Sonny Gray takes loss in possible last start for Oakland

TORONTO - Only his own error marred Sonny Gray’s potential final start with the A’s. Gray went six innings and allowed four runs - all of them unearned, thanks to his flubbed throw to second- in Oakland’s 4-1 loss to the Blue Jays, unable to get his manager, Bob Melvin, to the 1,000-win mark after two days stuck at 999. The A’s have dropped six of their past eight games, and they appear on the verge of dealing their longtime star starter, the subject of rumors for the past month. Gray, a 2015 All-Star and the A’s ace for the better part of five seasons, is a coveted asset before the July 31 trade deadline. Tuesday at Rogers Center, seven teams had scouts on had to watch Gray: the Yankees, who are making a strong push for the right-hander, along with the Cubs, Dodgers, Brewers, Pirates, Indians and Royals. Gray’s rocky inning Tuesday was the second, and, with no outs and a man on, he fueled it with his poor throw to second base on a possible double-play ball, making a lollipop of a throw into center while off balance. With two out, Ryan Goins rapped a double the other way, to left, sending in two runs, and Jose Bautista followed suit, scoring Goins. The next inning, Matt Chapman, playing shortstop on the shift, turned in a nifty spinning play at second to turn what initially was called a double play - but the Blue Jays challenged the out call on Josh Donaldson at second, contending Chapman wasn’t on the bag. The play was overturned on replay and Chapman was charged with an error. Another wild pitch by Gray put Donaldson at third, but Gray struck out Morales and got Tulowitzki to ground out to end the inning. “Other than the one inning, he pitched well, and recovered,” Melvin said. Matt Joyce led off the inning with a double and with two outs, Khris Davis also doubled, sending in Joyce.

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