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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Matt Moylan, not Jack Bird, will start in the halves for NSW in Wednesday nights State of Origin III at ANZ Stadium.Blues coach Laurie Daley announced on Tuesday that Bird would start in the spot left vacant by injury to Adam Reynolds, with Moylan to come off the bench and replace him.But it appears Daley may have been foxing.However assistant coach Matt Parish confirmed on Tuesday morning that Moylan, who has played just 20 minutes at No.6 in his NRL career at Penrith, would come into the starting side.I dont think it really matters who might play there, but I think the other guy might start, said Parish.He indicated the decision to bench the Cronulla youngster came down to his ability to coverr numerous positions in the case of an injury.ddddddddddddHes a good young player Jack Bird and we just think he covers a few more positions whether its everywhere in the backline and possibly the back row, he said.Whereas Moyza is predominantly a fullback who can play in the halves.Regardless, the mind games have confused Queensland, with assistant coach Trevor Gillmeister earlier saying they still believed Jack Bird would begin the game.We think Jack Bird will start there, Gillmeister told Sky Sports Radio.Its no big deal but were probably thinking Bird will start. 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