{
  "id": 6380747,
  "title": "Okamoto and Smith hit homers to help Blue Jays down Athletics 4-2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/okamoto-and-smith-hit-homers-to-help-blue-jays-down-athletics-4-2",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T04:26:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/okamoto-smith-hit-homers-help-042619612.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday night, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Athletics with a score of 4-2. Kazuma Okamoto and Josh Smith both hit home runs, with Okamoto contributing the 30th of his rookie season. José Soriano pitched seven innings of two-run ball for Toronto, going 3-3 with six strikeouts and giving up six hits. The Blue Jays, currently 72-73, find themselves a game and a half behind the Cleveland Guardians for the third and final American League wild-card spot. Josh Smith, who was traded from the Texas Rangers on August 3, opened the scoring in the second inning with a 360-foot shot. Okamoto followed in the next at-bat, becoming one of only three rookies to hit 30 or more home runs in the same season. Carlos Cortes and Donovan Walton also hit homers for the Athletics, with Jack Perkins pitching seven innings while allowing all four runs on seven hits.",
  "summary": "Kazuma Okamoto and Josh Smith hit home runs, José Soriano worked seven innings of two-run ball, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Athletics 4-2 on Tuesday night. Toronto (72-73) sits a game and a half back of the Cleveland Guardians for the third and final AL wild-card spot. Smith, who was traded from the Texas Rangers on Aug. 3, opened the scoring in the second inning with a 360-foot shot to…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Walker, Smith, Varsho homers power Astros to 6-5 win over the Phillies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/walker-smith-varsho-homers-power-astros-to-6-5-win-over-the-phillies",
        "published": "2026-09-09T01:56:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Walker, Smith, Varsho homers power Astros to 6-5 win over the Phillies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/walker-smith-varsho-homers-power-astros-to-6-5-win-over-the-phillies-6368287",
        "published": "2026-09-09T01:57:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}