Troy Glaus hit a two-run homer in the 8th inning as the Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-3.
Glaus returned to the lineup after missing a couple of games with a foot injury that has been plaguing him all season.
Game two of the series is tonight at the Rogers Centre.
Jesse Litsch (0-0) will make his major league debut while Baltimore counters with Daniel Cabrera (3-3)
First pitch is at 7:07pm.
Raptors President and General Manager Byran Colangelo was named the NBA's Executive of the year yesterday.
Colangelo rebuilt the struggling Raptors and turned them into a winning team that captured the Atlantic Division title.
This is the second time Colangelo has received this award.
The first time was in 2005 when he was running the Phoenix Suns.
Scoreboard
NHL Playoffs
Ottawa 1 Buffalo 0 (Ott. leads 3-0)
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