The Blue Jays trailed 5-2 before Jose Bautista chased Red Sox starter John Lackey by leading off the ninth with his major league-leading 36th homer. Jonathan Papelbon (4-5) came on and blew his sixth save try of the season, and his first in 25 career chances against the Blue Jays.
Vernon Wells greeted Papelbon with a double and scored on Adam Lind’s single.Pinch-runner Dewayne Wise stole second and moved to third when Aaron Hill singled off Papelbon’s left foot.
Papelbon stayed in the game and struck out Travis Snider , but Edwin Encarnacion hit a tying double. Pinch-hitter Lyle Overbay was walked intentionally to load the bases for Lewis, who hit a fly ball to shallow center off Daniel Bard .
Kevin Gregg (1-4) pitched one inning for the win.
Toronto beat Boston for only the third time in 12 games this year. David Ortiz and Jed Lowrie hit solo homers for the Red Sox.
At Cleveland, rookie Jeanmar Gomez remained unbeaten and the Indians defeated Baltimore, handing Buck Showalter his first road loss as manager.
Gomez (3-0) gave up one run and six hits over six innings, leaving after Adam Jones led off the seventh with a bunt single. The 22-year-old native of Venezuela struck out three without a walk in his fourth career start to beat veteran Kevin Millwood (2-12).
Baltimore, seeking a season-high fifth win in a row, dropped to 8-2 with Showalter. The Orioles failed to get their first three-game sweep in Cleveland since April 10-12, 1987, and Showalter fell a game short of matching the team record for best start by a manager. Davey Johnson began 9-1 in 1996.
At Kansas City, Missouri, CC Sabathia picked up his 15th victory, Austin Kearns homered and the Yankees held off the Royals.
Sabathia (15-5) is tied with Tampa Bay left-hander David Price for the most victories in the American League. Sabathia, who is 11-2 in his past 14 starts, gave up three runs and 10 hits, while walking two and striking out three in 8 2-3 innings.
David Robertson got his first save of the season in three opportunities, but not before giving up a two-run double to Willie Bloomquist , who had three hits. After a Wilson Betemit infield single moved Bloomquist to third, Robertson struck out Jason Kendall to end the game.
Bruce Chen (7-6), who had won his first two August starts, left after five-plus innings, allowing three runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out two.
At Chicago, Jason Kubel hit a three-run home run and Francisco Liriano pitched in and out of trouble to help the Twins beat the White Sox and move into first place in the American League Central.
Orlando Hudson also added a solo homer for the Twins, who took two of three games from their division rivals to move one game ahead in the division. The Twins also finished a 10-game road trip with a 6-4 record.
The White Sox, who won their last seven straight series at home, lost their first series at US Cellular Field since the Indians took two out of three game from the White Sox on June 4-6.
Liriano (11-7) allowed one run and pitched around seven hits with four strikeouts. He pitched his best when he was in several jams.
