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7:07 pm EDT Thu Apr 29, 2010

Justin Duchscherer is putting a slew of injuries behind him in impressive fashion. His teammates are providing some help, too. The right-hander looks to win a third consecutive decision Thursday night when the Oakland Athletics open a four-game road set against the struggling Toronto Blue Jays. Duchscherer missed all of 2009 recovering from right elbow surgery after hip and various arm injuries hampered him over the previous five years. He appears to be fully recovered while emerging as the A’s ace, ranking among the AL leaders in ERA as each of his four starts have resulted in Oakland victories. Duchscherer has also put together a stretch of 19 consecutive innings over three starts without allowing an earned run.The A’s defense helped him continue that run Friday, converting five double plays - one shy of the team record - in a 10-0 win over Cleveland. Duchscherer labored at times while giving up five hits with a season-high four walks in six innings.

Duchscherer is 1-0 with a 3.09 ERA in 11 games - one start - against the Blue Jays. However, he hasn’t faced them since that lone start on Aug. 7, 2008, when he allowed four runs in five innings while not getting a decision in a 6-4 loss at Toronto. That defeat for the A’s is part of a 1-6 stretch at Rogers Centre, while they’ve dropped 12 of 15 overall to the Blue Jays. Oakland could use another strong effort from Duchscherer after falling 10-3 to red-hot Tampa Bay on Wednesday, getting swept in the two-game set. The A’s could also benefit from better production at the plate. They stranded 18 in the two losses to the Rays, including an 0-for-13 performance with runners in scoring position Wednesday, prompting manager Bob Geren to call a team meeting.