TORONTO — When it comes to Roy Halladay, Derek Jeter has seen enough. The New York Yankees shortstop considers his American League East rival to be the game's best starter.

Halladay threw a two-hitter and Matt Stairs and Rod Barajas homered to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-0 victory over the Yankees last night.

"He never throws a ball over the middle of the plate," Jeter said of Halladay. "If you face him four or five times a game, you might get one pitch over the plate. He goes from corner to corner as good as any pitcher in the game. He's probably the best starter in baseball, I would think. I know I'm a little biased because we face him 10 times a year. He's as consistent as anyone."

Halladay (11-6) won his third straight start and threw his major league-leading seventh complete game. He struck out eight and walked one. The right-hander, who has 11 career shutouts, is 8-1 over his past 12 starts.

"That's one of the best starts I've ever caught," Barajas said. "He was remarkable."

Halladay was asked whether he feels his recent run makes him a candidate to start Tuesday's All-Star game.

"It's not high on my priority list," he said. "It's just fun to be a part of and a tremendous honor."

The Blue Jays extended their home winning streak to a season-high six games.

The Yankees got just two runners in scoring position against Halladay. Leadoff hitter Brett Gardner was hit in the left leg with a pitch and stole second in the first, but Halladay got Jeter to ground out and struck out both Bobby Abreu and Alex Rodriguez looking to end the first. He began the second by fanning Jason Giambi and Jorge Posada.

"He was on right from the start," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "He was outstanding tonight. That's as good as I've seen him."

Jeter hit a ground-rule double in the ninth but Abreu ended a 12-pitch at-bat by striking out before Rodriguez lined out to first to end the game.

"He was dominating," Rodriguez said. "We weren't even close."

ORIOLES 7, RED SOX 3

Brian Roberts was a home run short of the cycle as visiting Baltimore beat Boston and Clay Buchholz (2-4), who gave up four runs, five hits and five walks in five innings in his first start against the Orioles since his no-hitter last season.

INDIANS 5, RAYS 0

Cliff Lee (12-2) scattered five hits over six innings to lower his ERA to 2.31, Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer and an RBI double, and host Cleveland extended Tampa Bay's season-high losing streak to five games.

TWINS 3, TIGERS 2

Nick Punto drove in two runs, Delmon Young added a sacrifice fly, and Jesse Crain, Matt Guerrier and Joe Nathan retired the last seven batters in relief of Glen Perkins (6-2) as visiting Minnesota beat Detroit.

ROYALS 3, MARINERS 1

Luke Hochevar (6-7) allowed one run and five hits over seven innings, Joakim Soria pitched a perfect ninth for his 25th save, and David DeJesus doubled in two runs to help host Kansas City beat Seattle.

RANGERS 7, WHITE SOX 2

Josh Hamilton went 3 for 5 and drove in two runs to increase his major-league leading total to 93, and Luis Mendoza (2-3) allowed a run on three hits and struck out eight over six innings to lead host Texas over Chicago.

ATHLETICS 9, ANGELS 2

Sean Gallagher (1-0) allowed two hits over seven innings in his Oakland debut and Mike Murton, who came to the A's with Gallagher from the Chicago Cubs in a six-player trade, drove in two runs in a victory over Los Angeles.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

METS 2, ROCKIES 1

Damion Easley hit his third homer of the season on a 3-2 pitch from reliever Taylor Buchholz (3-3) with the bases clear and two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to carry New York over Colorado for its seventh straight win.

CUBS 3, GIANTS 1

After being shut down by starter Matt Cain for seven innings, Aramis Ramirez broke a scoreless tie with a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning off Tyler Walker (3-5) to lift Chicago over San Francisco.

CARDINALS 6, PIRATES 0

Kyle Lohse (11-2) limited Pittsburgh to six hits over seven innings to win his eighth in a row, Rick Ankiel capped a four-run third with a two-run homer, and Ryan Ludwick also went deep to lead visiting St. Louis.

NATIONALS 10, ASTROS 0

Ronnie Belliard homered twice and drove in five runs and Tim Redding (7-3) allowed seven singles, walked none and struck out six in six innings to finally get a victory after nine consecutive no-decisions for Washington.

REDS 6, BREWERS 5

After Cincinnati scored three runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 5-5, Jay Bruce scored on a wild pitch — the third in the game by Milwaukee's pitchers — in the top of the eighth inning to break the tie.

PHILLIES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 5

Shane Victorino tied it at 5 with a two-run triple off Tony Pena in the bottom of the eighth inning and Jayson Werth singled home So Taguchi from second in the 12th inning to lift Philadelphia over Arizona in a matchup of NL division leaders.

PADRES 4, BRAVES 0

Scott Hairston had a double and a triple and scored two runs to back Jake Peavy (7-5), the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, who held Atlanta to four hits and struck out seven in seven innings to lead host San Diego.

MARLINS 3, DODGERS 1

Chris Volstad (2-0) came within one out of a shutout in his first major league start, Jeremy Hermida hit a two run homer and Jorge Cantu followed with a solo shot in the first inning to lead visiting Florida over Los Angeles.