Toronto Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy

A's overmatched by ex-Oakland righty Chris Bassitt, fall to Blue Jays

Bassitt goes 8 strong for Jays, who improve playoff positioning in 7-1 win ove Athletics

A's overmatched by ex-Oakland righty Chris Bassitt, fall to Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Danny Barnes delivers to the Canada Jr. team during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Danny Barnes delivers to the Canada Jr. team during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara

Toronto Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy

Toronto Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Danny Barnes delivers to the Canada Jr. team during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara

From left, Oakland Athletics' Josh Reddick, Coco Crisp, Jed Lowrie and Seth Smith, joke in the dugout before the start of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Danny Barnes (24) delivers to a Baltimore Orioles batter during a game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD on May 19, 2017. Photo/ Mike Buscher /

Toronto Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Danny Barnes throws to the New York Yankees during an exhibition spring training baseball game in Dunedin, Fla. on Tuesday Feb. 27, 2018. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via

From left, Oakland Athletics' Josh Reddick, Coco Crisp, Jed Lowrie and Seth Smith, joke in the dugout before the start of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on

Toronto Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt pitches during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Mets on Friday, June 2, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II