Athletics’ Brent Rooker, right, celebrates hitting a two-run home run with Nick Kurtz, center, and Tyler Soderstrom, left, at home plate during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 12, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Athletics’ Denzel Clarke scores on a double hit by Lawrence Butler during the third inning of a baseball game against the É«É«À² Blue Jays, Saturday, July 12, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez throws to the É«É«À² Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 12, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
É«É«À² Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman throws to the Athletics during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 12, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Rooker hits two-run homer to lift Athletics past Blue Jays 4-3
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning and Mason Miller struck out Ernie Clement and George Springer looking with the tying run on second in the ninth inning as the Athletics beat the É«É«À² Blue Jays 4-3 on Saturday night.
Athletics’ Brent Rooker, right, celebrates hitting a two-run home run with Nick Kurtz, center, and Tyler Soderstrom, left, at home plate during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 12, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning and Mason Miller struck out Ernie Clement and George Springer looking with the tying run on second in the ninth inning as the Athletics beat the É«É«À² Blue Jays 4-3 on Saturday night.
Miller walked pinch-hitter Joey Loperfido leading off the ninth and Nathan Lukes bunted him to second. Miller struck out Clement with a 103.3 miles per hour fastball and Springer on a slider after topping 102 on his two previous pitches — both strikes.
Rooker had an RBI double off Kevin Gausman (6-7) in the third inning to tie it 2-all after Lawrence Butler’s single drove in the first run. Rooker hit his 20th home run two innings later after Nick Kurtz’s two-out single for a 4-2 lead.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walked leading off the eighth against Michael Kelly and scored on Alejandro Kirk’s sacrifice fly to cut it to 4-3.
Lopez allowed two runs and four hits with two walks and five strikeouts in five innings. Elvis Alvarado struck out four in a row in 1 2/3 innings and left after a bloop double by Clement with two outs in the seventh. Kelly and Sean Newcomb each got two outs and Miller pitched the ninth for his 18th save.
Gausman surrendered four runs and five hits with two walks in five innings.
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