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Athletics Vs. Blue Jays Series Preview: TV Schedule, Probable Pitchers & More

The A's continue their homestand with a four-game set against the Toronto Blue Jays. They'll be trying to get back to their second-half winning ways.

Jul 26, 2012; Toronto, ON, Canada; Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie (13) bats against the Oakland Athletics at the Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays beat the Athletics 10-4. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE
Jul 26, 2012; Toronto, ON, Canada; Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie (13) bats against the Oakland Athletics at the Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays beat the Athletics 10-4. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE

The Oakland Athletics finally proved themselves to be fallible in their three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays, losing two straight after picking up their major league-leading 12th walk-off win in Monday's opener. It was the first series the A's has lost in some time. Now they'll try to regain some of that momentum as their homestand continues.

The Toronto Blue Jays will arrive at O.co Coliseum on Thursday for a four-game series. They will be coming off a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners in which they were swept out of town. This may be the perfect opportunity for Oakland to put together another winning steak.

TV Schedule & Probable Pitchers

Thursday's game begins at 7:05 p.m. PT and will be televised on CSN California. You can catch the radio broadcast on 95.7 FM The Game. Bartolo Colon will enter the game with a 7-8 record and will try to get back to .500. He will take on the 7-7 Henderson Alvarez.

Friday's game will get started at 7:05 p.m. PT and will be televised on CSN California. You can catch the radio broadcast on 95.7 FM The Game. Travis Blackley is trying to grab his fourth win of the year. His opponent will be fellow lefty Brett Cecil, who is 2-4 with a 5.56 ERA.

Saturday's first pitch will be at 1:05 p.m. PT and the game will be televised on CSN California. You can catch the radio broadcast on 95.7 FM The Game. A.J. Griffin looks to add to his perfect 3-0 record as he takes on the 8-8 Ricky Romero, who has had a very uneven season.

The finale on Sunday will begin at 1:05 p.m. PT and will be televised on CSN California. You can catch the radio broadcast on 95.7 FM The Game. Oakland left-hander Tom Milone is coming off his worst start of the season and is still hoping to become the first 10-game winner for Oakland this season. Getting the start for Toronto is the 2-2 Aaron Laffey, who enters the game with a 4.20 ERA.


Current Series

4 game series vs Blue Jays @ Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Toronto Blue Jays
@ Oakland Athletics

Thursday, Aug 2, 2012, 7:05 PM PDT
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Henderson Alvarez vs Bartolo Colon

Clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 60.

Complete Coverage >

Fri 08/03 7:05 PM PDT
Sat 08/04 1:05 PM PDT
Sun 08/05 1:05 PM PDT

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