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Blue Jays beat Rays 7-4

Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Aaron Sanchez, right, shakes hands with catcher Dioner Navarro after closing out the Tampa Bay Rays during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, in St. Petersburg, Fla. AP Photo/Chris O'Meara

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Dioner Navarro and Edwin Encarnacion each hit two-run home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays rolled to their fourth straight win with a 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wedesnday night.

Adam Lind had four straight hits and scored twice for the Jays, who have won a road series against the Rays for the first time in more than seven years.

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Marcus Stroman pitched five shutout innings before giving up two runs on four hits in the sixth.

Navarro homered for the second straight night, giving Toronto a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Encarnacion’s 29th homer completed a three-run run fifth inning off Rays starter Chris Archer (8-8) that gave Toronto a 6-0 lead.

Stroman (9-5) gave up seven hits and two runs in six innings, winning his second straight start.

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Aaron Sanchez pitched the ninth for his second save.

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