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ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Leticia Romeros career night helped Florida State beat its first ranked opponent of the season.Romero scored a career-high 25 points, and the No. 10 Seminoles used a big first-quarter run to pull away from No. 25 Gonzaga for an 87-69 victory Friday in the Paradise Jam tournament.Imani Wright added 15 points, Shakayla Thomas 14 and Brittany Brown 11 for the Seminoles (5-1), who led 27-14 after the first quarter and went up by as many as 19 points in the fourth period.Its a Top 25 opponent, thats always a big deal, Florida State coach Sue Semrau said. We just disrupted a lot of what they were trying to do. I hope that gives us a lot of confidence. We still didnt quite play our best, so knowing that gives me hope that we can continue to get better.Jill Barta scored 20 points for the Bulldogs (3-2), who were forced into 21 turnovers by Florida States defense. That gave the Seminoles a 24-17 advantage in points off turnovers.Thats the second night in a row that weve struggled to defend the 3 and the 2, Gonzaga coach Lisa Fortier said. And we didnt shoot particularly well ourselves. We didnt handle their pressure well. Its tough to overcome those things against really good teams.(backslash)Wright scored 10 points during Florida States 17-6 run to open the game, which gave the Seminoles their first double-digit lead. She kicked off the run with a layup, then ended it with back-to-back 3-pointers at the 5:10 mark.Florida State took its biggest lead with less than a minute remaining in the fourth quarter, when Nausia Woolfolk hit a reverse layup to put the Seminoles ahead 87-66 with 37 seconds left.BIG PICTUREFlorida State: Has its first win over a Top 25 team since beating then-No. 18 Texas A&M on March 21, 2016, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.Gonzaga: Just days after cracking the Top 25 for the first time in two years, has now suffered back-to-back losses for the first time since dropping three straight between Feb. 18-25, 2016.UP NEXTFlorida State: Wraps up play in the Paradise Jam on Saturday against Michigan.Gonzaga: Faces Winthrop in its final tournament game Saturday. Custom Capitals Jersey China . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. During last nights game he tweeted: "Hello? 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Dickey is in a rut, which is bad news for the Blue Jays.Adam Rosales hit a two-run home run, Alex Dickerson and Brett Wallace each hit solo shots and the San Diego Padres beat Toronto 8-4 on Wednesday, avoiding a three-game sweep.Dickey (7-12) allowed seven runs, six earned, and four hits in 5 2/3 innings, starting on three days rest after the Blue Jays adjusted their rotation for a weekend series against Baltimore.The knuckleballer is 0-3 in his past three starts and has allowed six home runs in that span.Its been a little bit of a rut, Dickey said. I was going pretty good before the All-Star break and Ive run into a little adversity here the last three outings.Dickey has surrendered 26 home runs this season, tying him with Kansas Citys Ian Kennedy and Chris Young for most in the majors.Starting the game I felt like I had some of the best stuff Ive had all year, Dickey said, and then I run into a couple innings where it kind of got away from me.Tampa Bays Chris Archer (14) is the only pitcher with more losses than Dickey, who is tied with Philadelphias Jerad Eickhoff and James Shields of the White Sox.I actually thought he had a good knuckleball today, manager John Gibbons said. They got some big hits and a couple homers.San Diego extended its club-record streak of games with at least one home run to 25. Its the longest run since the 2002 Texas Rangers set a major league record by homering in 27 straight.Our lineup has a lot of talent, Dickerson said. Every single guy is a threat to take you deep.Padres rookie Luis Perdomo (5-4) allowed four runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings to win back-to-back starts.Gibbons was impressed by Perdomo, who came in with a 6.93 ERA.Great arm, it didnt look like a six-plus (ERA), Gibbons said. He had great life on the ball, nice little breaking ball. I was really impressed.To Padres manager Andy Green sees it, no one else in the majors has made strides as big as Perdomo has this season.Thatts exciting because hes part of our future, Green said.dddddddddddd.Wallace reached base three times. He was hit by a pitch and scored on Rosales homer in the third, connected off R.A. Dickey in the fifth and hit an RBI single off Joe Biagini in the sixth.Dickerson homered for the fourth time in four games when he connected off Franklin Morales in the eighth. He is first Padres rookie to homer in four straight games.Hes amazing, Padres catcher Christian Bethacourt said of Dickerson. I was telling him he looks like a video game. Every time hes in the batters box, you think hes going to hit a homer.Melvin Upton Jr. made his first start for Toronto after being acquired from San Diego on Tuesday. He went 1-for-4 with a single.Right-hander Joaquin Benoit made his Blue Jays debut with a scoreless ninth. Toronto traded right-hander Drew Storen to Seattle for Benoit on Tuesday night.RARE KTorontos Kevin Pillar struck out swinging to end the eighth, his first strikeout since July 17 at Oakland.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: 3B Yangervis Solarte was placed on the family leave list, meaning he will be out three to seven days. San Diego recalled INF/OF Alexi Amarista and LHP Buddy Baumann from Triple-A El Paso.Blue Jays: RHP Bo Schultz was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo to make room for Benoit.UP NEXTPadres: After an off day Thursday, San Diego opens a three-game series at home to Cincinnati on Friday. RHP Edwin Jackson (1-0, 2.92) starts against Reds LHP Brandon Finnegan (5-8, 4.93). Jackson is 403 with a 3.99 ERA in 10 career games against Cincinnati.Blue Jays: Toronto is off Thursday before opening a three-game series against AL East-leading Baltimore on Friday. RHP Marco Estrada (5-4, 2.94) was pushed back two days to start against the Orioles. Estrada is winless in four starts. RHP Kevin Gausman (2-7, 3.77) starts for Baltimore. ' ' '