BALTIMORE -- Dustin McGowan has endured injuries and operations, long stints on the disabled list and countless rehab assignments to keep his baseball career afloat. Custom Vancouver Canucks Jerseys . It all paid off Friday night, when the Toronto right-hander earned his first victory since 2008 with an effective and emotional effort at Baltimore. McGowan allowed five hits over 6 1-3 innings, and the Blue Jays used two unearned runs to beat Chris Tillman and the Orioles 2-0. Making his second start since September 2011, McGowan (1-1) walked one, hit two batters and struck out two. He had faced the Orioles 13 times previously -- going 0-3 with a 6.99 ERA and allowing 50 hits in 37 1-3 innings. McGowan spent time on the disabled list in each of the last six seasons. He had shoulder surgery in 2008 and 2010 and missed the entire 2012 season. In his debut this year, he didnt make it out of the third inning in a loss to the New York Yankees. Against Baltimore, however, McGowan allowed only one runner past second base. "Its kind of a sentimental night, you know, one of those deals," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "Hes come a long way and he answered the bell. He had a rough one, his first one, and he bounced back tonight against a good-hitting ballclub. Yeah, its very rewarding for not only him but for everybody that knows him." The 32-year-old McGowan couldnt have been much happier. "I think the most important thing is just feeling good," he said. "I got the opportunity to pitch again and thats all I could ask for. Just trying to make the best of it." After McGowan left, Brett Cecil got five straight outs and Sergio Santos worked a perfect ninth for his fourth save. It all added up to McGowans first win since June 22, 2008. "Hes always been one of the top guys here since he got drafted by the Blue Jays," Gibbons said. "The organization has expected big things out of him. Hes had some tough luck along the way. Who knows how the season will finish out? But hes off to a good start, thats for sure." Tillman (1-1) allowed three hits over eight innings, lowering his ERA to 0.84. But the right-hander received no offensive support from his teammates, who were coming off a three-game series against the Yankees in which they collected 40 hits. Two throwing errors by third baseman Jonathan Schoop provided Toronto with a 2-0 lead in the fourth. Jose Bautista reached on Schoops first errant toss and came around to score on the rookies second misfire. Dioner Navarro followed with a potential double-play grounder, but the relay to first base from shortstop Ryan Flaherty skipped past Tillman, allowing another run to score. "Its baseball. It could have happened early on in the game when I was missing (pitches) and we wouldnt even be talking about it," Tillman said. Schoop made no excuses. "I just like threw it away," he said. "I wish I played better defence for Tillman. He pitched a great game. Ill learn from it, be better tomorrow." In the fifth, Baltimore hit three straight two-out singles to load the bases for cleanup hitter Adam Jones, who flied out to centre. "A lot of guys hit balls right at guys. Its just how it is with this game," Jones said. "There will be days when we bloop them and they all find a home, but tonight, nothing. Crickets out there." McGowan had a lot to do with it. "You tip your cap," Jones said. "They pitched a good game." NOTES: Baltimore SS J.J. Hardy missed a fifth consecutive game with back spasms but expects to return Saturday. He received a cortisone shot Thursday and practiced Friday. ... Right-hander Bud Norris returns from a six-day layoff to start for Baltimore on Saturday against Toronto RHP Drew Hutchison. ... Ravens CB Lardarius Webb threw out the ceremonial first pitch. ... Toronto SS Jose Reyes (hamstring) participated in running drills prior to the game. Hes expected to run the bases Saturday and then could "head out in the next few days" for a rehab assignment, according to Gibbons. ... Bautista has reached base in all 11 games (13 walks, seven hits). ... Orioles 3B Manny Machado (knee) will get two at-bats in a simulated game Saturday but will not run the bases. ... Toronto leadoff hitter Melky Cabrera singled in the eighth to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. ... Orioles LHP Brian Matusz was absent with an illness and did not show up at the ballpark. Clearance Custom Hockey Jerseys . The weekend at Oriole Park has been less kind, with three players suffering varying degrees of injury. The worst ailment of the three, at least optically, is the deep bone bruise suffered by Adam Lind when he fouled a pitch off the top of his right foot in the sixth inning of Saturdays game. Custom Buffalo Sabres Jerseys . Mauer struck out to end the inning, with a runner on third base in the seventh on Wednesday and the Twins trailing 1-0. Everybody does this, of course, in a sport with a 30 per cent success rate at the plate long proven to be a benchmark of excellence. http://www.customjerseyshockey.com/custom-tampa-bay-lightning-jerseys-869b.html . Jacob Jacques, Andrew Ryan and Jonathan Drouin also scored for Halifax (37-18-3), who outshot the Islanders 40-26. Kevin Darveau stopped 25 shots. Bradley Kennedy had the lone goal for Charlottetown (18-33-5), which has nine losses in its last 10 games.Charlotte, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - Gerald Henderson netted 20 points and the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Indiana Pacers 80-71 in overtime on Saturday night. The game was tied 68-68 following regulation, but the Hornets scored the first 10 points of the extra session to pull away. Lance Stephenson netted 13 points, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist pulled down 16 rebounds and Bismack Biyombo added 14 boards for Charlotte, which was without Kemba Walker due to a left knee cyst. The Hornets have already been without Al Jefferson since late December due to a groin injury. Charlotte has won six of its last seven games. Roy Hibbert posted 12 points and 14 boards, while David West provided 19 points and eight rebounds for the Pacers, who have dropped four straight contests. A Gary Neal jumper staked Charlotte to a 54-51 edge early in the fourth quarter before Indiana went on a 10-1 run to create some distance. Donald Sloan had six points during the surge, which was capped on his driving layup for a 61-55 Pacers margin midway through the frame. The Hornets responded by scoring seven of the next nine points. A pair of Henderson baskets whittled the deficit to 63-62 wiith three minutes to play. Custom Columbus Blue Jackets Jerseys. Marvin Williams put the Hornets ahead, 68-66, after nailing a 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 51.3 seconds to go in regulation, but two Rodney Stuckey free throws with 13.1 ticks on the clock tied it. Hendersons fadeaway from the right wing was off in the final moments of regulation. Two Williams jumpers gave the Hornets a 78-68 lead with 33.6 seconds to play. Indiana didnt score in the extra session until C.J. Watson hit a trey with 29.7 ticks left. Earlier, the Pacers led 21-17 following a quarter of play and Brian Roberts running jumper in the waning seconds of the first half got Charlotte within 40-37 heading into the break. The teams combined for just 24 points in the third and Indiana held a 51-50 edge after three. Game Notes The Hornets won despite shooting just 30.7 percent (31-of-101) from the floor and 2-of-15 from beyond the arc ... Jefferson, who had 28 points in the first meeting between the teams, missed his ninth straight game ... Indiana was 35.7 percent (30-of-84) from the field and just 2-of-21 from long distance. It also turned the ball over 20 times. 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