Blue Jays nip Tribe

Published 1:25 am Wednesday, May 14, 2014

TORONTO (AP) — R.A. Dickey won for the third time in four starts, Juan Francisco homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Tuesday night.

Blue Jays left fielder Melky Cabrera threw out Carlos Santana at the plate to end the eighth inning, preserving Toronto’s one-run lead.

Dickey (4-3) allowed two earned runs and four hits in six-plus innings. He walked two and struck out six.

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Casey Janssen, activated off the disabled list Sunday, finished for his first save.

Justin Masterson (2-2) matched a season high by allowing five runs and six hits in 5 1-3 innings.