OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Oakland's bats are back, all right. That

swagger and easygoing approach has returned to the suddenly

confident Athletics' clubhouse.

Scott Hatteberg hit a three-run homer, Eric Chavez hit a two-run

shot and Marco Scutaro also connected, helping the A's complete an

impressive homestand with a 12-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on

Sunday.

"We're starting to become the team I thought -- and everybody

thought -- we'd be," Hatteberg said. "We had a really good

homestand. It's what we wanted and what we needed. [Confidence]

just comes with scoring a lot of runs. Everybody gets kind of

loose."

Dan Haren pitched his second straight gem with seven sharp

innings as the A's won for the sixth time in seven home games. They

now hit the road for interleague play at Washington and Atlanta

with a rediscovered self-assuredness -- a far cry from the beating

their psyches took during a recent eight-game skid, all away from

the Coliseum.

Dan Johnson drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly and a single,

and Scutaro and Hatteberg both finished with three hits and three

runs scored. Scutaro had a chance at the cycle after three innings

-- he homered in the first, doubled in the second and singled in the

third -- but grounded out in the fifth and drew an eighth-inning

walk.

He's more pleased with the team's success.

"Every team goes into a slump, even the best teams like the

Yankees," Scutaro said. "That's the good thing about baseball.

Tomorrow is a new day and you can forget the past."

Vernon Wells hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, who took two

of three from the A's here in April but have now lost four of five

and seven of 10.

"It was just one of those days: a waste of our time," manager

John Gibbons said. "They came out swinging. They were going to

whack it around no matter what we threw at them."

The A's tagged Toronto starter Chad Gaudin (1-1) for four runs

and five hits in the first inning and sent nine batters to the

plate. The inning lasted 26 minutes and Gaudin threw 37 pitches. He

would throw 11 more in the second inning before being removed,

having given up seven runs and seven hits.

"It didn't go too well for me out there, but I have a

short-term memory about this," Gaudin said.

Scutaro, batting in the leadoff spot in manager Ken Macha's

creative lineup, hit his third homer of the year in the first with

a shot to left -- his first career leadoff home run. Bobby Crosby

followed that with a bizarre infield double in which shortstop John

McDonald lost the high popup in the sun.

After two innings, everybody but No. 9 hitter Adam Melhuse, the

backup catcher, had a hit for Oakland -- and he'd only had one

at-bat. Scutaro, Crosby and Hatteberg each already had two hits.

Also, eight of the nine starters had either an RBI or a run scored.

Crosby's second-inning RBI single chased Gaudin, then Scott

Downs immediately gave up the home run to Chavez, a first-pitch

blast into the right-field seats for the Gold Glove third baseman's

seventh of the year.

Hatteberg hit his fourth homer of the season in the third.

"It was a nice day today, a great homestand," A's manager Ken

Macha said. "Our recent road record, you can't talk about it too

much. Hopefully we've got a little momentum going into this

thing."

Haren (3-7), coming off his first career complete game in a 10-1

win over Tampa Bay last Tuesday that snapped a seven-start winless

stretch, allowed two runs and four hits, struck out four and didn't

surrender a walk for the third straight start.

The right-hander faced the minimum through three innings, then

gave up Wells' 13th homer in the fourth. After that, Haren retired

the final 11 batters he faced. He received some advice from Barry

Zito and pitching coach Curt Young in recent weeks.

"I'm very encouraged," Haren said. "Now, I'm taking the ball

and I'm confident. I go out there thinking I'm going to win."

Gibbons was back in the dugout a day after being ill and missing

Saturday's game.Game notes
Gaudin's one-plus inning of work was the shortest outing by

a Jays' pitcher since Justin Miller lasted one inning Sept. 13 last

year vs. Baltimore. ... A's CF Mark Kotsay missed his second

straight game with a back injury. ... Oakland C Jason Kendall got a

scheduled day off. ... Former A's INF Frank Menechino earned a warm

ovation from the fans when he came in to pinch-hit in the fifth for

the Blue Jays. ... Before the game, the A's activated RHP Kiko

Calero from the 15-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Seth

Etherton to Triple-A Sacramento. Calero, who went on the DL on May

10 retroactive to May 9 with tendinitis in his right elbow,

relieved Haren and pitched a perfect eighth. Calero missed 11 games

from April 16-28. He made two rehab appearances with Sacramento

last week.