Baseball: Okamoto hits 26th home run as Blue Jays overpower Rays 5-1

Kazuma Okamoto helped power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-1 win against the Tampa Bay Rays with his 26th home run of the season on Thursday.The slugging infielder from Japan broke the ice with a solo shot in the top of the second inning at Tropicana Field, launching a fly ball 415 feet (126 meters) out to left field."I was happy with it," said Okamoto, whose long bomb was one of three Toronto home runs on the day and extended his record for most homers by a Blue Jays rookie.The 30-year-old former Yomiuri Giants standout took sole possession of the record with No. 25 during Tuesday's 10-5 ser…READ FULL ARTICLE