Marcus Stroman struck out six and pitched into the ninth as the BlueJays beat the Athletics 5-1.
beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Friday night to snap a seven-game losing streak in the series.
The right-hander pitched eight innings for the first time since Aug. 11, 2017, against Pittsburgh. He had a chance for a complete game, but surrendered a leadoff double to Kendrys Morales in the ninth and gave way to Ken Giles — and Stroman was visibly upset. Oakland’s Ramon Laureano argued with plate umpire Laz Diaz on a called third strike to end the game and had to be held back by teammates and coaches.
Oakland starter Aaron Brooks allowed five runs on six hits in five innings, struck out five and walked two.
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