Buehrle, Blue Jays win 11th straight, beat Athletics 4-2

Toronto Blue Jays' Ryan Goins, second from right, celebrates with teammate Ben Revere after hitting a three-run home run against the Oakland Athletics during the second inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT Toronto Blue Jays' Ryan Goins, second from right, celebrates with teammate Ben Revere after hitting a three-run home run against the Oakland Athletics during the second inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press August 13, 2015 2 min read

TORONTO (AP) – The surging Toronto Blue Jays won their 11th straight game Thursday, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-2 behind Mark Buehrle’s arm and Ryan Goins’ bat.

The AL East leaders, who also won 11 in a row in June, became the first team to post a pair of winning streaks of at least 11 since Cleveland in 1954.

Toronto finished off a three-game sweep and hosts the second-place New York Yankees in a three-game set beginning Friday night. David Price starts the opener for the Blue Jays.

Buehrle (13-5) won his fourth straight decision and improved to 8-1 in 14 starts since May 29. He allowed two runs and seven hits in seven-plus innings.

Blue Jays starters have permitted three earned runs or fewer in 17 straight games, one shy of the club record.