Athletics Top Jays; Sweep Series

Oakland records seventh-straight win in Toronto
By Jamie Buss,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 11, 2008 12:26 AM CDT
Athletics Top Jays; Sweep Series
Oakland Athletics starter Dana Eveland throws back to first base during the fourth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto tonight.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, J.P. Moczulski)

Travis Buck doubled home two runs in the 12th inning and the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with a 3-2 win Thursday night. Buck went 3-for-6 with three RBIs, matching an Oakland record with three doubles. The Athletics have won four of six overall, and seven straight in Toronto in a streak that began during the 2007 season.

The winner was right-hander Joey Devine (1-0), who worked two innings after being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento earlier in the day when Rich Harden landed on the 15-day disabled list. Keith Foulke gave up an RBI single to Vernon Wells in the bottom of the 12th, but still picked up his first save of the season. (More Oakland Athletics stories.)

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