Overview
- The 5-2 finale Sunday in Toronto completed a three-game sweep of Oakland following walk-off wins in the first two games.
- Toronto pitchers struck out 50 Athletics in the series, which ESPN identified as the MLB record for a team's first three games.
- The Blue Jays posted a +33 strikeout differential (50 by their pitchers, 17 by their hitters), the largest ever for any series of three games or fewer, according to ESPN's Paul Hembekides.
- Kevin Gausman fanned 11 on Opening Day, Dylan Cease struck out 12 in his Blue Jays debut, Eric Lauer had nine Sunday, and reliever Jeff Hoffman added six.
- The 50 strikeouts also tied the franchise's most in any series, a mark first set over four games in 2019, as noted by ESPN.