May 30--Austin Jackson had to leave Sunday's game during the Royals' eighth-inning comeback because of a foot injury.
The initial diagnosis was turf toe in his left foot.
"I just felt it grab a little bit when I made the catch (off Alcides Escobar's fly ball) in the seventh," Jackson said. "I never had it before and really didn't know what I was feeling. We tried to tape it up, but it was better in that situation top take some precautions and get out of the game. It was a close game and you don't want to risk injuring it any further."
Jackson wasn't sure how long he would be sidelined.
"I'll probably be doing a lot of Googling," he said.
Jackson drove in two runs and made a spectacular leaping catch in the first with his back to the plate, turning it into a double play.
"That changes the entire landscape of the game, obviously," starter Chris Sale said.
Walk on: Reliever Tommy Kahnle said he was fine Sunday after taking the loss in Saturday's epic meltdown against the Royals, when they scored seven runs in the bottom of the ninth.
Kahnle threw a wild pitch during an intentional walk and would've had another, but catcher Alex Avila saved him. Despite appearances, Kahnle, who actually yawned Sunday while answering a question, said he "doesn't really get nervous in those situations."
Asked about throwing a wild pitch on an intentional walk, he said: "It just got away from me. ... It's part of the game, so you've got to be able to do it."
Bad to the bone: Brett Lawrie, who was involved in an incident with the Royals while playing for the A's last year, was booed every time he stepped to the plate this weekend.
"Just worry about the game," he said. "I don't really think about anything. I don't expect them to cheer for me. We're not playing at home."
Lawrie wasn't even given a break when he saved Brett Eibner's first major-league hit on Friday and threw it to the Royals dugout.
"You can't please anybody," he said. "That's the way she goes."
