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Final Score: Tampa Bay 3 - Toronto 0

Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Matt Garza threw his first career shutout, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-0 win over Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays in the second of a three-game set.

Garza (9-6) scattered five hits, struck out five, and walked one. The 24-year- old righthander threw 106 pitches -- 74 for strikes -- over nine frames to get the struggling Rays offense off the hook on a night when it had to face one of the best in game.

"I was just keeping them off-balance, in-and-out with the fastball, up-and- down," said Garza. "I was able to locate my curveball, slider, and changeup, which was helpful. I kept them uneasy and uncomfortable in the box."

Eric Hinske hit a solo homer and Evan Longoria added a two-run triple for the Rays, who rebounded from a 3-1 loss in Monday's opener that had been their ninth in 11 road games. With the win the Rays moved to two games in front of the Red Sox for first place in the AL East. Boston lost to the Angels, 6-2, on Tuesday.

Halladay (12-8) pitched well, but again found himself on the wrong end of a duel with Garza. The Blue Jays ace gave up three runs on six hits in eight innings, with eight strikeouts and three walks. Lyle Overbay had two hits for Toronto, which had won six of seven entering play.

Halladay and Garza faced off in Tampa on July 19, a 6-4 Rays win in which Garza departed after 7 2/3 shutout innings. All told, Garza has blanked Toronto over 16 2/3 innings in two wins this month, and the Rays have handed Halladay three of his eight losses this season.

"It's not always the hitters. You have to look at the opposing pitcher sometimes," said Halladay. "It's just a matter of getting things going at the right times, and when you have a pitcher whose on it's tough to do that."

Hinske led off the third with a fly ball to dead center that bounced off the facade behind the fence and back onto the field. The umpires did not initially rule it a home run, but the Jays outfielders didn't rush to the ball, and Hinske sprinted around the bases for an apparent inside-the-park home run.

Replays showed that the ball clearly made it over the fence, and was not an inside-the-parker.

Garza, meanwhile, was the beneficiary of three double plays to keep his shutout intact. Alex Rios, Scott Rolen, and Rod Barajas all grounded into twin-killings that erased baserunners.

Longoria gave the Rays two insurance runs in the eighth when, with runners at first and second and two outs, he lined a triple to right to put Tampa up by three.

Garza, meanwhile, just kept dealing. Adam Lind doubled to right with two outs in the eighth, but Brad Wilkerson grounded out to end that inning. The Rays righty then tossed a 1-2-3 ninth to lock up the shutout.