Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Jed Lowrie drove in two and Jacoby Ellsbury knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as Boston rallied from a three-run deficit to top Toronto, 7-5, in the second half of a day-night doubleheader at Fenway Park.

David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis also knocked in a run each for the Red Sox, who earned a split in the twin-bill. Toronto took an 8-1 decision in the afternoon game. Jason Bay and Dustin Pedroia each collected three hits and scored once.

After Tampa lost the second part of its doubleheader, 6-5, to the Yankees later Saturday, Boston came within two games of the first-place Rays in the AL East.

Justin Masterson (6-4) got the win after pitching a scoreless inning of relief. Jonathan Papelbon recorded the final three outs to earn his 37th save. Starter Bartolo Colon struggled, allowing seven hits and five runs -- two earned -- over six innings.

Joe Inglett drove in a pair for the Blue Jays, who have dropped two of three. Scott Downs (0-3) suffered the loss and a blown save, charged with three hits and three runs over 1 1/3 innings. Starter Jesse Litsch gave up five hits and three runs in 5 1/3 frames.

Bay led off the eighth with a double and scored on a single from Lowrie. David Ross sacrificed Lowrie to second, and a Coco Crisp groundout moved him to third. Downs tripped and fell trying to grab Ellsbury's dribbler up the first-base line, allowing Lowrie to score for a 6-5 game.

Shawn Camp came in, only to surrender a single to Pedroia and an RBI double from Ortiz which put the Sox up by two.

Papelbon closed out the contest by retiring the Jays in order in the ninth.

Boston jumped on top in the first. Ellsbury walked and Pedroia doubled. With Kevin Youkilis at the plate, Litsch uncorked a wild pitch that rolled slightly up the third base line, allowing Ellsbury to score.

A wild throw to the plate had to be chased down by Jays catcher Gregg Zaun up the first-base line, and his desperate throw went wide, allowing Pedroia to come home safely.

Colon loaded the bases in the second by allowing two singles along with a Lowrie fielding error. Travis Snider drew a walk to force in a run, then Inglett's double scored two. Marco Scutaro's sacrifice fly made it 4-2, then Alex Rios hit a bloop single to center to score Inglett.

Snider robbed Lowrie of a two-run homer in the fourth, leaping at the low bullpen wall in right to make the grab.

Boston cut its deficit to 5-3 in the sixth as Lowrie came close to another home run to right but settled for a sac fly. The Sox drew within 5-4 in their next at-bat on a Youkilis RBI groundout.

Toronto has won eight of 14 matchups this season...Javier Lopez, Masterson and Papelbon combined to hold Toronto hitless over the final three innings...Litsch walked a season-high five batters. His previous high was three, last set in an 11-0 win over the Sox on August 23.