MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oakland Athletics

Monday,10 p.m.

RHP Esmil Rogers (3-4, 3.74) vs. RHP A.J. Griffin (9-7, 3.84)

Tuesday,10 p.m.

LHP Mark Buehrle (6-7, 4.50) vs. RHP Dan Straily (6-4, 4.43)

Wednesday,3:30 p.m.

RHP R.A. Dickey (8-11, 4.86) vs. RHP Bartolo Colon (14-3, 2.54)

All games on Sportsnet and Sportsnet 590 The Fan

SCOUTING REPORT

This will be the first meeting between the two teams this season. Last year, the Jays were 4-5 vs. Oakland . . . The A’s sit atop the AL West, six games up on the Texas Rangers . . . Oakland’s pitching staff has the second-best ERA in the American League at 3.58. The Jays have the second-worst at 4.39 . . . Bartolo Colon, the A’s right-hander who was suspended 50 games last season for testing positive for synthetic testosterone, returned this year and is once again putting up Cy Young-worthy numbers. His 2.54 ERA is third-best in the AL . . . Oakland third baseman Josh Donaldson is having a career year, hitting .299 with 16 home runs and a .374 on-base percentage . . . Jays centre fielder Colby Rasmus leads the majors with 11 doubles this month . . . Since the all-star break, Edwin Encarnacion is hitting .405 with three home runs and nine RBI. He has reached base nearly half the times he has come up.

ON DECK

The Jays continue their 10-game trip with a four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.