Smoak hits tying HR in 9th, walk-off in 10th for Jays

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TORONTO — Justin Smoak single-handedly stole a game away from the Rangers as he hit a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth and added a two-run shot in the 10th inning of Toronto’s 3-1 victory on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.

Texas held a 1-0 lead until Smoak’s solo shot off Rangers closer Shawn Tolleson. An inning later, Smoak was back at it again, this time with a two-run shot to left off Phil Klein.

The Blue Jays picked up their first extra-inning win of the season, while Texas dropped to 0-5 in games decided in the final at-bat. It was the first walk-off homer of Smoak’s career and the fourth time he had a multi-homer game.

Neither starting pitcher factored into the decision. Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada tossed six strong innings and the only mistake he made came on the second pitch of the game when Rougned Odor hit a leadoff home run. Rangers starter Martin Perez scattered four hits over five innings and was in line for the win until Toronto’s late …

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