<P> The new - look Athletics experienced a bumpy start to the 2002 regular season . The team followed a respectable 15 - 10 start with an abysmal 5 - 16 run ; at the end of their slump , on May 23 , the team 's record stood at 20 - 26 . From this point forward , the Athletics ' fortunes improved significantly . In a prelude to the team 's famous late - season winning streak , the Athletics went 16 - 1 from June 6 to June 24 . The surge propelled the club within two games of first place . For now , this was as close as the team would get ; a prolonged funk saw the A 's play roughly . 500 baseball for the next month - and - a-half . This period ended with an unremarkable 2 - 1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on August 12 . </P>
<P> The new - look Athletics experienced a bumpy start to the 2002 regular season . The team followed a respectable 15 - 10 start with an abysmal 5 - 16 run ; at the end of their slump , on May 23 , the team 's record stood at 20 - 26 . From this point forward , the Athletics ' fortunes improved significantly . In a prelude to the team 's famous late - season winning streak , the Athletics went 16 - 1 from June 6 to June 24 . The surge propelled the club within two games of first place . For now , this was as close as the team would get ; a prolonged funk saw the A 's play roughly . 500 baseball for the next month - and - a-half . This period ended with an unremarkable 2 - 1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on August 12 . </P>
who broke the oakland a 's winning streak
who broke the oakland a 's winning streak
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays