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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oakland 14, Toronto 6
When: 7:07 PM ET, Friday, August 9, 2013
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Tim McClelland, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Jordan Baker, 3B - Marty Foster
Attendance: 31862

Athletics 14, Blue Jays 6:
Josh Reddick became the first Oakland player in nearly nine years to hit three home runs in a game and Jed Lowrie slugged a three-run homer as part of a 4-for-4 night as the visiting Athletics crushed Toronto in the opener of a four-game series.

Reddick hit solo homers in the third and fifth and went deep with two on in the sixth to make it 12-3. Lowrie and Yoenis Cespedes went deep in a four-run first as Oakland snapped a three-game skid to remain even with Texas in the race for first place in the American League West.

Coco Crisp was 3-for-5 with an RBI single and Seth Smith had two hits and scored twice as part of a 17-hit attack for the Athletics. Jarrod Parker (8-6) was the beneficiary of the support in winning his second straight start after six straight no-decisions, allowing three runs in six frames.

Lowrie's homer came three batters into the game and Cespedes followed with his 18th of the season to make it 4-0 before Blue Jays starter Esmil Rogers (3-7) recorded an out. Reddick's first homer gave Oakland a 7-3 lead and his second made it a five-run margin.

Brett Lawrie and Jose Reyes had RBI doubles and Colby Rasmus clubbed a two-run homer for Toronto. Rogers was charged with seven runs in three innings.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The last Oakland hitter to hit three home runs in a game was Erubiel Durazo on Aug. 18, 2004. ... Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia sat again with right knee soreness. He is considered day-to-day. ... Oakland will recall rookie RHP Sonny Gray to start Saturday opposite Toronto LHP Mark Buehrle.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Oakland   Toronto
Jarrod Parker Player Esmil Rogers
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 3.0
6 Strikeouts 0
6 Hits 7
4.50 ERA 21.00
Hitting
Oakland   Toronto
Jed Lowrie Player Jose Bautista
4 Hits 3
4 RBI 1
1 HR 1
8 TB 8
1.000 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Oakland 17 5 36 .405 12 4 14 5 0 1
Toronto 11 2 21 .289 14 8 6 2 1 0