Vogt, Laureano homer as Athletics hand Blue Jays 4th straight loss

Stephen Vogt hit a house run and a sacrifice fly, treating his household to a giant efficiency after they simply arrived for the summer time, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Monday evening.

Ramon Laureano additionally went deep and Elvis Andrus had an early two-run double to again Cole Irvin’s gem for the A’s, who drew a season-high 24,403 followers on a Fourth of July fireworks evening.

A few of them chanted “We consider in Stephen Vogt!” in a refrain paying homage to cheers that turned common through the veteran catcher’s first stint with the membership that included some sudden playoff heroics.

Irvin (3-6) struck out 4 and did not stroll a battemar over a season-best eight innings to earn his first win in 9 begins since getting back from the injured checklist on Could 22. He had been 0-5 throughout that stretch, with 4 straight losses.

Vogt did his half — once more. In October 2013, he produced a game-winning hit within the playoffs for a 1-0 win towards Justin Verlander and the Tigers that despatched the best-of-five AL Division Sequence again to Detroit tied at 1.

Toronto right-hander Alek Manoah (9-3) was tagged for 5 runs and 6 hits in 5 2/3 innings. He missed an opportunity to tie Verlander, now with Houston, and Tony Gonsolin of the Dodgers for the main league lead in wins.

Chapman receives heat ovation

Former A’s star Matt Chapman acquired a heat ovation when he got here to the plate for the primary time for Toronto.

Earlier than the sport, Chapman returned to Oakland along with his new workforce and located his option to the guests’ clubhouse, the place an image greeted him in his locker.

He felt some emotion again within the Coliseum after the A’s traded him and Matt Olson in March. The A’s additionally misplaced Sean Manaea, Chris Bassitt and Mark Canha final low season. Supervisor Bob Melvin left to steer the Padres.

“It is robust as a result of we have been all collectively, we have been all type of making a run a number of years in a row after which all of it occurs actually quick,” Chapman said. “It is a huge change of gears for everyone over there.”

He is pleased to be in Toronto now — and the Blue Jays are thrilled to have him.

“We love Matt Chapman,” Blue Jays supervisor Charlie Montoyo said. “We have gotten significantly better because of him.”