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Article: Blue Jays knock A's out of first
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- July 29, 2006
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OAKLAND -- For 43 consecutive days, the A's woke up in either
first place or in a tie for first place. But they won't this morning.
Esteban Loaiza gave back the lead as soon as he was handed one in
the sixth inning, the A's squandered a couple of chances to break the
game open, and Blue Jays closer B.J. Ryan recorded a six-out save to
preserve the Toronto Blue Jays' 4-3 victory Friday night before
22,217 fans.
The game was delayed 15 minutes in the fourth inning. The lights
warmed back up quickly and it had no impact on the game.
According to A's stadium operations, a vehicle hit a power pole on
Coliseum Way, just north of the stadium. It affected the entire grid