The Toronto Blue Jays answered a 6-5 walk-off loss on September 7 with a 4-2 win over the Oakland Athletics one day later. The result evened the series. Toronto responded right away.
Soriano led the effort on the mound. Okamoto supplied the offense with his 30th home run. It was a strong response one day after a one-run defeat that ended on a walk-off. This game had a different ending. The Blue Jays kept their lead, turned back Oakland and finished the win. Toronto pulled level in the series and remains in the race for a Wild Card playoff spot.