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MLB: Oakland 9, Toronto 5

TORONTO, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Mark McLemore's one-out sacrifice fly scored the go-ahead run in a five-run ninth Saturday to help lift Oakland to a 9-5 victory over Toronto.

Damian Miller ended 2-for-2 with a two-run double and Eric Byrnes collected a three-run double for Oakland, which has won 16 of 18.

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Chris Hammond (4-1) worked two scoreless innings to record the win as the A's now have 36 come-from-behind wins in 2004.

Oakland starter Mark Mulder, who was in search of his major-league leading 18th win of the season, pitched six innings, allowing five runs on 10 hits.

Kevin Cash hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have dropped three of four. Vernon Wells, Carlos Delgado and Alexis Rios each had an RBI in the setback.

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