Blue Jays Outlast Athletics in Extra-Inning Thriller
TORONTO (Interstat) — The Toronto Blue Jays edged the Athletics 8-7 in 11 innings on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre, completing a comeback after Shea Langeliers’ seventh-inning grand slam put the Athletics ahead.
A crowd of 40,268 saw the Blue Jays rally from a five-run deficit. They tied it in the ninth and again in the 10th before securing the win in the 11th. Toronto improved to 2-0, while fell to 0-2.
Toronto starter Dylan Cease struck out 12 over 5 1/3 innings. Langeliers drove in four runs for Oakland. The game lasted 3 hours, 38 minutes.