TORONTO - Adam Lind and Edwin Encarnacion hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning Saturday afternoon to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
The three-run outburst made a winner of kuckleballer R.A. Dickey, who has won his last four decisions and six of his last eight. Dickey (13-12) gave up three runs on four hits in seven innings, striking out five and walking two.
It marked the 19th straight game that a Toronto starter had gone six innings or more, matching a 1998 run.
Lind's drive over the centre-field fence, his fifth homer of the season, drove in Jose Bautista courtesy of a walk by reliever Brad Boxberger. Ten of Lind's last 11 homers have come with runners on base.
Boxberger (5-2) gave way to Steve Geltz and Encarnacion drove his first pitch into the 200 level of left field for a 6-3 lead. Encarnacion's 31st home run marked the eighth time this season the Jays have homered on back-to-back pitches.
Encarnacion, who came into the game hitting just .207 over 23 games since coming off the disabled list Aug. 15 for a quad strain, has been averaging a home run every 14 at-bats.
