DiNardo 14. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>
