Jays, A's square off after weekend sweeps

The Toronto Blue Jays have a chance to make an impact on the wild-card race when they face surging the Oakland A's in a three-game series at Rogers Centre starting Tuesday. If the Blue Jays feels good about their three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, think about how the A's must feel after sweeping the New York Yankees in a four-game series at the Coliseum. The Yankees had just come off a three-game sweep of the Blue Jays. The A's have won five in a row and nine of their past 10 games to move into a tie for the second American League wild-card spot through the weekend. The Blue Jays are three games behind Oakland entering Tuesday's series opener. While the Blue Jays used their hitting against the Red Sox despite the absence of Jose Bautista, Oakland has had a hot pitching team. The A's also have had 11 walk-off victories this season, tops in the majors, after beating the Yankees 5-4 in 12 innings Sunday. One of the Blue Jays picking...