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TORONTO -- Devon Travis is settling nicely into the leadoff spot in Torontos potent lineup.Travis had a career-high four hits, including the go-ahead single in the seventh inning, and the Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 on Monday night.Edwin Encarnacion hit his 299th career home run as the Blue Jays snapped a three-game losing streak against the Rays.Toronto is an MLB-best 45-26 since being swept at home by Tampa Bay from May 16-18. The Rays have gone 26-47 since, the worst record in the majors.Travis has been batting leadoff regularly since an Aug. 1 win at Houston. Hes 11 for 31 with three home runs and five RBI since moving to the top of the order.Hes on some kind of roll, manager John Gibbons said. Hes been doing a little bit of everything for us.Travis didnt play after July 28 last season because of a left shoulder injury that required offseason surgery. After watching from home while his teammates won the AL East last year, hes delighted to be a part of the playoff push this season.This is what its about, Travis said. It was tough last year, sitting at home as a fan, screaming at the TV and the umpires and pulling for the boys.Encarnacion and Jose Bautista both had three RBI as Toronto scored more than four runs for the first time since a 9-1 win over Baltimore on July 30.Joaquin Benoit (2-1) worked one inning for the win. Roberto Osuna gave up Logan Forsythes solo homer in the ninth but finished for his 25th save.Rays left-hander Xavier Cedeno (3-4) was replaced after walking the first two batters of the seventh. Dylan Floro came on and walked pinch-hitter Russell Martin to load the bases but got pinch-hitter Justin Smoak to bounce back to the mound, with Michael Saunders forced at home. Saunders took out catcher Bobby Wilson as he slid in, preventing what might have been an inning-ending double play. Travis followed with an RBI single and Bautista hit a two-run double.Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said the double play became a challenge after Floro bobbled Smoaks bouncer.Were an executed play away from getting out of the inning with no runs, Cash said. We didnt execute the play and then they bust it open.Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi came in riding a streak of 20 2/3 scoreless innings but couldnt extend it. Travis tripled on Odorizzis second pitch of the game and scored when Bautista followed with a first-pitch sacrifice fly.I wouldnt say I really had my best stuff tonight, Odorizzi said. I had to battle a lot.Encarnacion doubled the lead with a two-out homer, his 31st. It was Torontos 17th straight solo home run, the longest streak since the Giants hit 21 in 2011.Mikie Mahtook and Steve Souza Jr. tied it with RBI doubles in the fourth but the Blue Jays regained the lead on Encarnacions two-out, two-run single in the bottom half.They keep coming at you, Tampa Bays Brad Miller said of Toronto. We kept firing and firing and firing. They just did a better job of it.Tampa Bay tied it 4-all and chased knuckleballer R.A. Dickey on Millers two-run double in the fifth. Miller has at least one RBI in six straight games.The Rays put runners at second and third with no outs in the seventh but couldnt score. Evan Longoria struck out and Forsythe didnt tag from third on Millers fly ball to Bautista in right.We know where Bautista is at right now, Cash said. Thats a throw that weve seen him make over and over.FOUR PLAYThe Rays allowed four or more runs runs for the third time in 14 games. 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The person spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday night because the move had not yet been announced.The Rockies scheduled a Monday news conference to introduce their new manager, but the release did not reveal the teams choice.Black takes over for Walt Weiss, who stepped down last month when his contract expired after four years in charge of the Rockies. They finished 75-87 last season, their best record since 2010.The 59-year-old Black managed the San Diego Padres for nearly nine seasons before he was fired in June 2015. He compiled a 649-713 record and was voted NL Manager of the Year in 2010 after the Padres went 90-72, their most wins since a franchise-record 98 in 1998.Washington nearly hired Black last year before contract talks broke down and the Nationals gave the job to Dusty Baker.After a major league career that spanned 15 seasons on the mound, Black became a respected pitching coach for the Angels. He brings a wealth of experience to a team thats long struggled to get outs in Denvers thin air a mile above sea level.Colorado had a 4.91 ERA this past season, tied with Cincinnati for 13th out of 15 National League teams. Arizona (5.09) was the only club that was worse.Yet the Rockies boast young talent in a starting rotation led by Jon Gray, the third overall pick in 2013 draft. Tyler Chatwood had the best road ERA (1.69) in the majors last season, while Chad Bettis and Tyler Anderson made big strides. The team will more tthan likely lose Jorge De La Rosa, the franchises all-time winningest pitcher, in free agency.ddddddddddddOne of the biggest challenges will be shoring up a shaky bullpen that blew 28 save chances in 2016. Colorado finished 24-36 in games decided by no more than two runs.Black was lauded for the way he ran bullpens with the Angels and Padres.On offense, Black inherits an NL batting champion in second baseman DJ LeMahieu, an all-around star in third baseman Nolan Arenado, an up-and-coming shortstop in Trevor Story and a feared hitter in outfielder Carlos Gonzalez.I like the group that we have, Arenado said after the final game of the season. I think we are close. But basically when I say that its for the fans. I want fans to know that so they dont lose hope. I feel bad. They come out every day, to see us lose the way we do sometimes.Arenado led the NL in RBI (133) and tied for the home run title with 41. He played stellar defense at third base again and could be in line for his fourth straight Gold Glove.Black spent a large portion of his career with Kansas City and was part of a Royals rotation that helped the team win the 1985 World Series. He won 121 games with Kansas City, Seattle, Cleveland, San Francisco and Toronto.After his playing days, he became the pitching coach for the Angels and spent seven seasons under manager Mike Scioscia. Black helped the team to the 2002 World Series title before taking over the Padres heading into the 2007 season.Black rejoined the Angels as a special assistant to the general manager last November. ' ' '