The Toronto Blue Jays have seized Randy Starks Authentic Jersey first place behind a meteoric surge.When the Toronto Blue Jays welcome the New York Yankees to town on Friday night, they'll send ace David Price to the mound in search of a franchise-record 12th straight win.
Are they confident? You bet. The surging Blue Jays have that in abundance right now.
Toronto won its 11th straight game Thursday, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-2 behind Mark Buehrle's arm and Ryan Goins' bat.
The AL East leaders, who also won 11 in a row in June, became the first team to post a pair of winning streaks of at least 11 since Cleveland in 1954. Toronto has trailed in only two of 100 innings during its current string.
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The Blue Jays finished off a three-game sweep and now host the second-place Yankees in a three-game set at sold-out Rogers Centre.
''Our guys are feeling good,'' manager John Gibbons said. ''We're confident now. We're on a nice little roll and it means something.''
Buehrle (13-5) won his fourth straight decision and improved to 8-1 in 14 starts since May 29. He allowed two runs and seven hits in seven-plus innings.
''He's a magician out there and always has been,'' Goins said.
Blue Jays starters have permitted three earned runs or fewer in 17 straight games, one shy of the club record.
''The pitching has kind of found its groove right now,'' Buehrle said.
Roberto Osuna worked the ninth for his 12th save.
Goins hit Damon Harrison Jersey a three-run homer during a four-run second against Jesse Chavez (6-12).
Chavez moved up a day to start in place of AL ERA leader Sonny Gray, who was scratched because of back spasms. Gray first felt sore Wednesday night.
''It was tough not to see Sonny in there,'' Oakland catcher Josh Phegley said of his All-Star teammate. ''We've counted on him all year.''
The Blue Jays lead the majors in runs. They have homered in 12 consecutive games and 24 of 25 since the All-Star break, connecting 42 times overall in that span.
Toronto broke loose in the second when Dioner Navarro, Justin Smoak and Kevin Pillar singled and Goins homered into the right field bullpen.
The Blue Jays can become the first team since the then-Florida Marlins in 2006 to match its best-ever winning streak twice in the same year. They also won 11 in a row June 2-14.
Toronto's high-powered offense has been a superb complement to his trademark pitch-to-contact style. Opponents are making contact on a major league-high 24.6 percent of Buehrle's pitches, but he has been backed by a career-high 7.24 run support average.
"I don't know if it's the guys we brought in Texans Rahim Moore Jersey here, or the way we're playing right now, it's just that feeling that if we get down two runs in the first or second inning, just try to hold the other team down because we know we're going to score runs," he told MLB's official website. "Especially with this offense, we can put up a bunch of runs."