TORONTO -- Canadian Dalton Pompey had a big night with two triples, a double and a spectacular catch in left field as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Friday.
Pompey, a 21-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., who is a September call-up, drove in two runs and scored twice in the opener of a three-game series against the American League East champions.
Drew Hutchison (11-13) allowed five hits and two runs while striking out eight in five innings to end his season with a win.
Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman (13-6) allowed 11 hits and four runs to lose for the first time this season on the road after going 8-0 in 15 away starts.
Baltimore (95-65) scored first. David Lough, who was playing centre field in place of a resting Adam Jones, singled with one out in the first and stole second. Hutchison walked Nick Markakis and a Delmon Young single gave Baltimore a 1-0 lead.
Ryan Flaherty doubled with one out in the second for the Orioles. Hutchison struck out Jonathan Schoop and Pompey ended the inning with a diving catch on a slicing foul in left field hit by Alejandro De Aza.
Pompey led off the bottom of the second with a triple to right centre and scored on a bunt single by Munenori Kawasaki. Anthony Gose singled and Ryan Goins bunted for a single to load the bases. The rally fizzled when Jose Reyes flied out to shallow centre and Jose Bautista lined into a double play to first baseman Steve Clevenger.
Pompey doubled in a run and scored a run in the third as the Blue Jays (82-78) took a 3-1 lead. First baseman Adam Lind singled with one out and scored on Pompey's two-out double. Pompey scored on an infield hit to second by Kawasaki, who took second on Clevenger's error on the throw home.
The Orioles scored a run in the fifth on a single by Schoop, a ground-rule double by De Aza and a groundout by Lough.
In the fifth inning Pompey became the first Blue Jay to hit two triples in a game since Alex Rios on Apr. 27, 2005, against Tampa Bay. His hit scored Edwin Encarnacion, who had singled, to make the score 4-2.
Marcus Stroman, just off a five-game suspension, took over from Hutchison in the sixth and completed the game for his first career save.
Notes: RF Jose Bautista and SS Jose Reyes, who were given Thursday off, were back in the Blue Jays' lineup on Friday. àCF Adam Jones, SS J.J. Hardy and OF Nelson Cruz were out of the Orioles lineup on Friday but are expected to play Saturday as Baltimore prepares for the post-season. àThe Blue Jays will start LHP J.A. Happ (10-11, 4.27 earned-run average) on Saturday against LHP Wei-Yin Chen (16-5, 3.56 ERA). àOrioles manager Buck Showalter said that RHP Miguel Gonzalez will start Sunday's regular-season finale. àAnnounced attendance at Rogers Centre was 27,037.
