 to begin the ninth and was replaced by pinch-runner Ezequiel Carrera. Justin Smoak walked, Troy Tulowitzki popped up and Kevin Pillar walked to load the bases for Martin, who drove a ball beyond the reach of Nomar Mazara into the right field corner.'' I was just thinking of trying to drive the ball somehow,'' said Martin, whose two-hit effort boosted his batting average to .169. ''The end result, I'm definitely happy about it.'' Martin was mobbed behind the mound by his teammates. The Blue Jays won 3-1 in 10 innings Tuesday on Smoak's second home run of the game.'' It's huge for Russell,'' Blue Jays starter Aaron Sanchez said. ''Obviously, that was a huge hit. He'd been struggling to get that big hit in a key spot.'' Roberto Osuna (1-0) worked one inning for the win. Barnette blamed poor control for the two costly walks.'' It's tough luck,'' he said. ''I lost a little bit of control. I've got to be able to keep the team in it and give them a chance. I didn't do that tonight.'' The Rangers have lost two straight after winning five of six. They are 5-8 on the road and have lost six of their past seven away from home.'' We've got to find a way to dig deep and find a little resilience here,'' manager Jeff Banister said. Rangers relievers have nine losses this season, tied with Toronto for the most in the majors. Texas opened a 2-0 lead in the first. Adrian Beltre hit an RBI single and Ian Desmond drove in the second run with a fielder's choice groundout. Jose Bautista halved the deficit with an RBI single in the bottom half, but Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor made it 3-1 with an RBI single in the second. After a visit from pitching coach Pete Walker, Sanchez set down 11 of the next 12 batters.'' He showed some poise out there,'' Martin said. ''He's really making progress. You see it almost every time he goes out there.'' Sanchez allowed three runs and seven hits in seven innings.'' Not that the way I wanted it to start but I'll definitely take the way it finished,'' Sanchez said. Following Bautista's first-inning single, Lewis retired 16 of 17 before the Blue Jays tied it in the sixth. Bautista drew a two-out walk and Encarnacion followed with a homer into the second deck, his fourth. Lewis, who came in 3-6 with a 7.13 ERA in 10 starts against Toronto, allowed three runs and five hits in seven innings. He walked one and matched a season-high by striking out seven. BEEN A WHILEMartin's last game-winning play was a bases-loaded walk on June 19, 2014, that helped Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 4-3 in 12 innings. TULO GOES LOWERGibbons moved the slumping Tulowitzki from fifth to sixth in the lineup. Tulowitzki went 0 for 4, dropping his average to .160. CATCHING CAROUSELC Bobby Wilson, acquired in a trade with Detroit on Tuesday, made his first start since rejoining the Rangers. Texas optioned rookie C Brett Nicholas to Triple-A Round Rock and traded C Chris Gimenez to Cleveland for cash considerations. TRAINER'S ROOMRangers: Minor league 3B Joey Gallo (left groin) is expected to miss three to four weeks. Gallo was batting .254 with seven homers and 16 RBIs at Triple-A Round Rock. UP NEXTRangers: LHP Derek Holland (3-1, 2.48) is 3-2 with a 5.15 ERA in eight career games against Toronto but 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in three games at Rogers Centre. Blue Jays: LHP J. A. Happ (3-0, 2.76) has worked at least six innings and allowed three runs or fewer in all five starts this season. He was 1-1 with a 1.98 ERA in two starts against Texas last year.
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Time: 07:07 P.M. EST Venue: Rogers Centre
Toronto has had its way with Colby Lewis throughout his career with the Texas Rangers. The right-hander's next matchup comes after the Blue Jays rallied late for what they hope is the beginning of a turnaround - especially at home. After finally putting some runs on the board at Rogers Centre, Toronto looks to beat up on Lewis again in the third of a four-game series Wednesday night. The Blue Jays (13-15) were three outs away from being shut out and losing their fifth straight at home for the first time since Sept. 1-13, 2013, before Justin Smoak's leadoff home run in the ninth inning tied Tuesday's game and ended a 14-inning scoreless streak for the team. Smoak then hit a two-run homer in the 10th to give Toronto, which had scored seven runs - five in one game - during the home skid, a 3-1 victory. Smoak entered with no home runs after hitting 18 last season." We were due," manager John Gibbons said. "How many innings did we go without scoring one run there then Smoaky put us on the board. It was a battle." Lewis (2-0, 3.19 ERA) can win his first three decisions for the first time since 2012, but he's gone 3-6 with a 7.13 ERA in 10 starts against Toronto. Lewis also faced the Blue Jays in Game 4 of last year's American League division series and allowed one run in three innings of relief. Including that playoff matchup, Smoak (7 for 16 with two home runs and a pair of doubles), Jose Bautista (4 for 13 with two homers and nine walks) and Kevin Pillar (4 for 5 with a home run) have done the most damage when facing Lewis. Bautista is 0 for 12 with six strikeouts while leaving 11 on base over the last three games, but Pillar is batting .393 over his past eight. Texas (15-12) had won five of six before Shawn Tolleson blew his second save in 11 chances. The right-hander blew two saves in 37 opportunities last season." I'll probably think about it for a couple more hours then I'll put it behind me," he said. Aaron Sanchez (2-1, 2.59) is coming off his best start of the season for Toronto, and he's been dominant in four of his five outings. The right-hander bounced back from allowing career worsts of six runs and 10 hits over 4 1/3 innings of an 8-5 loss to Oakland on April 22 by pitching seven scoreless innings to beat Tampa Bay 6-1 on Friday. He gave up two of the six hits against him to the first two batters he faced before settling down." I knew they were going to be aggressive," Sanchez told MLB's official website. "But when I have the ball on the ground like that, that's something you just have to tell yourself, 'Hey, stick with it, stick with it, stick with it.'"That's kind of what I did all night." Sanchez made six relief appearances against Texas last season - five in the ALDS - and went 1-0 without allowing an earned run over 5 2/3 innings.
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