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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Just two days into his major league career, Ryon Healy isnt wasting any time carving out a name for himself.The Oakland Athletics third baseman hit a three-run homer for his first hit in the majors in a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.He certainly has some power and he showed up today big for us, As manager Bob Melvin said.The 24-year-old Healy was called up from Triple-A Sacramento for the first time on Friday.I think you have to believe that you belong, he said. No matter where you are in life, you have to believe that you belong and just run with that.Khris Davis homered twice for Oakland and Sonny Gray snapped a 12-game winless streak. It was Davis ninth career multi-homer game, three of which came this season. The As have homered six times in two games, three of them by Davis.They are 12-10 since a dreadful stretch from May 1 to June 19 in which they lost 29 of 44.The Blue Jays, whod won eight of nine games going into the All-Star break, lost to Oakland for a second straight day to start the second half.Gray (4-8) ended a career-worst seven game skid. He was 0-7 with a 6.16 ERA over his previous 12 starts. He allowed three runs on six hits and four walks in six innings.Its been a really weird road in between wins, Gray said. Its been a long time and thereve been a lot of things that have happened. You just try and go out there and compete, I dont think its any secret things havent gone as you would hope the majority of the year.Healy crushed a 66 mph pitch off knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (7-10) for his three-run shot to left that highlighted a four-run rally in the bottom of the second inning.Thats the first slow knuckleball Ive thrown in four years that got hit out for a home run, Dickey said. I thought it would be a safe pitch. I was trying to find the speed it was moving most and today it was the harder. I felt good all day.Dickey hadnt allowed a three-run homer this season.Healy said hed never faced a knuckleballer at any level.I kind of peeked up and I was hoping it was going to stay fair because I saw it starting to fade a little bit, he said. Once it went out a big rush of adrenaline went through me.Dickey, whod won five of his previous eight starts, allowed five runs on five hits, including three homers, and three walks in six innings.Josh Thole was 2 for 3 with a two-run double for the Blue Jays and Edwin Encarnacion hit his 24th homer leading off the top of the third off Gray.Justin Smoak hit a solo homer, his 10th, off As closer Ryan Madson, who pitched the ninth for his 19th save.CHALLENGING TIMESA day after a replay ruling on a play at the plate figured prominently in an As 8-7 win, home plate was the center of two more challenges -- on the same play. After Blue Jays manager John Gibbons challenge overturned an As scoring play in the bottom of the seventh inning, As manager Bob Melvin challenged the reversal, contending that catcher Thole blocked Marcus Semiens path to the plate. Replay officials rejected Melvins argument. On Friday, Josh Reddick scored the tiebreaking run on a play at the plate that was overturned on a challenge.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: C Josh Phegley, on the disabled list since July 2 with a strained right knee, could resume baseball activities within a week. ... LHP Sean Doolittle, out since June 26 with a left shoulder strain, could start throwing within a week. ... No timetable has been established for RHPs Henderson Alvarez (right shoulder surgery) and Fernando Rodriguez (right shoulder strain), out since March 25 and July 4.UP NEXTBlue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ is 6-0 with a 2.73 ERA over his last six starts. The Blue Jays are averaging 10.1 runs over that stretch. Happ (12-3, 3.36 ERA) has already tied his career high for wins in a season.Athletics: In his last seven starts, LHP Rich Hill is 6-0 with a 2.05 ERA with no home runs allowed. He is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in two starts since coming off the disabled list (left groin strain) on July 1. 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Metcalf and Van Jefferson caught touchdown passes from Kelly, the first of their respective careers. Akeem Judd led Ole Miss (0-1) in rushing, accounting for 44 yards.The fast-paced Ole Miss offense scored five touchdowns throughout the night with its longest scoring drive lasting 2:19. FSU (1-0) controlled the time of possession, holding the ball for 42:39 compared to just 17:21 for the Rebels.Florida State was led by redshirt freshman quarterback Deondre Francois, who threw for 419 yards and also ran for 59. Dalvin Cook accounted for 192 yards (101 receiving, 91 rushing), and Jesus Wilson hauled in nine passes for 125 yards. Freshman kicker Ricky Aguayo made a school-record six field goals to account for 18 points.Ole Miss marched straight down the field to begin the game, leaning on the strong arm of Kelly. The senior quarterback went 4-for-5 for 59 yards on the drive, including a 36-yard hook-up with freshman A.J. Brown on third down. Kelly found Engram twice for 20 yards on the drive before hitting Damoreea Stringfellow on a three-yard slant for the touchdown. Going 75 yards in just 1:51, the Rebels claimed the early advantage.The Seminoles put together a 13-play drive to cut into the Ole Miss lead as the first quarter drew to a close. Francois threw for 84 yards to get FSU into the red zone and inside the 10. However, the Landshark defense held its ground and forced the Seminoles to settle for a 25-yard field goal. Aguayo split the uprights to make it a 7-3 game at the end of the first quarter. The Rebels answered with a scoring drive of their own, finding the end zone to increase their lead to double digits, 14-3. The combination of Kelly-to-Engram continued to be a popular play as the classmates used a trio of passes to move 39 yards. Kelly also used his legs, scrambling three times for 20 yards. The signal caller threw his second three-yard touchdown pass of the game on a fade to D.K. Metcalf. The first career reception was a memmorable one for the freshman as he went over the FSU defensive back and tipped the ball to himself in the back of the end zone.ddddddddddddfter forcing a three-and-out, Ole Miss scored its second touchdown in as many drives. Kelly found Stringfellow and Taz Zettergren on passes of 21 and 37 yards, respectively. Two plays later, Engram split open down the seam; Kellys rifled a tight spiral to the tight end for the 21-yard touchdown. With 9:42 left in the first half, Ole Miss held a 21-3 lead.FSU tried to answer with a touchdown, but a Cook fumbled out of bounds gave the Landsharks a second chance that they would seize. Another stop inside the 10 limited the Seminoles to a 21-yard field goal. Ole Miss countered another Florida State score with a touchdown as Akeem Judd rumbled 11 yards past the pylon, making it a 22-point game. Right before the half, the Seminoles found the end zone for the first time of the night, and Ole Miss took a 28-13 lead into the halftime locker room.Kelly accounted for 267 of the Rebels 312 yards in the first half, throwing for 215 (14-of-23, 3 TDs) and rushing for 52. Engram caught seven passes for 73 yards and a touchdown with Brown hauling in two receptions for 48 yards. On defense, Ole Miss limited FSU to 14 yards during the opening half.After Florida State kicked a field goal on its first drive of the second half, two Rebel turnovers led to a pair of FSU touchdowns. The 17 points gave the Seminoles their first lead of the game 29-28 with 9:17 to go in the third quarter.Another FSU score put the Rebels in an eight-point deficit heading into the final 15 minutes of play. Another FSU field goal pushed the margin to 11 points, but a 49-second drive put Ole Miss within single digits. Kelly threw a bomb to Engram for 42 yards to get the Rebels into Seminole territory, and a 20-yard pass to Van Jefferson resulted in a touchdown. Quickly, the Red and Blue had some life left with 12:09 left in the contest.However, FSU continued to move the ball down the field. Aguayo added two more field goals as the Rebels were unable to complete the comeback, dropping the season opener 45-34.The Rebels return home Saturday afternoon (Sept. 10) for their first game in the renovated and expanded Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Ole Miss will host Wofford at 3 p.m. CT on SEC Network. ' ' '