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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Manager John Gibbons ejection turned into a key moment for the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.Russell Martin hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to help the Blue Jays overcome a poor start by 17-game winner J.A. Happ and avoid a three-game sweep with a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Rays.Gibbons was ejected by plate umpire Pat Hoberg after Martin struck out in the fourth. When Martin turned a couple times to dispute the call while walking toward the dugout, Gibbons took over the argument from the dugout and got tossed.Took the heat for everybody, Martin said. I think he kept some guys in the game doing that, including myself.Torontos victory and Bostons 1-0 loss at Oakland gave the Blue Jays a one-game lead over the Red Sox for the top spot in the AL East.Martin hit his 17th homer on a 3-0 pitch from Kevin Jepsen (2-6). He has gone deep nine times and driven in 24 runs over his last 18 games.If hes seeing the ball good, which I thought he was, I gave the approval for him to take a whack at it, said bench coach DeMarlo Hale, who filled in for Gibbons.Happ was up to 85 pitches when he was pulled by Gibbons after Corey Dickersons RBI single put the Rays up 3-1 with two outs in the third.Joaquin Benoit (3-1) gave up a single and struck out three in a scoreless seventh. His second strikeout, coming against Evan Longoria, was the 1,000th of his career.Roberto Osuna got three outs for his 30th save.Five Toronto relievers allowed two hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings.Thats a huge job by the bullpen keeping us in the game, Happ said.Happ has gone fewer than five innings in just two of 27 starts this season, with both coming against Tampa Bay. He allowed eight runs over two innings in a 13-2 loss to the Rays on May 18.The Blue Jays tied it at 3 in the seventh on Devon Travis two-run single off Brad Boxberger, costing 17-game loser Chris Archer a shot at his ninth win.Archer allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. He also struck out nine, running his AL-best total to 211.Their bullpen came in and did a really good job, kept it right there, and our bullpen came in and struggled, Rays manager Kevin Cash said. They got hits, they got walks and then the big home run from Russell Martin.BENCH NEWSBlue Jays: OF Melvin Upton Jr., hitting just .185 (20 for 108) against right-handers since the All-Star break, didnt start with Archer pitching.Rays: Despite the ability to expand rosters in September, Tampa Bay still had just three position players on the bench on Sunday: C Luke Maile, 1B Logan Morrison and utilityman Nick Franklin. I think theres plans to expand, Cash said.UP NEXTBlue Jays: Knuckleballer R.A. 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Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race.Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores insists he has no issue with speculation regarding his future at Vicarage Road.A 2-0 defeat at Liverpool on Sunday means the Hornets have won just twice in 10 Premier League matches since securing their top-flight status.And despite guiding the promoted side to an FA Cup semi-final, reports suggest that Flores could well be dismissed at the end of the campaign. The rumours are normal. You need to learn to live with these kind of things, Flores said.Sometimes life is ridiculous but it is out of my control. I am not afraid of anything. It is not time to talk about me, it is time to talk about the match.It is important to be a realist and try to enjoy the moment we are living with Watford. Sometimes I could be sad about the people around me who are not enjoying this experience but not for me. Troy Deeney (left) scores in Watfords last win - a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa I understand life is very hard, football is very hard and is normally more bad situations than good situations, he added.ddddddddddddWhen you get promotion it is usual to live with pressure but we have avoided that - if people are not able to enjoy this I am sad for that. I am completely happy. I want to enjoy the last month of the competition.Also See:Reds sting HornetsFlores: Mistakes cost usWatford fixturesLive on Sky ' ' '