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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Khris Davis hit two home runs, Ryon Healy hit his first career homer and Sonny Gray snapped a 12-game winless streak as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday.Davis was 2 for 4 in his 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.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.The As are 12-10 since a dreadful stretch from May 1 to June 19 in which they lost 29 of 44.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.The 24-year-old Healy, playing in his second game since being called up from Triple-A Sacramento for the first time on Friday, crushed a 66 mph pitch off knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (7-10) for his first major league hit.Dickey, whod won five of his previous eight starts, allowed five runs on five hits, including 3 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 and opens the second half on pace to win 20 games.Athletics: In his last seven starts, LHP Rich Hill is 6-0 with a 2.05 ERA with no home runs allowed. 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Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011.SAN FRANCISCO -- Hunter Pence is healthy at last. Joe Panik has been back a few days from a concussion and is driving in runs again. The San Francisco Giants sure are starting to look like themselves again.Oh, with that new face in the infield of Eduardo Nunez.Panik hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, Nunez had a two-run double in his first start with San Francisco and the Giants snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Saturday.Pence was activated from the disabled list after missing 48 games with a strained right hamstring that required surgery.Its huge, just his presence in the lineup, manager Bruce Bochy said. Hes one of our guys. In addition to the talent, he brings energy and all those intangibles. He charged up the troops being out there.He received a roaring ovation when introduced before the game and again when he took his spot in right field before first pitch, and the outfielder acknowledged the greeting by nodding his head and saying thanks. Welcomed by another standing ovation when he stepped into the batters box leading off the second, Pence ripped a double off the left-field wall, and the sellout crowd jumped up to cheer once more.San Francisco hopes Pence will bring some much-needed life to a team that has won the World Series in every even year this decade -- 2010, 12 and 14.Theres no secret hes our emotional, spiritual, whatever you want to go with, leader, catcher Buster Posey said. Hes definitely a big boost.Nunez doubled in the fourth while making his first start since joining the team in a trade from Minnesota on Thursday. He got his first at-bat Friday.Nunez popped out foul to the catcher with the bases loaded to squander San Franciscos chance in the second. He played shortstop Saturday because Brandon Crawford, who lined into a bases-loaded triple play during Fridays 4-1 loss, had a sore left hand from a swing early in Fridays game. Crawford entered for defense in the ninth Saturday.Santiago Casilla closed it out for his 23rd save on a day decided by the bullpens after each starter only lasted four innings.Anthony Rendon hit a two-run homer in the third for the Nationals, who couldnt protect an early 3-0 lead hours after acquiring All-Star closer Mark Melancon from the Pittsburgh Pirates to replace the struggling Jonathan Papelbon.San Francisco, which is beginning to get healthy, loaded thee bases against former Giants reliever Yusmeiro Petit (3-2) with one out in the seventh to bring up Panik.dddddddddddd The Giants won for only the third time in 14 games since the All-Star break.They were due to hit some with runners in scoring position, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said of the Giants, only 9 for 50 in such situations six games into their homestand.Derek Law (4-1) pitched the seventh for the win.Trevor Brown drew a bases-loaded walk from Blake Treinen in the seventh to give San Francisco an insurance run.Rendon connected against Jake Peavy, who is winless over four outings since beating Colorado on July 4.Reynaldo Lopez was called up from Triple-A Syracuse to make his second major league start after losing to the Dodgers in his debut July 19.He allowed three runs and four hits, struck out four and walked five.TRAINERS ROOMNationals: 2B Daniel Murphy was held out of the lineup a day after he left the game with left leg tightness -- the same side in which his hamstring has nagged him for much of this month. Still being precautionary, Baker said, noting the training staff advised him against using Murphy. ... Baker said doctors have identified Stephen Drews dizziness issue. Hes better as far as I know and they found what it is, so thats great, Baker said.Giants: CF Denard Span also was out of the lineup because of a tender quadriceps from a collision at home plate Friday, but he came in to pinch hit in the sixth. Bochy wasnt sure whether he would be ready to start by Sundays series finale. ... 3B Matt Duffy (left Achilles strain) was starting a three-game rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento then set to go to Double-A Richmond while the Giants are on the East Coast so he will be nearby. ... INF Ramiro Pena was designated for assignment to clear roster room for Pences return.UP NEXTNationals: LHP Gio Gonzalez (6-8) tries to win his third straight decision.Giants: RHP Matt Cain (2-6) tries for career victory No. 100 after winning his last time out Tuesday against the Reds and hitting a three-run homer. He would become the sixth pitcher in San Francisco history to win 100 in a Giants uniform, joining Hall of Famers Juan Marichal (238) and Gaylord Perry (134), Tim Lincecum (108), Kirk Rueter (105) and Mike McCormick (104). ' ' '