OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Esteban Loaiza allowed one run in 7 1-3 innings to win on the road for the first time in six starts, leading the Toronto Blue Jays over the Oakland Athletics 2-1 Monday night.

Loaiza (5-6) last won on the road May 31 at Detroit. He allowed just seven hits while striking out three and walking two.

The Blue Jays beat Oakland for the fifth straight time and sixth in seven overall this season. The A's fell 2½ games behind Anaheim in the AL wild card race.

Loaiza has allowed just one run in 16 2-3 innings against the A's in two starts. He threw his only shutout of the season against Oakland on May 19. Last year Oakland pounded the right-hander for 14 runs on 19 hits in 10 2-3 innings.

Kelvim Escobar allowed a leadoff triple to Terrence Long in ninth before finishing for his 24th save in 30 opportunities.

Aaron Harang (4-3) gave up two runs on five hits over seven innings. He walked one and struck out one. It was his loss in nine starts since June 15.

Josh Phelps hit his fourth home run to put the Blue Jays up 2-1 in the fifth. Chris Woodward singled to open the inning and one out later Phelps, who was leading the International League in home runs (24) at the time of his call up on July 2, connected on a 1-2 pitch.

Jermaine Dye's 13th homer of the season with one out in the second gave the A's a 1-0 lead. Dye, who began the season on the disabled list with a fractured left tibia, has seven homers in 29 games since the All-Star break after hitting just six in 61 games before. He played in his first game on April 26.

Besides Dye, Loaiza allowed just one runner past second base.

Notes: The Blue Jays went a season-high four games without homering until Phelps connected. ... A's 2B Mark Ellis is hitless in his last 12 at-bats leading off a game. ... Toronto OF DeWayne Wise snapped an 0-for-12 streak with his third-inning single. ... Blue Jays OF Jose Cruz, Jr. sat out his third straight game with a twisted left ankle. ... A's SS Miguel Tejada helped keep the Oakland close when he started a double play with a backhanded grab in the sixth. ... The A's are batting an AL-worst .201 (95-for-473) with runners in scoring position and two outs after going 0-for-5 Monday.

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