TORONTO - Dalton Pompey grew up a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays and dreamed of one day playing for them.Now that he is, the club has become a fan of his, too.The 21-year-old Mississauga, Ont. native tripled twice, doubled and drove in two runs on Friday as the Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 in the opener of a three-game series against the American League East champions. He also scored two runs and made a spectacular catch of a foul ball in left field.Pompey also hit his first major-league home run Tuesday against Cy Young Award contender Felix Hernandez.I tell you what, hes a special kid, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. Im just not just talking about what he does on the field. Hes a first-class individual, very respectful, very intelligent, carries himself like a pro.You combine with what hes doing on the field. To do that at a young age, when you start in A ball, most guys dont get that opportunity, and hes taking advantage of it. Maybe we should have started playing with him earlier I dont know.Pompey started the season at Class-A Dunedin, moved to Double-A New Hampshire and went to Triple-A Buffalo before earning a September call-up to Toronto.The Rogers Centre crowd, that included his friends and family, were into the game.Every time I got up they got louder and louder and even when I went to the outfield they were cheering for me. Pompey said. Its stuff that I dreamed about when I went to sleep at night a€” getting called up here and having that moment where they appreciate the effort that Im giving.Pompey never thought his season would finish like this even if someone told him in advance.I would have thought they were lying, to be honest, he said. Its been a dream come true for me.Right-hander Drew Hutchison (11-13) allowed five hits and two runs while striking out eight in five innings to end his season with a win.There were just some times when I got ahead of hitters and I was able to put them away, Hutchison said. I located my fastball a little bit better, at times, at times it wasnt as good, more consistency with my slider definitely had a lot to do with it.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. He also had a six-game winning streak snapped.I actually felt pretty good, Tillman said. Felt like I was making some good pitches but they put some really good swings on the ball. You have to tip your cap sometimesa€|. Im happy with how I felt. I felt like my delivery was pretty good and my fastball command was probably the best it has been all year. My changeup was there for me, my curveball was there.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 Pompeys two-out double. Pompey scored on an infield hit to second by Kawasaki, who took second on Clevengers error on the throw home.I like the way this kid looks, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. Hes a good-looking athlete.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.Its always huge when you get off to a good start, especially when you consider where hes come from, Gibbons said. Hes been in A-ball, a totally different game down there. Double-A is a different game and briefly in triple-A. Now hes facing some of the best in the game. Its not like hes running into the average Joe whos making a spot start.Tillman tonight and Hernandez and those guys the other night. Hes facing some of the tops in baseball and hes handled it so well. You never know for sure when theyre that young how theyre going to handle ita€|.Hes a very mature kid.Marcus Stroman, just off a five-game suspension, took over from Hutchison in the sixth and completed the game for his first career save.(Stroman) has been one of our top guys the last three months, Gibbons said. He has pitched as well as anybody on the ball club. Strong, he didnt have a lot of pitches. Four innings is nothing to him. Hes thrown a complete game. It was his game win or lose.NOTES - RF Jose Bautista and SS Jose Reyes, who were given Thursday off, were back in the Blue Jays lineup on Friday. a€|CF Adam Jones, SS J.J. 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And yet as they left TD Garden amid the slush and snow of a winter storm on Thursday evening, there was a sense among the Leafs that they had finally stood toe to toe with their long-time bully, only to fall just short.TORONTO - Following the final game in each of his first four NBA seasons, DeMar DeRozan has stood in front of the media contingent at the Raptors annual post-mortem gathering, vowing to work tirelessly on his game during the summer and return a more well-rounded player come the fall. One of his most glaring weaknesses as a young guard in the league was his playmaking ability. As a 19-year-old rookie in 2009-10, DeRozan averaged less than one assist per game. Among NBA guards that logged at least 20 minutes per outing that season, DeRozan assisted on the lowest percentage of his teammates field goals (just under 5 per cent, tied with Orlandos Mickael Pietrus, per NBA.com/stats). Hes come a long way since then, making good on his yearly end-of-season promise. DeRozans four assists in Sundays win over the Magic raised his season total to 205, a new career-high, besting last years mark with 26 games left to play. "I want to make my teammates better," said the Raptors guard, who continues to evolve as a distributer, averaging a career-best 3.8 dimes this season. "It just comes with experience and understanding. Its something that I really enjoy doing, getting my teammates involved, looking for them." The 24-year-olds assist numbers have increased in each of his five seasons and his assist percentage this year (18.6) is more than three-times higher than it was in his rookie campaign (4.9). DeRozan had recorded five or more assists in just five of his first 2222 games as an NBA player, his first three years in the league.dddddddddddd Since then hes accomplished that feat 28 times in 136 contests, including 15 during his 2013-14 breakout season. "Thats huge," Dwane Casey said of his leading scorers improved court vision. "Now hes drawing so much attention from the other teams as far as double teaming, guys helping, theyre sinking in and hes making teams pay for it." "Hes one of the best wings right now in the league as far as passing the ball out [of the double team] and hes doing a great job of it," Casey continued. "So thats a big step in his growth process. Its good to see and the more attention he gets the more hes going to have to rely on that part of his game." A first-time all-star this season, DeRozan has had to adjust to the defensive attention hes getting now that he finds himself on the top of the oppositions scouting report. Theres nowhere left to hide, not after the trade of top dog Rudy Gay, but DeRozan has embraced the responsibility. "The game definitely does slow down," he noted. "You understand every defence. Theres not too many defences I havent seen yet and just watching film and understanding how teams play key players, especially key scorers, once you understand that a lot of things come a lot easier." As a team, the Raptors are just 14-17 when DeRozan scores 20 or more points, however theyre 18-8 when he tallies at least four assists. ' ' '