ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Reed Johnson homered twice, including a three-run shot to cap Toronto’s nine-run ninth inning, and the Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 13-4 on Friday night.

Johnson, who came in with just one home run this season, had his second career multihomer game.

Frank Catalanotto had an RBI triple to start the outburst, and Aaron Hill added a two-run single to help Toronto stretch its lead to 13-3.

Johnson hit a leadoff homer in the first and Shea Hillenbrand had a solo shot one inning later as the Blue Jays took a 2-1 lead. Hillenbrand had an RBI double and Gregg Zaun a sacrifice fly to put Toronto ahead 4-1 in the sixth.

Casey Janssen (4-3) gave three runs and three hits over 5 1-3 innings.

Russell Branyan homered for Tampa Bay, which has lost nine of 11. Seth McClung (2-7) allowed four runs and five hits in five-plus innings. He lost three consecutive starts, giving up 14 runs over 17 innings.

Branyan stopped an 0-for-12 slump and got the Devil Rays within 4-3 on a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth. He has four homers in his last eight games.

Devil Rays left fielder Carl Crawford was out of the lineup with a sore left knee, but hoped to play Saturday. Crawford injured his knee Thursday night when he was thrown out at the plate while attempting to complete an inside-the-park homer.

Toronto was without outfielder Vernon Wells, who missed his second straight game because of left shoulder inflammation. Wells took batting practice and could return Saturday.

The announced crowd was 9,463. Five of the last 12 meetings between the teams at Tropicana Field has seen announced attendance under 10,000.

Notes: Devil Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said 2B Jorge Cantu (broken bone in left foot) should return Monday or Tuesday. … OF Rocco Baldelli (left hamstring strain) may be back in seven to 10 days. … Johnson’s homer was his first leadoff shot this season and fifth overall. … Johnson’s other multi-homer game was on June 15, 2003 against the Chicago Cubs. … The Blue Jays’ nine runs in the ninth was the 21st time the Devil Rays have allowed four or more runs in an inning. Tampa Bay threw 70 pitches in the inning.

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