Blue Jays 4, Rangers 3
TORONTO -- Russell Martin singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on Wednesday night, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers 4-3.
It was the second consecutive walk-off win for the Blue Jays (14-15) over the Rangers (15-13) after Texas won the opener of the four-game series on Monday.
Edwin Encarnacion, who hit a two-run homer in the sixth to tie the game, led off the bottom of the ninth with a single against right-hander Tony Barnette (1-2).
Ezequiel Carrera pinch-ran for Encarnacion.
Justin Smoak, who hit home runs to tie and win the game Tuesday, followed with a walk.
Troy Tulowitzki popped out to first, and Kevin Pillar walked to load the bases. Martin hit a deep fly to right that dropped in for the game-winning hit.
Texas right-hander Colby Lewis allowed five hits, one walk and three runs in seven innings. He struck out seven.
Toronto right-hander Aaron Sanchez allowed seven hits, two walks and three runs in seven innings. He struck out five.
Lewis was cruising with a 3-1 lead when he walked Jose Bautista with two out in the sixth. Encarnacion then hit a 1-1 changeup to left for his fourth homer of the season to tie the game.
Drew Storen replaced Sanchez to open the eighth. The right-hander allowed a leadoff single to Adrian Beltre. Storen struck out Prince Fielder, got a fielder's choice grounder from Ian Desmond and struck out Mitch Moreland.
Right-hander Tom Wilhelmsen took over from Lewis and pitched a perfect eighth.
Right-hander Roberto Osuna (1-0) entered the game for Toronto in the ninth and walked Bobby Wilson with two outs before ending the inning on a groundout to second.
Rougned Odor, who led off the Tuesday game with a homer, started the Wednesday game with a double. He took third on a single by Nomar Mazara and scored on a single by Beltre. Another run scored on Desmond's fielder's choice grounder to third.
The Blue Jays scored once in the bottom of the first on a leadoff double by Michael Saunders and a single by Bautista.
The Rangers added a run in the second thanks to singles by Elvis Andrus, Wilson and Odor.
Sanchez set down nine consecutive batters before walking Mazara in the fifth.
Smoak's two-out single in the fourth ended a string of 10 straight outs by Lewis after Bautista's RBI single.
NOTES: Rangers C Brett Nicholas was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday to make room for C Bobby Wilson, who was acquired in a trade Tuesday from the Tigers for LHP Chad Bell. Texas traded Wilson to Detroit on March 29, and he was optioned to Triple-A Toledo before joining the Tigers on April 12. ... The Texas bullpen was depleted after six relievers were used in the 10-inning, 3-1 loss to the Blue Jays on Tuesday. ... Blue Jays DH/1B Edwin Encarnacion ended a 0-for-20 drought Tuesday when he led off the 10th with a single. He scored on the walk-off homer by 1B Justin Smoak. ... Rangers LHP Derek Holland (3-1, 2.48 ERA) will face Blue Jays LHP J.A. Happ (3-0, 2.76) in the finale of the four-game series on Thursday at Rogers Centre.