Wells Racks Up Win No. 15

David Wells became the majors' first 15-game winner, and Raul Mondesi hit a three-run homer to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win over the Montreal Expos on Saturday night.

Wells (15-2) won his eighth straight decision to become just the second pitcher since 1988 following Pedro Martinez last season to reach 15 wins before the All-Star break.

Wells, the likely All-Star game starter, allowed five hits and three runs in seven innings to stop Montreal's three-game winning streak.

Mondesi hit his 22nd homer as Toronto scored four in the fourth to chase Tony Armas Jr. (4-6). Jose Cruz Jr. hit his 20th homer in the seventh as the Blue Jays became the first team in major league history to have four hitters with 20 or more home runs before the All-Star break.

Mondesi recorded 10 of Toronto's 12 outfield putouts in the game.

Billy Koch pitched the last two innings for his 20th save in 24 opportunities.

Armas retired the first nine batters before walking Shannon Stewart to lead off the fourth. Homer Bush singled and Mondesi hit his 22nd homer to make it 3-0.

Carlos Delado doubled off the left-field wall and, one out later, Darrin Fletcher hit an RBI single to make it 4-0 and chase Armas.

Montreal scored twice in the bottom half on RBI grounders by Chris Widger and Mike Mordecai to cut the lead to 4-2.

Felipe Lira, who relieved Armas, hit his first career homer leading off the fifth to draw Montreal to within one at 4-3.

Cruz hit a solo homer off reliever Anthony Telford to put Toronto ahead 5-3 and added an RBI double in the eighth off Scott Forster.

Armas allowed four hits and four runs in 3 1-3 innings. He struck out two and walked one.

Notes