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MLB: Toronto 7, Philadelphia 4

TORONTO, July 3 (UPI) -- Eric Thames, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion all homered in the eighth inning Sunday, boosting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-4 win over Philadelphia.

Thames led off the inning with a solo blast off Philadelphia starter Cliff Lee (9-6), forging a 4-4 tie, and the next batter, Bautista, belted his major league-best 27th homer of the season, handing Toronto its first lead of the day.

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Adam Lind then singled and one out later Encarnacion capped the rally with a two-run shot as the Blue Jays salvaged one win in their three-game interleague set against the Phillies.

Rajai Davis went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and the rally made a winner of Octavio Dotel (2-1), who tossed 1 2/3 frames of scoreless relief.

Lee ended up allowing seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits through 7 1/3 innings -- his worst outing of the year for first-place Philadelphia.

Jimmy Rollins highlighted a four-run second inning with a two-run single.

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