It can't be easy to take the mound when your name is swirling in the middle of all the trade rumors, but Sonny Gray and Lance Lynn certainly didn't hurt their trade value with strong outings on Tuesday.
Gray made his 114th career start for the A's as rumors that the Yankees' pursuit of him continued to heat up:
Yanks would deal him in right trade https://t.co/CKRv7Ih8jw
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) July 26, 2017
In six strong innings against the Blue Jays, he did give up four runs, but he wasn't hit hard as his own error led to four unearned runs.