Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland Athletics: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
The Story
The Toronto Blue Jays shut out the Oakland Athletics 7-0 on June 8, 2024, at Oakland Coliseum, with the DiamondIQ model's estimate of Oakland's win probability beginning at 45% before falling to 0% by the final out. Toronto scored all of its meaningful runs in a decisive fifth inning, plating five runs in the frame to break open what had been a scoreless game and effectively end any realistic path to an Oakland comeback.
The fifth inning was the game's turning point and produced the three highest win-probability plays of the night. Kevin Kiermaier delivered the critical blow, a home run off Luis Medina that shifted win probability by 11.2 percentage points, the single largest swing of the contest. Bo Bichette followed with a double worth 8.1 percentage points, and Danny Jansen added another double at plus 7.8 percentage points, also off Medina. After a pitching change, Isiah Kiner-Falefa singled off Jack O'Loughlin for an additional 4.3-point swing. The lone notable moment working in Oakland's favor came in the third inning, when Abraham Toro struck out against Kevin Gausman, a minus 3.3-point swing reflecting a missed opportunity with men on base.
Kevin Gausman was the dominant figure of the game, finishing with a WPA of plus 22.2 percentage points to lead all pitchers, suppressing Oakland's lineup across his outing while holding the Athletics to five hits with no runs. Among position players, Kiermaier led with a cumulative WPA of plus 12.4, while Jansen posted the strongest RE24 of the trio at plus 0.8, and Bichette contributed plus 1.3 RE24 alongside his plus 6.3 WPA. Jack O'Loughlin finished as the hardest-hit reliever on the Oakland side, closing at minus 7.9 WPA.