Valdez left the field to a standing ovation in the top of the seventh after scattering five hits and a walk while striking out four. It was his first start at the big league level since April, when he was still a member of the A's, and comes at a time when Toronto is in desperate need of depth in the starting rotation.
Gray surrendered four runs, but all of them were unearned because of a throwing error he made in the bottom of the second. He scattered five hits and a pair of walks while striking out nine over six innings in what could have been his final start for Oakland with Monday's non-waiver Trade Deadline quickly approaching.