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Final Score: Toronto 4 - Texas 8

Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Gerald Laird hit a pair of two-run home runs as the Texas Rangers doubled up the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-4, in the finale of a three-game set.

Chris Davis added a solo homer, his 11th in 33 games, and ended with two RBI for the Rangers, who have won four of their last six overall. Marlon Byrd also drove in a run and Ramon Vazquez had a pinch-hit, RBI double in the victory.

Luis Mendoza (3-4) got the win as he lasted seven frames and was touched for four runs on six hits while fanning two and walking one. He also retired the final nine batters he faced.

Matt Stairs went 2-for-3 and drove in a run for the Jays, who have dropped four of their last five. Adam Lind, Lyle Overbay and Brad Wilkerson each knocked in a run.

David Purcey (1-2) took the loss as he was roughed up for five runs on three hits, all of which were homers, over five innings.

The Rangers rallied in the fifth to take the lead. With one gone and a 1-1 count, Davis took a Purcey slider over the fence in right-center field for a homer. Travis Metcalf was then hit by a pitch before Ian Kinsler flied out, however, Laird took an 0-2 fastball deep to right to make it 5-4.

Michael Young singled off Shawn Camp in the eighth, which brought Jesse Carlson in from the 'pen. A wild pitch sent the runner to second and a balk left him at third before Josh Hamilton walked. Byrd chipped in an RBI double, though David Murphy popped out. Brandon Boggs was intentionally walked, Davis followed with an RBI single and Vazquez offered a sac fly to center to make it 8-4.

Toronto got on the board in the first inning as Marco Scutaro drew a one-out walk and Alex Rios followed with a single. Overbay then crushed an RBI double to center and Lind kept it going with a sac fly to left. Stairs closed out the scoring with a single to left which plated Overbay, and it was 3-0 Jays.

Lind led off the fourth with a single and moved to third as Stairs followed with a base hit. Wilkerson then grounded out, allowing Lind to score, and it was a 4-0 ballgame.

Texas cut its deficit in half during the home fourth. Kinsler had a lead off walk and Laird brought him home with a home run to right-center field to make it 4-2.