DONALDSON POWERS JAYS OVER PHILLIES

Josh Donaldson hit two homers, Edwin Encarnacion also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8- 5 Tuesday night.

The AL wild card- leading Blue Jays have won 13 of 15. They entered one game behind the AL East- leading New York Yankees.

The Phillies, who have the worst record in the majors, have lost four straight and five of six after winning 16 of 21 following the All- Star break.

Donaldson hit a drive off Aaron Nola into the second deck in left field in the first. His three- run shot in the sixth off Jeanmar Gomez ( 1- 3) gave the Blue Jays a 7- 5 lead. A loud group of Jays fans chanted “MVP” as he rounded the bases. Donaldson has 33 homers and leads the majors with 91 RBIs. Jeff Francoeur hit a solo homer for Philadelphia.