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7:07 pm EDT Fri Apr 30, 2010

John Buck isn’t known for his hitting, let alone his power. However, becoming the first catcher in almost six years to hit three homers was just what the Toronto Blue Jays needed to snap a season-high five-game losing streak. Buck looks to build on his outburst at the plate Friday night when the Blue Jays attempt to continue their home success against the Oakland Athletics. Buck is a career .233 hitter over six-plus seasons with Kansas City and Toronto. He entered this series batting .155 with one homer and six RBIs in 18 games, and mired in a 2 for 33 slump over 11 contests. He broke out of that slump in a big way Thursday, connecting for homers in his first three at-bats and collecting five RBIs to power a 6-3 win over the Athletics in the opener of this four-game series. Buck became the first catcher to hit three homers in a game since Victor Martinez did it for Cleveland at Seattle on July 16, 2004. He’s also the first Blue Jay to accomplish the feat since Darrin Fletcher on Aug. 27, 2000.

Buck attributed his success to taking early batting practice with hitting coach Dwayne Murphy watching and pitching coach Bruce Walton throwing. While Buck is trying to build on that performance, Toronto will give the ball to Brandon Morrow. The right-hander labored through six innings Sunday, allowing two runs and three hits with eight strikeouts and six walks on a season-high 108 pitches in a 6-0 loss at Tampa Bay. Morrow is 2-0 with a 4.19 ERA in three starts against the A’s. He dominated them the last time he faced them Sept. 30, yielding one hit while fanning nine in eight innings of a 7-0 victory with Seattle. The Blue Jays have won seven of eight against Oakland at Rogers Centre. The A’s have dropped seven of 10 and are trying to halt a five-game road losing streak.