The Toronto Blue Jays won their 11th straight game Thursday, finishing off a three-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics, 4-2, behind Mark Buehrle’s arm and Ryan Goins’s bat.
The Blue Jays, who also won 11 in a row in June, became the first team to post two winning streaks of at least 11 games in a season since Cleveland in 1954.
Toronto leads the American League East and will host the second-place Yankees in a three-game series beginning Friday. David Price is scheduled to start the opener for the Blue Jays.
Buehrle (13-5) won his fourth straight decision and improved to 8-1 in 14 starts since May 29.