Josh Donaldson reacts after fielding a ground out during the sixth inning on Wednesday.Matt Slocum/The Associated Press
Marco Estrada had another sharp outing, Edwin Encarnacion and Josh Donaldson hit solo homers and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Wednesday night.
Estrada (5-2) allowed two runs and four hits, striking out five in 6 2-3 innings. He has held opponents to five hits or fewer in 10 straight starts.
Cody Asche had a homer, two doubles and drove in both runs for the Phillies, who have lost six of seven and 19 of 25. Jeremy Hellickson (4-5) allowed four runs and five hits in six innings.
The Blue Jays scored three runs to take a 4-1 lead in the fourth. Hellickson walked Donaldson and Encarnacion to start the inning. After a double steal, Russell Martin's sacrifice fly made it 2-1. Ryan Goins hit an RBI single with two outs and Devon Travis followed with a run-scoring double.
Donaldson connected off Hector Neris in a three-run eighth, sending his 16th homer deep to left after a knockdown pitch.
Encarnacion hit a 1-2 pitch off the facing of the second deck in left field for his 17th homer leading off the second. He has five homers in the last four games.
Asche answered with a long drive of his own, hitting his second homer into the second deck in right field in the bottom half.
Asche's RBI double in the fourth cut the deficit to 4-2.