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MLB: Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 0

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Published: July 1, 2009 at 4:15 PM

TORONTO, July 1 (UPI) -- Ricky Romero and Jason Frasor combined on a four-hit shutout Wednesday, leading Toronto to a 5-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, ending a four-game slide.

Romero (6-3) gave up the four hits in eight innings (113 pitches) with four walks and seven strikeouts without giving up a hit after six innings.

Frasor struck out the side in the ninth.

Adam Lind and Scott Rolen hit back-to-back solo homers for the Blue Jays in the eighth. Both had two hits, with Rolen extending his hitting streak to 19 straight contests with a sixth-inning single.

Rod Barajas hit a solo homer in the seventh and Marco Scutaro also had one RBI for the Blue Jays, who closed their nine-game home stand on a positive note.

Zobrist had two of the four hits for the Rays, who had won seven straight.

Losing pitcher James Shields (6-6) surrendered five runs -- four earned -- and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings with one walk and eight strikeouts.

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