TORONTO -- Drew Hutchison won for the seventh time this season at Rogers Centre and Justin Smoak and Josh Donaldson homered in a five-run fifth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Friday.
Hutchison (9-2), who took a 2.12 earned-run average into the game after his first eight starts at home, allowed five hits, two walks and two runs in six innings.
The righty is 2-1 with an 8.81 ERA in 10 starts on the road this season.
Donaldson hit a two-run homer to give the Blue Jays the lead in the fifth and Smoak added to the lead with his three-run blast.
Right-fielder Grady Sizemore homered for the Rays.
Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi (5-6), making his second start since spending a month on the disabled list with left oblique tightness, lasted 4 1/3 innings. He allowed six hits, including two home runs, five walks and six runs.
The Blue Jays (46-46) got back to .500 with their win over the Rays (46-46) in the opener of a three-game series on their return from the All-Star break.
Sizemore hit a 3-1 fastball to centre with two out in the third for his second home run of the season to put the Rays ahead 1-0.
It was the first hit of the game for either team, although the Blue Jays had four walks through the first three innings and the Rays had a walk and a hit batsman in the second.
The Blue Jays got their first hit of the game when Smoak doubled to right with one out in the fourth. Smoak took third on a single by catcher Russell Martin.
Left-fielder Chris Colabello tied the game with a sacrifice fly to deep centre.
Second baseman Devon Travis singled to lead off the fifth and took second on a sacrifice by shortstop Jose Reyes. Donaldson hit his 22nd homer of the season when he smashed a 2-1 splitter to right-centre field to put Toronto into a 3-1 lead.
Smoak extended the lead to 6-1 with his ninth homer of the season, a three-run blast to left on a first-pitch splitter. It came after right fielder Jose Bautista walked, and designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion doubled.
Right-hander Alex Colome took over from Odorizzi.
The Rays scored once in the sixth on a double by third baseman Evan Longoria and a single by second baseman Logan Forsythe.
Right-hander Bo Schultz pitched two innings after replacing Hutchison and right-hander Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth.
Notes -- RF Jose Bautista, who skipped the All-Star Game to have his sore right shoulder treated, was in the starting lineup Friday. He said "no comment" when asked if the treatment included a cortisone injection but did say that surgery will not be necessary in the off-season. …OF Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., 16-year-old son of former Montreal Expo OF Vladimir Guerrero, took batting practice with the Blue Jays. Toronto signed him July 2 to a $3.9-million deal. …RHP Aaron Sanchez (right lat strain) allowed five hits, two walks and two earned runs, while striking out three in 3 1/3 innings Thursday on a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Buffalo. He is scheduled to start once more for Buffalo before rejoining Toronto …RHP R.A. Dickey (3-10, 4.87 ERA) will start Saturday for Toronto against Tampa Bay RHP Erasmo Ramirez (8-3, 3.63 ERA).
