Severino currently owns a 7.04 ERA in the bandbox the A's occupy in West Sacramento, but a 3.04 ERA on the road. It could be seen as a risk for Toronto to take on the remainder of his three-year, $67 million contract (this is year one), but risks are often necessary to win championships.

Guerrero becomes youngest player in franchise history to register 1,000 hits, igniting a six-run rally that Jeff Hoffman nearly wasted in Toronto win.