rom the game. Davis, running for Cabrera, stole second with slugger Jose Bautista at bat, but Darren ODay struck out the all-star right-fielder to end Torontos inning.

TORONTO -- Munenori Kawasaki had one thing going through his mind as he rounded the bases after his first home run in Major League Baseball: nothing. Kawasaki had a RBI single in the fifth inning and a key at-bat in the ninth to help the Blue Jays edge the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Friday and stretch Torontos win streak to nine games. But its his seventh-inning homer that tied the game 6-6 that is memorable -- even if it was a little hazy for him. "I just tried to hit the ball," said Kawasaki through Yasushi Kikuchi, a reporter from the Kyodo News who offered to translate after the game. Kawasaki added through his volunteer translator: "I didnt expect to hit the home run at the time. It was like a dream. I was dreaming. In my head was just nothing." Kawasakis home run to shallow right field cashed in third baseman Maicer Izturis and brought the 35,472 Blue Jays fans in attendance to their feet. The raucous crowd demanded a curtain call from the Japanese infielder, chanting "KA-WA-SA-KI!" as he repeatedly bowed in gratitude. "Very happy," said Kawasaki, reading from a small notebook of Japanese-to-English translations. "Thank you, appreciate. Yeah. Thank you. Appreciate." Rajai Davis hit a game-ending single to cap Torontos (36-36) ninth inning rally as the Blue Jays reached .500 for the first time all season. Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Lind also had home runs for Toronto, while closer Casey Janssen earned the win, salvaging a weak start by knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (6-8). Dickey earned a no decision after throwing seven-plus innings, striking out five but giving up six earned runs with two walks. "It was the crappiest, best game Ive pitched, if thats possible," said Dickey. "I had a pretty good knuckleball going into the game and threw a couple hangers up there and they got punished in bad situations but, gosh, what a team. "To be a part of a team that really, yknow, were starting to become a family and its showing." Chris Davis, J.J. Hardy and Ryan Flaherty all had home runs for Baltimore (42-32). Orioles starter Jason Hammel (7-4) fanned seven over six innings, giving up four earned runs and four hits with one walk. Reliever Brian Matusz took the loss. Trailing 6-4, Torontos seventh began with promise as Izturis singled off reliever Tommy Hunter. Josh Thole flied out to left field and Emilio Bonifacio struck out, bringing Kawasaki to the plate for his fateful homer. "I would say that its no surprise, but that home run was a surprise," said Dickey. "The legend grows. The Kawasaki legend grows, and rightfully so." Melky Cabrera then singled to keep the Blue Jays rally alive, chasing Hunter from the game. Davis, running for Cabrera, stole second with slugger Jose Bautista at bat, but Darren ODay struck out the all-star right-fielder to end Torontos inning. Baltimores eighth inning was brief, as Nick Markakis was called out on strikes and Adam Jones popped out to centre field. Rajai Davis got the third out by making a sprinting catch on Chris Davis in left-centre field. The Blue Jays also had a quick eighth, as Encarnacion, Lind and Colby Rasmus flied out to left, right and centre field respectively. Janssen followed with a three up, three down ninth inning retiring Matt Wieters, Hardy and Flaherty in quick succession. Izturis started the Blue Jays ninth with a single to right field. He then advanced on Tholes sacrifice bunt down the third-base line. Matusz intentionally walked Toronto pinch hitter Mark DeRosa -- in for Bonifacio -- bringing Kawasaki to the plate. The crowd alternated between chants of "Lets go Blue Jays!" and "KA-WA-SA-KI!" as the Japanese infielder worked up to an eight-pitch 2-2 count, grounding out to second but advancing both Izturis and DeRosa. When asked about the chants after the game, Kawasaki spoke through his translator, saying: "I was just flattered and my leg was shaking." He then cut in and said himself: "I was nervous. I was nervous." Davis took full advantage of having runners in scoring position, driving in Izturis with a single to left field that ended the game. "We got to give credit though to Kawasaki, he had some big hits with men on base," said Davis. "My hit doesnt even happen without those big hits." Lind opened the scoring for Toronto in the first inning, driving in Encarnacion with a home run over the right-field fence to give Toronto a 2-0 lead. Orioles manager Buck Showalter was ejected from the game in the second after Chris Davis was called out swinging. Home plate umpire Angel Hernandez originally ruled that Davis had tipped the ball and that Thole had failed to control it. Toronto manager John Gibbons came out to argue the call and, after a discussion among the officiating crew, it was ruled a strikeout. Showalter was tossed from the game by Hernandez after a lengthy debate along the first-base line. The Orioles manager pointed to each member of the umpiring crew and pantomimed throwing them out of the game before leaving the field. Wieters then struck out, but Hardy hit a home run to deep left to make it 2-1. Izturis began Torontos fifth with a walk, advancing to second on Tholes groundout to Flaherty. Izturis made it to third on Bonifacios pop fly to deep right field along the first-base line. Kawasaki then cashed in the Blue Jays third baseman with a single to centre field. Cabreras swinging strikeout ended Torontos inning, with the Blue Jays holding a 3-1 lead. Dickey struggled in the sixth, giving up a hit to Nate McLouth. Toronto got an out when Manny Machado popped to right, but Dickey walked Markakis and Jones drove in McLouth with a single. Chris Davis then cleared the bases with a homer to deep left -- his 27th of the season -- to give Baltimore a 5-3 lead. Encarnacion crushed the 10th pitch he faced in the sixth inning, with the ball landing in the Rogers Centres second deck. That was all the offence Toronto got in the sixth with the score 5-4. Baltimore immediately responded in the top of the seventh, with Flaherty smashing a home run to deep right field to put the score at 6-4 and set the stage for Kawasakis heroic home run. Notes: A foul tip by Thole in the second inning flied up over the backstop and into the suite occupied by Blue Jays president Paul Beeston. He tossed the ball to the seats beneath his box. Wholesale Ultra Boost UK . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. Cheap Ultra Boost UK .S. hockey team after paying his dues as an NHL general manager for more than three decades and giving up a lot of his free time to help USA Hockey. http://www.wholesaleultraboostuk.com/ . 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Trailing 100-95, the smaller unit reeled off an 11-0 run.When he rebounds and defends the scoring is going to come and I thought he was outstanding throughout the game, Brooks said. He is on a nice run right now.John Wall had 24 points and 11 assists, and Bradley Beal added 20 points as the Wizards won for the third time in four games.Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 28 points and 13 rebounds, but committed seven of Milwaukees 20 turnovers.Antetokounmpos two free throws gave the Bucks a 100-95 lead with 4:28 left, but the Wizards rallied while the Bucks went cold.Walls driving layup gave the Wizards a 101-100 lead with 3:03 left. Oubre then anticipated a pass by Tony Snell, got the steal and his dunk at the other end made it 103-100.Oubre is averaging 9.4 points and 5.8 rebounds over his last seven games.Just my focus. Focusing more on the game plan, focusing more on what I need to do, focusing more on what I can do and cant do out there on the court, Oubre said of his recent success.Beals driving layup pushed the lead to 105-100 and Wall, who scored nine of his points in the fourth quarter, soon added a free throw.Mirza Teletovics 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left pulled the Bucks to 108-105, but Beal hit two free throws to seal the win. Teletovic finished with 25 points on 8-for-12 shooting.The Bucks have lost three of four.We had 20 turnovers tonight that led to a lot of points. Again, we turned the ball over, we shot a lot of threes there in that five-minute (fourth-quarter) span, Milwaukee coach Jason Kidd said.dddddddddddd Our strength is the paint. We have to get back to the paint and work from the inside out.Trailing by eight early in the third quarter, the Wizards went on a 16-3 run and led 70-65 before the Bucks answered to make it 77-77 after three.NOT A FAN OF THE FORCEIt was Star Wars Night at Verizon Center and Brooks was asked before the game which of the movies is his favorite? I can honestly say I have not watched one (of them), he said. Never. I mean I saw like five minutes walking through the living room where my kids were watching it. Theres other things I have to worry about.GROWING PAINSKidds team blew a 20-point lead before losing to the Hawks on Friday night, then followed it up by faltering down the stretch against the Wizards. We didnt earn it tonight, we didnt earn it last night, Kidd said. For us to close games we have to have that killer mentality and the last two nights we havent.TIP-INSBucks: Milwaukee shot 14 for 23 (60.9 percent) in the first quarter, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range. ... Bucks have hit at least 10 3s in each of the last three games. ... After scoring 27 points in each of his last two games, Jabari Parker had eight points.Wizards: It was Walls 12th double-double of the season. . Marcin Gortat finished with nine points and 14 rebounds. . Wizards have won four of their last five versus the Bucks. . The Wizards have won back-to-back games for just the second time this season.UP NEXTBucks: At Toronto on Monday.Wizards: At Miami on Monday. ' ' '