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Tallet, Overbay help Jays avoid 1st 3-game skid

May. 9, 2009
Brian Tallet yielded two hits over seven strong innings, Lyle Overbay homered and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided their first three-game skid of the season with a 6-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.
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MLB: Toronto 6, Oakland 4

OAKLAND, Calif., May 9 (UPI) -- Lyle Overbay had a home run, three RBI and two runs scored Saturday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-4 win over the Oakland Athletics.

MLB: Toronto 4, Oakland 2 (12 innings)

TORONTO, April 18 (UPI) -- Lyle Overbay's two-run, 12th-inning homer Saturday boosted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-2 victory against the Oakland Athletics.

MLB: Toronto 6, Oakland 1

TORONTO, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Roy Halladay worked eight innings Monday to pitch the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics.

MLB: Toronto 8, Texas 5

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 12 (UPI) -- Vernon Wells had three hits, two RBI and two runs scored Friday in lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-5 win over Texas.

MLB: Toronto 5, Oakland 4

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Lyle Overbay's two-run double broke a tie in the eighth inning Tuesday as Toronto held off the Oakland Athletics 5-4.

MLB: Texas 8, Oakland 6

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Marlon Byrd's three-run homer and Kason Gabbard's six solid innings carried the Texas Rangers to an 8-6 decision Tuesday over the Oakland Athletics.

MLB: Toronto 9, Minnesota 8 (13 inn)

MINNEAPOLIS, May 26 (UPI) -- Lyle Overbay drove in a run in the 13th inning Saturday as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins, 9-8.

MLB: Minnesota 10, Oakland 4

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Matthew LeCroy and Michael Cuddyer combined for seven hits and six RBI Wednesday as Minnesota topped the Oakland Athletics, 10-4.

MLB: Minnesota 4, Oakland 3

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Lew Ford tripled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday night as Minnesota beat Oakland, 4-3.

MLB: Oakland 5, Seattle 0

SEATTLE, June 23 (UPI) -- Kirk Saarloos tossed a four-hit shutout Thursday to help the Oakland Athletics to a 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler