Times wires
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1
TORONTO — Trevor Cahill, 0-2 with an 8.04 ERA in three previous starts vs. Toronto, pitched eight strong innings and Conor Jackson singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth as the A's avoided a three-game sweep. Cahill, a sinkerballer who has been developing his curve, allowed one run and three hits with seven strikeouts. "I used it a lot first pitch and then if I was behind I threw it in there for a different look," he said of his curve.