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(The Sports Xchange) - The Toronto Blue Jays thought they would be facing Oakland Athletics ace Sonny Gray on Thursday.
But the right-hander developed back spasms and could not pitch and they faced Jesse Chavez instead of Gray, who leads the American League with a 2.06 ERA.
Chavez pitched well but was done in by a four-run second inning keyed by Ryan Goins' three-run homer while Blue Jays left-hander Mark Buehrle pitched into the eighth.
It was just enough for the Blue Jays, who completed a three-game sweep of the Athletics with a 4-2 victory to extend their winning streak to 11 games.