SKYDOME Blue Jays homers pummel Pirates

Carlos Delgado connected for his 20th in a 13-8 win.
TORONTO (AP) -- Carlos Delgado is playing as if he might make a run at the AL's Triple Crown.
Delgado hit his AL-leading 20th home run, and Orlando Hudson and Josh Phelps connected for consecutive homers Tuesday as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 13-8.
Delgado, who leads the majors with 70 RBIs, reached 20 home runs for the eighth time -- surpassing Joe Carter's club record of seven. He became the fastest Toronto player to reach 70 RBIs, doing it in 64 games.
The slugging first baseman hit .344 with 41 home runs and 137 RBIs three years ago. Asked if he's having a better year than he did in 2000, Delgado said: "What happened in 2000?"
Payday
Delgado received a $68 million, four-year contract after the 2000 season.
"Yeah, 2000 was pretty cool, but I don't look back," Delgado said. "I don't try to compare what happens. I'm just living right now."
Delgado, who is hitting .323, appears to be a threat to achieve the first AL Triple Crown since Red Sox great Carl Yastrzemski won it in 1967.
"It seems like every time I come up I have guys in scoring position," Delgado said. "They make it a lot easier on me."
Delgado leads all players with 34 career interleague homers and 99 RBIs. Last week, he said he hated interleague play.
After he tied it at 5 with a three-run homer off Kris Benson (5-7) in the second inning, Hudson and Phelps hit back-to-back homers off Benson in the third, giving Toronto a 7-5 lead.
"It's fun to sit back and watch our club produce offensively," Toronto manager Carlos Tosca said.
Tosca said Delgado takes pressure off his teammates.
"He just continues to produce. He's a big force in our lineup. I'm happy for him because he's a leader in our clubhouse, and he's a true professional," Tosca said.
Career high
Toronto's Howie Clark went 4-for-4, setting a career high for hits. Toronto outhit Pittsburgh 19-14. Every Blue Jays starter had a hit.
Benson allowed eight runs on eight hits in just 21/3 innings for the Pirates, who have lost three straight and six of seven.
"We have to hit our spots. We have to have command. We aren't doing our job," Pittsburgh manager Lloyd McClendon said.
Pittsburgh's Aramis Ramirez extended his career-high hitting streak to 21 games with a two-run homer off Cory Lidle (9-4) in the first.
Brian Giles, who has reached base in 13 of his last 15 plate appearances, homered and went 3-for-4.
Phelps, who had three RBIs, tied it at 2 with a two-run single in the first.
Jeff Reboulet's RBI double, Jason Kendall's run-scoring infield single and second baseman Hudson's run-scoring error gave Pittsburgh a 5-2 lead in the second.
Vernon Wells drove in his 60th run with a single in the third, giving Toronto an 8-5 lead.
Frank Catalanotto's three-run homer off Brian Meadows made it 11-5 in the fifth.
Matt Stairs, activated from the disabled list before the game, homered off Lidle in the sixth. Giles homered off Lidle in the seventh.
Lidle won despite allowing seven runs -- six earned -- on 12 hits in six innings.