Blue Jays end Indians' 14-game winning streak

With their bullpen fatigued after a 19-inning marathon a day earlier, the Toronto Blue Jays were hoping starter Marco Estrada could go deep in Saturday's matinee against Cleveland.

He was able to play through some lower back pain and provided five much-needed innings in a 9-6 victory that ended the Indians' 14-game winning streak.

"He was battling and his velocity was down but really he gave us a chance to win the game," said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. "He left tied, five innings were definitely what we needed.

"We couldn't really have any less than that."

Josh Donaldson provided a game-tying solo homer in the seventh inning and drove in Ezequiel Carrera with the go-ahead run in the eighth. Michael Saunders added a two-run double off Tommy Hunter before Roberto Osuna came on for his 16th save.

"They were fortunate enough to throw the last punch and that was the outcome of the game," Hunter said.

Carrera was originally called out by umpire D.J. Reyburn but the decision was overturned on review. He dived for home plate and touched it with his outstretched left hand just as catcher Chris Gimenez appeared to tag his leg.

"I definitely thought I had him in the leg," Gimenez said. "The explanation they gave us was his arm got in there before I tagged him. I don't necessarily think that was the case."

The review took a rather long three minutes 32 seconds.

"I went and looked at it six or seven times," said Indians manager Terry Francona. "I don't know how you can overrule that. I couldn't tell if he's safe or out."

The crowd of 46,197 roared its approval at the decision.

"We liked what we saw but you never know for sure," Gibbons said. "But we caught a break. A big break."

Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer and Troy Tulowitzki added a two-run shot for Toronto (44-39). Rajai Davis hit for the cycle for the Indians (49-31).

Davis opened the game with a homer off Estrada, who gave up leadoff hits in the first three innings. The right-hander was in obvious discomfort at times and said he would probably undergo an MRI exam before a decision is made on his next start.

"It's something we're going to have to talk about, I don't know if I can do this again," he said. "If it hurts as much as it did today, I'm probably going to have to watch the next game."

Jason Grilli (1-0) worked a clean eighth inning for the victory while Dan Otero (2-1) shouldered the loss.

Cleveland's 14-game win streak was the longest in franchise history. It was also the longest in the American League since the Oakland Athletics won 20 in a row in 2002.

Davis, meanwhile, became the eighth player in Indians history to hit for the cycle. He tripled in the third, doubled in the seventh and singled in the ninth.

"That was very impressive," said Francona. "He's been such a spark for us in so many ways."