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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Even as he lay on his back looking up at plate umpire Mark Wegner calling him out, Josh Reddick thought he was safe.So did Oakland third base coach Ron Washington, who frantically gestured toward the home dugout looking for a challenge.Athletics manager Bob Melvin saw it the same way -- and he was watching from the clubhouse after being ejected earlier in the game.Turned out, all three of them were right.Reddick scored the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning on a play that was overturned by replay, and Oakland held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 Friday night.I had a good view of it on video from about 10 different angles, Melvin said. Thats a play (where) we have to be aggressive. Its the right call to send him, he was safe, made a good slide. Ended up being a good outcome for us.Reddick drew a two-out walk from Brett Cecil (0-6) and went to second on Khris Davis single. Stephen Vogt followed with a sharp single up the middle before center fielder Kevin Pillar appeared to throw out a sliding Reddick at the plate.Wegner initially called Reddick out, but As bench coach Mark Kotsay -- filling in for Melvin -- challenged the ruling. The call was overturned after a review of 2 minutes, 56 seconds.I thought I got in pretty good, but Im not the guy thats going to look back in the dugout and do the headset movement, Reddick said. I knew I was safe.Reddick, Davis and Vogt all homered for the As. Ryan Dull (3-2) retired five batters to earn the win, and Ryan Madson pitched the ninth for his 18th save.The Blue Jays lost for the second time in 10 games and dropped three games out of first place in the AL East. They couldnt hold leads of 3-2 and 7-3.Reddick homered in the third. Davis and Vogt hit back-to-back shots in the fifth. All three home runs came off Toronto starter Marcus Stroman.Stroman was chased after Vogts home run in the fifth. The right-hander gave up seven runs in 4 2/3 innings with five strikeouts.Early in the game he was ball one on everybody, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. Youve got to get ahead. He just wasnt as sharp, really.Oakland rookie Daniel Mengden allowed seven runs and six hits in 3 1/3 innings.Melvin and first baseman Yonder Alonso were ejected in the fourth for arguing balls and strikes.NEW-LOOK ASBefore the game, Melvin said the As plan to cut into the playing time of OF Coco Crisp and 3B Danny Valencia to take a look at some of the teams younger prospects like Jake Smolinski and Ryon Healy. Both started against Toronto, batting eighth and ninth in the lineup, respectively. Smolinski has appeared in only 77 major league games. Healy, called up from Triple-A Nashville before the game, made his major league debut. Crisp went 0 for 5 as the designated hitter, and Valencia entered on defense in the fifth after Alonsos ejection.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: Jose Bautistas sore left big toe is getting better but there is still no word on when he might return. Bautista has been hitting off a tee. ... RHP Marco Estrada (back) is expected to come off the disabled list in time to start against Seattle when the Blue Jays return home on July 22.Athletics: OF Billy Burns was optioned to Nashville after struggling at the plate over the past month. Burns ranks eighth in the AL with 14 stolen bases but is batting just .234. ... RHP Nick Tepesch was designated for assignment.UP NEXTBlue Jays: RHP R.A. Dickey (7-9) starts Saturday in Oakland. The knuckleballer has allowed six earned runs over his last 21 innings.Athletics: Sonny Gray (3-8) hopes to end a seven-game losing streak that is tied for the longest in the majors. The right-hander has a 6.16 ERA over his past 12 starts. 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Port Adelaide have slapped an indefinite AFL ban on the woman who ignited a racism controversy by throwing a banana at indigenous star Eddie Betts.The Power completed an investigation into the ugly incident after speaking with the club member on Sunday, concluding it was racially motivated.Betts was targeted by the fan in Saturday nights 15-point Showdown victory by the Crows at Adelaide Oval.The supporter was seen waving her middle finger at Betts before throwing the banana in his direction.Betts had just kicked his fifth goal in a near best-afield showing during his 250th AFL game, and did not notice the incident.Port Adelaide chairman David Koch said before the club spoke with the woman that hed be absolutely disgusted if racism was found to be the motivation.Were a club, were an industry, were a code that doesnt shirk away from these sorts of incidents, he said.If it was racially motivated, not only would she be banned for life from the club, we would encourage her to come and sit with our players, our Aboriginal players and try to understand what these actions mean to them.The club also relied on testimony from Port Adelaide fans in the vicinity, who said her action was accompanied by racist sledging through the match.The club said it would meet with the woman and offer her a chance to take part in the clubs Aboriginal cultural awareness programs, pointing out her act was completely at odds with itss embrace of Aboriginal players and culture.ddddddddddddPort have more indigenous players on their list than any other AFL side, with a rich history of indigenous representation.They confirmed their seven Aboriginal players, led by Chad Wingard, would be a part of a counselling process offered, while cancelling her membership.Koch claimed support from Betts for the clubs educational approach.Eddie is not only an incredible football player but an amazing human being, he said.He said thats exactly the thing that you should do.He understands like us ... that the lasting good, if any good can come from this, is to make sure no football crowd, no workplace, no family thinks this is acceptable behaviour.The AFL, Adelaide and Port Adelaide football clubs and Adelaide Oval management all released statements on Sunday condemning anti-social behaviour.The call to action was led by Crows captain Taylor Walker, who tweeted his disappointment.Absolutely disgusting! Shouldnt ever be allowed back into enjoy the football. Very disappointing, he said.The incident comes after much of the AFLs 2015 season was marred by booing and racial vilification of Sydneys indigenous star Adam Goodes.Goodes, the 2006 Brownlow Medallist, retired at seasons end and declined a lap of honour on grand final day. ' ' '