Josh Donaldson - homering in Seattle July 26 - has 31 home runs and 83 runs batted in while batting .297/.365/.578.
Brett Lawrie returns to Toronto for the first time after being traded to Oakland. It appears the Jays have done alright without him.
Josh Donaldson - homering in Seattle July 26 - has 31 home runs and 83 runs batted in while batting .297/.365/.578.
Other former Jays returning to Toronto are Kendall Graveman - Tuesday's starter - and the recently-released Danny Valencia, who is fitting in nicely so far with his new team. Former Jay hurlers Felix Doubront and Jesse Chavez are also on the A's roster. Oakland is back on the road again after an 11-game homestand that saw them go 6-5. They split a four-game set against Cleveland, lost two of three to Baltimore (thanks for nothing!) but rebounded to take three of four from AL West-leading Houston. The A's are still 10 games back of the Astros at 51-62.
The Blue Jays swept aside the Yankees in New York to extend their winning streak to eight and improving their record to 61-52, 1-1/2 games behind New York for top spot in the AL East and three games back in the loss column. Toronto does hold the first wild card spot, leading the Los Angeles Angels by a game. The Halos and Jays are even in the loss column at 52 with the Angels having played two fewer games.
Series Schedule / Probable Starters
Tuesday at 7:07 pm ET - Kendall Graveman (6-7, 3.90) vs. Drew Hutchison (10-2, 5.42)
Wednesday at 7:07 pm ET - Aaron Brooks (1-0, 1.26) vs. Mark Buehrle (12-5, 3.34)
Thursday at 12:37 pm ET - Sonny Gray (12-4, 2.06) vs. R.A. Dickey (6-10, 3.93)
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