Bolte’s homer in 4th lifts A’s over Blue Jays

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Henry Bolte deed a solo location tally successful the 3rd inning and Tommy White scored connected a chaotic transportation arsenic the Athletics bushed the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 connected Wednesday.

Athletics left-handed pitcher Brady Basso allowed 3 hits and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts successful 4 innings. Basso’s worked retired of a jam successful the 4th erstwhile the Blue Jays threatened with runners connected the corners, but got retired of the inning with a strikeout.

Scott Blewett (2-0) earned the triumph by moving 2 innings and allowing 2 hits and a walk, with a strikeout.

Bolte deed his 10th location tally of the play successful the 3rd inning disconnected Michael Lorenzen (3-12), 1 of six pitchers utilized by Toronto successful a bullpen game. Lorenzen worked 2 2/3 innings, giving up 4 hits, a locomotion and the lone runs successful the game.

A chaotic transportation that scored White successful the 4th was capable for Toronto to propulsion Lorenzen.

The Athletics’ bullpen held Toronto successful cheque for the remaining 5 innings aft Basso exited. The bullpen combined for 4 strikeouts and allowed conscionable 3 hits. The A’s bullpen has allowed 1 earned tally oregon less successful 15 of its past 20 games.

Elvis Alvardo (4-3) entered successful the ninth and struck retired 2 earlier forcing a flyout to gain his sixth save.

The Athletics program to determination to Las Vegas successful 2028, erstwhile they are scheduled to unfastened play astatine a caller ballpark connected the Strip.

Toronto’s rookie Kazuma Okamoto was held hitless successful his 3 at-bats and struck retired 3 times. He inactive sits down Sal Stewart successful the MLB’s rookie location tally contention by 1 with 30 connected the season.

The Athletics won for the sixth clip successful 8 games and took their archetypal bid from the Blue Jays since July 2025.

Toronto slipped 1 1/2 games down Cleveland successful the contention for the last AL chaotic card.

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