ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Manager John Gibbons ejection turned into a key moment for the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.Russell Martin hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to help the Blue Jays overcome a poor start by 17-game winner J.A. Happ and avoid a three-game sweep with a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Rays.Gibbons was ejected by plate umpire Pat Hoberg after Martin struck out in the fourth. When Martin turned a couple times to dispute the call while walking toward the dugout, Gibbons took over the argument from the dugout and got tossed.Took the heat for everybody, Martin said. I think he kept some guys in the game doing that, including myself.Torontos victory and Bostons 1-0 loss at Oakland gave the Blue Jays a one-game lead over the Red Sox for the top spot in the AL East.Martin hit his 17th homer on a 3-0 pitch from Kevin Jepsen (2-6). He has gone deep nine times and driven in 24 runs over his last 18 games.If hes seeing the ball good, which I thought he was, I gave the approval for him to take a whack at it, said bench coach DeMarlo Hale, who filled in for Gibbons.Happ was up to 85 pitches when he was pulled by Gibbons after Corey Dickersons RBI single put the Rays up 3-1 with two outs in the third.Joaquin Benoit (3-1) gave up a single and struck out three in a scoreless seventh. His second strikeout, coming against Evan Longoria, was the 1,000th of his career.Roberto Osuna got three outs for his 30th save.Five Toronto relievers allowed two hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings.Thats a huge job by the bullpen keeping us in the game, Happ said.Happ has gone fewer than five innings in just two of 27 starts this season, with both coming against Tampa Bay. He allowed eight runs over two innings in a 13-2 loss to the Rays on May 18.The Blue Jays tied it at 3 in the seventh on Devon Travis two-run single off Brad Boxberger, costing 17-game loser Chris Archer a shot at his ninth win.Archer allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. He also struck out nine, running his AL-best total to 211.Their bullpen came in and did a really good job, kept it right there, and our bullpen came in and struggled, Rays manager Kevin Cash said. They got hits, they got walks and then the big home run from Russell Martin.BENCH NEWSBlue Jays: OF Melvin Upton Jr., hitting just .185 (20 for 108) against right-handers since the All-Star break, didnt start with Archer pitching.Rays: Despite the ability to expand rosters in September, Tampa Bay still had just three position players on the bench on Sunday: C Luke Maile, 1B Logan Morrison and utilityman Nick Franklin. I think theres plans to expand, Cash said.UP NEXTBlue Jays: Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (9-13) and Yankees RHP Masahiro Tanaka (11-4) are Mondays starters in the first of a three-game set in New York. Toronto is 9-3 against New York this season, including 4-2 at Yankee Stadium.Rays: RHP Matt Andriese (6-6) will face RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (5-11) and the contending Orioles on Monday in the opener of a three-game home series. Baltimore has won nine of 12 in the season series, but is 3-3 at Tropicana Field. Adidas Alphabounce Beyond Mens . -- Bobby Ryan helped the U. NMD R2 Primeknit Ireland . -- Former San Diego Chargers safety Paul Oliver was found dead at his Atlanta-area home Tuesday night, and a medical examiner said Wednesday that the ex-player committed suicide. http://www.swiftrunireland.com/yeezy-powerphase.html . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. Adidas Dame 4 Bape Green Camo . 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Boult waited a few balls before going around the wicket to cramp Smith for room, and Australias captain proceeded to flick to Nicholls in a way that suggested he had been taken out of his comfort zone. Other teams may well take note.The almost classic Having clasped those two chances, Nicholls was pushed out to the leg side boundary as David Warner got going. The extra pace of Lockie Ferguson had discomforted Warner in Sydney, and the second-gamer did so again in Melbourne in coaxing a skied pull shot. Nicholls made excellent ground to get to the ball and for a moment seemed to have claimed a terrific catch, but it spilled out as he completed his dive. Seasoned New Zealand observers remarked how the catch, had it been completed, would have been very similar to one claimed by Martin Snedden - but not accepted by the umpires - off Greg Chappell in the infamouus under-arm match on this ground in 1981.ddddddddddddThe reverse Early in New Zealands innings, Matthew Wade could be seen encouraging the use of bounce throws to get the ball making contact with the more abrasive parts of the MCG wicket square. As captain of Victoria, Wade has marshalled the Bushrangers pacers to make the most of reverse-swing on this ground many times in the past, and he angled for it again this night. The reward came midway through the evening when Mitchell Starc sent a screeching, reversing yorker through the defences of Henry Nicholls. Instantly, Starc gestured gratefully towards Wade, having gained the sort of swerve made possible through the earlier groundwork.The golden arm Travis Head has grown in stature as a batsman during this series, involved in key partnerships in each match. But he is also adding increasing levels of value with the ball, thus taking up both the roles previously played by Glenn Maxwell in this team. Smith threw the ball to him with New Zealands dangerous Martin Guptill still at the crease, and from around the wicket he tempted the opener to shell a catch to cover first ball. George Bailey held on to a difficult chance, and Head made a beeline for Smith to celebrate the wicket. ' ' '
