TORONTO -- On a night when the Blue Jays got some of their power back in the lineup, Chris Davis stole the show. . The Baltimore slugger hit his 50th home run of the season in the eighth inning Friday night to snap a 3-3 tie as the Orioles rallied with five unanswered runs to defeat Toronto 5-3. "Hes having a great year," said Toronto manager John Gibbons. "Hes so strong he hits them anywhere, its got nothing to do with the park here. Some guys will get some cheapies here. He doesnt get any cheapies. "The thing that makes him so good is he hits them everywhere. Even in that home-run hitting contest in the all-star game, he was the only guy hitting some home runs to the opposite field. Hes dangerous. "I thought we might have had him on a checked swing earlier. And then he hits a home run. We didnt get the call there." Davis flied out deep to centre in the first inning, struck out in the third and flied out to left in the sixth before slamming a pitch from reliever Steve Delabar over the centre-field fence to lead off the eighth for a 4-3 lead. "I knew I barrelled it up," said Davis. "I tried to go the other way there with two strikes. Ive faced Steve a few times. You cant look for his split, as hard as he throws. I was just trying to put a good swing on it and stay through it." Visiting fan Steve Houff of Ellicott City, Md., who got the home run ball from a Jays fan for US$100, exchanged it with Davis for a signed bat and ball. Baltimore added another run in the inning when Danny Valencia singled home Adam Jones. Edwin Encarnacion and Colby Rasmus returned to the Toronto lineup, with Encarnacion scoring and Rasmus homering. But it wasnt enough as the Orioles (78-69) snapped a three-game losing streak, keeping their wild-card hopes alive while handing Toronto (67-80) its fourth consecutive loss. Baltimore also evened its 2013 record against the Jays to 7-7. It was Davis seventh home run against the Blue Jays this season -- and his 16th since the start of the 2012 season. And it tied the Orioles single-season home run record by Brady Anderson in 1996. Davis is the first player to hit 50 homers since Jose Bautista (with 54) did it in 2010. The 27-year-old first baseman becomes the third player in major league history to hit 50 home runs and 40 doubles in a season. The only others to accomplish the feat are Babe Ruth (59 homers and 44 doubles in 1921) and Albert Belle (52 and 50 in 1995). "Its a humbling feeling to be in the same company with the guys Im in," said Davis. Davis, who hit 33 homers last year for the Orioles, leads the majors in home runs this season. Trailing 3-0, Baltimore sent eight men to the plate in the seventh inning to tie the game. Homers by Adam Lind and Rasmus had given Toronto the lead. Hard-throwing Baltimore reliever Tommy Hunter, coming in with men on first and third with one out in the bottom of the seventh, snuffed out the Toronto threat by striking out Moises Sierra and J.P. Arencibia. Hunter (5-4) also took care of the eighth after giving up a leadoff single. Jim Johnson, coming on in the ninth, earned his 44th save while Delabar (5-4) suffered his second straight loss. Baltimore outhit Toronto 10-7. The seventh-inning Orioles rally ruined a fine performance by Jays starter Todd Redmond, making his first start in 10 days. Redmond, who had a strikeout in each of the first six innings, gave up one run on three hits, struck out seven and did not walk a batter before giving way to Dustin McGowan with one out in the seventh. He threw 75 pitches including 50 strikes before a Rogers Centre crowd of 20,024 with the roof closed. Gibbons said the plan was to replace Redmond if he ran into any trouble, given his recent inactivity. "It backfired, but that was kind of the plan," he said. "It was kind of uncharted territory for him, hes been off a little bit. But he threw a whale of a game. We just didnt get the outs ... Sometimes winning a game, youve got to stop things before things develop." Redmond said he had more in the tank but was content to take the managers lead. Bud Norris was slated to start for the Orioles but was scratched due to elbow discomfort. He gave way to Jason Hammel, who was making his first start since July 28. Hammel went five innings, giving up three runs on three hits. He walked one, struck out two and threw 62 pitches, 39 for strikes. After seeing Jose Reyes thrown out at third to open the bottom of the first, Hammel retired 10 in a row before walking Encarnacion in the fourth with two outs in the fourth. Lind then punished him by homering to right-centre field for his 20th home run of the season. Encarnacion, who missed the last four games with a sore wrist, hit two deep shots just left of the left-field foul pole in earning the walk. The blast extended Linds hitting streak against the Orioles to 17 games. Rasmus, returning to the lineup after being sidelined since Aug. 11 with an oblique strain, added a leadoff homer into the Baltimore bullpen in the fifth to make it 3-0. It was his 19th of the season. Baltimore did not get a runner past second until the seventh inning when Jones hit a leadoff double. One out later, J.J. Hardy drove him in with a double off McGowan to trim the margin to 3-1. Ryan Flaherty then walked and, one out later, Steve Clevenger doubled home Hardy and Flaherty with a ball that bounced over the head of right-fielder Sierra to tie it at 3-3. It marked Clevengers first hit as an Oriole. [url=http://www.steelersproshop.us.com/Womens-Markus-Wheaton-Authentic-Jersey/]M... 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If Houston loses, New England will host the winner of Sundays game between Baltimore and Indianapolis. "After the Houston game, well either be full-speed ahead on Houston," Belichick said, "or well put that in the drawer and wait and see what happens in the next game." Either way, New England will be an interested viewer from afar this weekend. And none of the options will be easy, so any extended look the Patriots can get could prove valuable. Rookie defensive end Chandler Jones doesnt know if hell be trying to sack Houstons Matt Schaub, Baltimores Joe Flacco or Indianapolis Andrew Luck. So, like his teammates, hell watch film and concentrate on self-improvement this week. Hell also review his own handwritten notes from previous games. "I have a big stack of notes, actually, that I keep," Jones said, "So its good to have those things to look at certain tendencies. I cant really talk so much about the Colts because I didnt really play. 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Aqib Talib, in his first game since being traded from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and rookie Alfonzo Dennard returned interceptions for touchdowns. And Julian Edelman brought back a punt for another. "As a defensive back, we have short-term memories," Talib said, "so I dont remember too much about the game. Im kind of worried about getting ready this week." The Patriots win streak had reached six games when the Texans came to town with the NFLs best record and second most points. They left with a beating. Brady threw four touchdown passes, all before six minutes were gone in the third quarter and the home team cruised to victory. "We cant predict the score but we know we can dominate games," McCourty, who had a first-quarter interception, said after the game. The Patriots did lose to the San Francisco 49ers the next week 41-34, then struggled to beat the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars 23-16. But they rebounded with their first shutout since Oct. 18, 2009, a 28-0 romp over the Miami Dolphins in the regular-season finale last Sunday. New England also had a bye after its eighth game, a 45-7 win over the St. Louis Rams in London. Afterward, the Patriots won five straight games, starting with a 37-31 victory over the Buffalo Bills. But this break is much different. "After the St. Louis game, we knew we were playing Buffalo so there was a certain element of preparation that we could start on with them, even the next couple games after that," Belichick said. "Now its just a one-game season. We dont know who our opponent is. Were doing things that we think will help our football team." Like giving them three days off after Thursdays practice. Sort of. "You cant take a week off," guard Donald Thomas said. "You have to just keep working, keep preparing, just try to get better each day and put the work in. So, next week, when we know who were playing, we can really focus on them." Some players will be glued to their televisions for the wild-card games. "Ill watch every game this weekend closely," safety Steve Gregory said. Others wont ... or so they say. "Ill be hunting," said running back Stevan Ridley, a native of Mississippi. "Im going down South." All of them will be back by Monday, though, when the identity of their opponent is no longer a mystery. ' ' '