ATLANTA, June 20 (UPI) -- Alex Rios drove in the winning run in the eighth inning Tuesday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Reed Johnson was 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored and Troy Glaus also homered for Toronto.
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Scott Schoeneweis (2-0) picked up the win after pitching a scoreless seventh. B.J. Ryan shut down the Braves for 1 1/3 innings to pick up his 18th save of the season.
The loss went to Tyler Yates (0-1) after the reliever ran into immediate trouble in the eighth and was charged with the run.
Andruw Jones hit a homer for the Braves, who have now lost eight straight. This is Atlanta's first eight-game losing streak since April 24-May 2, 1989.
