AL: TORONTO (66-65) at OAKLAND (65-68) <h3>Athletics try to snap four-game slide against Blue Jays</h3> Toronto (66-65) at Oakland (65-68), 10:05 pm EDT OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics will lookto end a four-game losing streak when they take on the TorontoBlue Jays on Tuesday. The Athletics took the first game of a four-game series againstthe Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 12-2, on Thursday before beingoutscored 33-9 over the final three games. Their losing wayscontinued on Monday when the Blue Jays scored four times in the12th inning en route to a 6-2 victory. Chad Gaudin (10-9, 4.12 ERA) led the Athletics to their last winon Thursday, and will look to get them back on track when hetakes the mound on Tuesday. Gaudin surrendered just one run onfive hits in seven innings while striking out a career high 10batters against the Devil Rays. Despite the win, the24-year-old righthander is just 2-4 in his last six starts. The Blue Jays are 4-6 in their last 10 games, including athree-game sweep at the hands of the Athletics last week.Rookie Jesse Litsch (5-6, 3.44) will look to give Toronto someretribution when he toes the rubber. Litsch is 1-2 in his last three starts despite allowing just twoearned runs in each of those outings. During his last start,the 22-year-old righthander gave up three runs - two earned - onsix hits in 6 1/3 innings while striking out two en route to a5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Litsch has faced Oakland once this season, allowing two unearnedruns on seven hits over seven innings but did not factor in thedecision as the Blue Jays suffered a 3-1 setback.
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 Shannon Stewart LF .289 10 40 Reed Johnson LF .258 2 12 Mark Ellis 2B .261 16 56 Alex Rios RF .306 20 68 Nick Swisher CF .269 17 63 Matt Stairs DH .291 15 46 Jack Cust RF .268 22 69 Troy Glaus 3B .254 17 55 Mike Piazza DH .274 5 33 Lyle Overbay 1B .254 8 38 Dan Johnson 1B .236 13 49 Aaron Hill 2B .270 13 66 Marco Scutaro SS .252 7 35 Curtis Thigpen C .246 0 5 Jack Hannahan 3B .261 2 7 John Mcdonald SS .260 1 25 Kurt Suzuki C .250 5 22 Jesse Litsch RHP (5-6, 3.44) Chad Gaudin RHP (10-9, 4.12)</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND WARMUPS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH (5-6, 3.44) OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (10-9, 4.12) UMPIRES: HP - BILL MILLER 1B - MARVIN HUDSON 2B - ED MONTAGUE 3B - JERRY LAYNE WEATHER: 70 Degrees, clear WIND: 11 mph, left to right</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND STARTING BATS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH AND CURTIS THIGPEN OAK - CHAD GAUDIN AND KURT SUZUKI DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.258, 15 HR, 74 RBI) R JOHNSON (.258, 2 HR, 12 RBI) A RIOS (.306, 20 HR, 68 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 - JESSE LITSCH OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.289, 10 HR, 40 RBI) M ELLIS (.261, 16 HR, 56 RBI) N SWISHER (.269, 17 HR, 63 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 .258 R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 M Stairs dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 N Swisher cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Cust rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 M Piazza dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 K Suzuki c 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 J Litsch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.44 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.09 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 9-8. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 0-3. Batters faced: C Gaudin 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Jerry Layne. Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND CONFIRMED STARTERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH OAK - CHAD GAUDIN</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JACK CUST SCORED MARK ELLIS AND NICK SWISHER. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J CUST ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0 OAKLAND 2 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.274, 5 HR, 33 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 - JESSE LITSCH OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M STAIRS (.291, 15 HR, 46 RBI) T GLAUS (.254, 17 HR, 55 RBI) L OVERBAY (.254, 8 HR, 38 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 .258 R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 M Stairs dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 N Swisher cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 J Cust rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .271 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 6 2 3 2 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (29, J Litsch). RBI - J Cust 2 (71). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 0 -- 0 OAKLAND - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.63 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.09 Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 20-12; C Gaudin 9-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 0-2; C Gaudin 0-3. Batters faced: J Litsch 6; C Gaudin 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Jerry Layne. Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, left to 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 2 0 OAKLAND 2 2 3 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.252, 7 HR, 35 RBI) J HANNAHAN (.261, 2 HR, 7 RBI) K SUZUKI (.250, 5 HR, 22 RBI)</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 .258 R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 M Stairs dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 A Hill 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 C Thigpen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Totals 8 0 2 0 0 1 4 BATTING: 2B - M Stairs (23, C Gaudin). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Thigpen 1. Team LOB - 2. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 N Swisher cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 J Cust rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .271 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 6 2 3 2 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (29, J Litsch). RBI - J Cust 2 (71). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 00 -- 0 OAKLAND - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.63 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.07 Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 20-12; C Gaudin 35-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 0-2; C Gaudin 0-5. Batters faced: J Litsch 6; C Gaudin 8. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Jerry Layne. Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, left to 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 2 0 OAKLAND 2 0 2 3 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J MCDONALD (.260, 1 HR, 25 RBI) V WELLS (.258, 0-FOR-1) R JOHNSON (.257, 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 .258 R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 M Stairs dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 A Hill 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 C Thigpen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Totals 8 0 2 0 0 1 4 BATTING: 2B - M Stairs (23, C Gaudin). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Thigpen 1. Team LOB - 2. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 N Swisher cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 J Cust rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .271 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 M Scutaro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Totals 9 2 3 2 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (29, J Litsch). RBI - J Cust 2 (71). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 00 -- 0 OAKLAND - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.58 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.07 Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 35-20; C Gaudin 35-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 1-4; C Gaudin 0-5. Batters faced: J Litsch 9; C Gaudin 8. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Jerry Layne. Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, left to 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 2 0 OAKLAND 2 0 2 3 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.289, 0-FOR-1) M ELLIS (.262, 1-FOR-1) N SWISHER (.270, 1-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 .255 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 M Stairs dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 A Hill 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 C Thigpen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Totals 11 0 2 0 0 1 4 BATTING: 2B - M Stairs (23, C Gaudin). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Thigpen 1. Team LOB - 2. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 N Swisher cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 J Cust rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .271 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 M Scutaro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Totals 9 2 3 2 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (29, J Litsch). RBI - J Cust 2 (71). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 000 -- 0 OAKLAND - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.58 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.04 Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 35-20; C Gaudin 40-29. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 1-4; C Gaudin 0-8. Batters faced: J Litsch 9; C Gaudin 11. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Jerry Layne. Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, left to 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 2 0 OAKLAND 2 0 0 2 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.305, 0-FOR-1) M STAIRS (.294, 1-FOR-1) T GLAUS (.253, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS OAKLAND (2) - 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 .255 A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 M Stairs dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 A Hill 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 C Thigpen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Totals 11 0 2 0 0 1 4 BATTING: 2B - M Stairs (23, C Gaudin). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Thigpen 1. Team LOB - 2. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Ellis 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 N Swisher cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 J Cust rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .271 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 M Scutaro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Totals 12 2 3 2 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (29, J Litsch). RBI - J Cust 2 (71). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 000 -- 0 OAKLAND - 200 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch 3 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.54 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.04 Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 44-28; C Gaudin 40-29. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 2-6; C Gaudin 0-8. Batters faced: J Litsch 12; C Gaudin 11. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Jerry Layne. Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TORONTO at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT STAIRS (16) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE 4TH OFF CHAD GAUDIN. CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1, OAKLAND 2 DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.253, 0-FOR-1)</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 1 1 3 0 OAKLAND 2 0 0 2 3 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.271, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI) M PIAZZA (.272, 0-FOR-1) D JOHNSON (.236, 0-FOR-1)</div>
