CHICAGO -- Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman waited for the ball to be tossed around the diamond after he struck out Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson in the seventh inning.

Stroman noticed something he did not like. Anderson kept talking as he headed to the dugout.

Moments later, both benches cleared as the players jawed at one another.

"I asked him what he was saying," Stroman said. "He continued to talk more, so I walked toward the dugout. I thought he had a problem. I don't understand why he would be running his mouth on the way back to the dugout. It made zero sense to me."

Umpires restored order before any physical altercations took place. Stroman settled his emotions on the mound to guide the Blue Jays to an 8-4 win over the White Sox on Tuesday night.

The feud between Anderson and Stroman might not be finished, however. Anderson said the pitcher had words for him when he stepped out of the batter's box earlier in the at-bat, and he mumbled something from the mound after the strikeout.

"It was one of those things, I stepped out (of the batter's box), and he just complains and cries like he always does," Anderson said. "That's what it led to."

An outburst of offense by Toronto's hitters did little to quell the frustration for the White Sox.

Josh Donaldson went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBIs to lead the Blue Jays at the plate. Justin Smoak finished 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs as the team totaled 13 hits.

Toronto (50-57) snapped a four-game road losing streak. The Blue Jays improved to 9-3 in games when they record a dozen hits or more.

Omar Narvaez and Kevan Smith drove in two runs apiece for the White Sox. Chicago (41-63) dropped to 3-14 since the All-Star break.

"We still competed," White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. "We still had an opportunity to go out there and do some things."

Stroman (10-5) reached double-digit victories for the first time since his rookie season in 2014. He limited the White Sox to four runs and seven hits in seven innings.

An emphasis on the two-seam fastball helped Stroman set the tone for the game.

"He battled," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "They had a good approach on him, they shot some balls the other way. He hung in there for seven strong innings."

White Sox right-hander Mike Pelfrey (3-9) gave up six runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.

"My command is terrible," Pelfrey said in disgust.

Toronto scored three runs in the sixth inning to make it 7-2. Russell Martin ripped a two-run single and Donaldson followed with a double off the wall in left-center field to drive in one more.

Chicago cut the deficit to 7-4 on Smith's pinch-hit home run in the sixth.

In the seventh, Steve Pearce doubled to score Kendrys Morales and extend Toronto's lead to 8-4.

Donaldson gave the Blue Jays an early 1-0 lead with a solo home run to center field in the first. The blast marked Donaldson's 12th home run of the season and his second in as many games.

Donaldson increased Toronto's advantage to 2-0 with a sacrifice fly in the third. His line drive to center field scored Darwin Barney, who doubled to lead off the inning.

Chicago evened the score at 2 on a two-out, two-run double by Narvaez in the fourth.

Toronto regained a 4-2 lead on Smoak's two-run homer in the fifth. It was Smoak's 31st home run, which trails only Aaron Judge (34) and Giancarlo Stanton (33) for most in the majors.

White Sox right fielder Alen Hanson robbed Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista of a home run in the fifth when he leaped and extended his glove just beyond the outfield wall to make the catch.

NOTES: White Sox DH Matt Davidson left the game with a bruised right wrist that he sustained when he was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning. X-rays were negative, and Davidson's status is day to day. ... White Sox OF/3B Nicky Delmonico made his big league debut several hours after he was promoted from Triple-A Charlotte. Delmonico, 25, went 1-for-4. ... Blue Jays OF Nori Aoki was activated to the 25-man roster and available off the bench one day after the team acquired him from the Astros in exchange for LHP Francisco Liriano. ... The White Sox placed OF Willy Garcia on the seven-day disabled list because of a concussion. Garcia was injured Monday when he took a knee to the head from 2B Yoan Moncada while both players were chasing a pop fly. ... The Blue Jays designated LHP Brett Oberholtzer for assignment.