TORONTO -- Juan Francisco homered and added a key RBI double to lead the Blue Jays to a 5-4 win over the Indians on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.The power-hitting third baseman hit his sixth homer of the season in the fifth to give the Blue Jays a lead they would not relinquish, despite the Indians' best efforts.It was 5-1 after Francisco's RBI double capped a three-run sixth when Cleveland made a game out of it in the seventh, knocking Toronto starter R.A. Dickey from the game after four straight batters reached base to start the inning. With the bases loaded and none out, Dickey hit Lonnie Chisenhall to force home a run, making it 5-2. The Indians scored two more to come within one run. 
The Indians came within inches of tying it in the eighth, but Blue Jays left fielder Melky Cabrera gunned down Carlos Santana at the plate on a two-out single from Yan Gomes to keep the one-run lead intact.Casey Janssen, pitching for the second straight game, worked a scoreless ninth for his first save of the season.Dickey pitched six-plus innings and allowed four runs (two earned) on four hits with six strikeouts.Both teams breezed through the first two innings with no runners reaching base. After retiring eight straight with relative ease, Dickey hit an abrupt snag late in the top of the third.Mike Aviles was the first player to reach base in the game when he slapped a single to center field, giving the Indians a runner with two out. Dickey then walked Michael Bourn, moving Aviles into scoring position. Nick Swisher, who was 2-for-15 lifetime against Dickey, sent a line drive into right field to put the Tribe up 1-0.Indians starter Justin Masterson, meanwhile, entered the game 4-1 lifetime against the Toronto, and saw his success against the Blue Jays continue until the fourth.The 29-year-old retired nine straight Toronto hitters to open the game before giving up a leadoff triple to Jose Reyes. With two strikes, Reyes woke up the home crowd when he sent a long liner to the left-center-field wall to give the home team its first hit and first runner in scoring position. Cabrera sent a deep fly ball to center field, scoring Reyes to tie the game.Francisco's homer in the fifth gave Toronto a 2-1 lead on team's second hit of the game.The Blue Jays continued to press for more, and attempted to blow the game open in the sixth.After Masterson walked Cabrera to lead off the inning, Jose Bautista chopped an infield single toward shortstop. That put two runners on for Adam Lind, who doubled to the gap in left-center. Both runners crossed to give Toronto a 4-1 lead. Francisco then got his second RBI in as many innings with a double down the first-base line to make it 5-1.Masterson took the loss, going 5 1/3 innings, allowing five runs on six hits.Jamie Ross / MLB.com
The Indians came within inches of tying it in the eighth, but Blue Jays left fielder Melky Cabrera gunned down Carlos Santana at the plate on a two-out single from Yan Gomes to keep the one-run lead intact.Casey Janssen, pitching for the second straight game, worked a scoreless ninth for his first save of the season.Dickey pitched six-plus innings and allowed four runs (two earned) on four hits with six strikeouts.Both teams breezed through the first two innings with no runners reaching base. After retiring eight straight with relative ease, Dickey hit an abrupt snag late in the top of the third.Mike Aviles was the first player to reach base in the game when he slapped a single to center field, giving the Indians a runner with two out. Dickey then walked Michael Bourn, moving Aviles into scoring position. Nick Swisher, who was 2-for-15 lifetime against Dickey, sent a line drive into right field to put the Tribe up 1-0.Indians starter Justin Masterson, meanwhile, entered the game 4-1 lifetime against the Toronto, and saw his success against the Blue Jays continue until the fourth.The 29-year-old retired nine straight Toronto hitters to open the game before giving up a leadoff triple to Jose Reyes. With two strikes, Reyes woke up the home crowd when he sent a long liner to the left-center-field wall to give the home team its first hit and first runner in scoring position. Cabrera sent a deep fly ball to center field, scoring Reyes to tie the game.Francisco's homer in the fifth gave Toronto a 2-1 lead on team's second hit of the game.The Blue Jays continued to press for more, and attempted to blow the game open in the sixth.After Masterson walked Cabrera to lead off the inning, Jose Bautista chopped an infield single toward shortstop. That put two runners on for Adam Lind, who doubled to the gap in left-center. Both runners crossed to give Toronto a 4-1 lead. Francisco then got his second RBI in as many innings with a double down the first-base line to make it 5-1.Masterson took the loss, going 5 1/3 innings, allowing five runs on six hits.Jamie Ross / MLB.com
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