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OKLAHOMA CITY -- DeMar DeRozan won a shootout with Russell Westbrook, scoring 37 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 112-102 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.DeRozan, the NBAs leading scorer with a 34.1 average heading into the game, made 13 of 22 field goals and 11 of 15 free throws.You know, sometimes youve got to tip your hat, and good offense can beat great defense, Thunder coach Billy Donovan said. He had that happen several times where he made some very, very difficult shots.Westbrook had 36 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, but he made just 9 of 26 shots and committed eight turnovers.I thought everybody that guarded him did a decent job, but it was a five-man job, Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. Not one guy is going to stop him, and I say that all the time. Its on the team.Kyle Lowry added 19 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds and Patrick Patterson had 13 points for the Raptors. Toronto, which shot 51.8 percent from the field, has won four of five.The Thunder (6-2) entered the night tied for the NBAs best record, but their offense was inconsistent against the Raptors, and they couldnt find and answer for DeRozan. Victor Oladipo scored 18 points and Steven Adams added 14 points and 12 rebounds for Oklahoma City.The Raptors led 62-55 at halftime behind DeRozans 22 points. Toronto scored 16 points off 11 Oklahoma City turnovers in the first half.Little things like us turning the ball over, then leading to fast breaks, Oladipo said. Rotations werent great today. Little things like that that we can correct. Weve just got to continue getting better and push forward.A bounce pass by Lowry led to a jam by DeMarre Carroll that gave Toronto a 68-59 lead, and a basket by Pascal Siakam bumped the lead to 11 and led to a timeout by the Thunder. DeRozans mid-range jumper in the closing seconds of the third quarter gave the Raptors an 88-75 lead.The Thunder opened the fourth quarter with a 9-1 run to cut the deficit to 89-84. Oklahoma City eventually cut the deficit to four, but the Raptors rallied, and Lowrys 3-pointer bumped Torontos lead back to 10 with 3:32 to play.DeMar did a great job of getting to his spots, getting to the free throw line, and Kyle did a great job running the team, Oladipo said. Were going to have to do a better job next time we play them.TIP-INSRaptors: DeRozan scored 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting in the first quarter. ... Shot 13 for 23 in the second quarter and outscored the Thunder 42-28. ... C Jonas Valanciunas missed his second straight game with a left knee contusion. ... F Terrence Ross sat out with a sprained right index finger. ... C Lucas Nogueira scored 10 points on 5-for-5 shooting and had seven rebounds.Thunder: Scored the games first 12 points. ... Shot 52.6 percent in the first quarter. ... Donovan was called for a technical foul late in the second quarter. ... Made just 12 of 34 3-point attempts.STAT LINESWestbrook shot a season-high 12 3-pointers, and made three. It followed a 1-for-6 effort beyond the arc against the Miami Heat on Monday. Hes hit a bit of a rough patch after a blistering start, making 14 of 42 shots his past two games combined.QUOTABLEDeRozan on fellow Los Angeles native Westbrook: Ive known Russ way before the NBA was thought of. Its just a thing. You always support guys from L.A. To see the type of player he is -- when you start naming off players from L.A., you put in a Russ, myself and all the other guys from L.A. -- its a great group of guys. Its great to see what hes doing. 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It was Fraziers first major league home run and first time going deep since Sept. 5, when he was with Double-A Altoona.But even before Fraziers improbable heroics, things werent going well for the Phillies. Usually reliable starter Velasquez gave up four runs while taking 107 pitches to get through six innings.Just looking at his body language, he showed that he was struggling to find the strike zone, manager Pete Mackanin said. He didnt have his best location. He did a good job; he just made a couple bad pitches when they scored the two runs. Obviously, he wasnt at his best, but he kept us in the game.In the sixth inning, Velasquez gave up a double to Starling Marte on a 0-2 pitch that quickly sent things off the rails. It was followed by a first-pitch, two-run home run by Matt Joyce that tied the game.Thats just a matter of finishing at-bats, Velasquez said. Youve got to lock in on 0-2 counts when youre ahead. Youve got to finish the at-bat. Knowing that that was my last inning, thats where you have to bear down and give it all youve got.The Pirates also scored a pair in the second inning. Marte led with a single and Elias Diaz drove him in with a groundout to record his first career RBI. Sean Rodriguez then drove in Joyce with a double to center.Philadelphias early offense came on a pair of solo home runs from Odubel Herrera and Andres Blanco that -- along with a two-run third inning -- helped the Phillies build a 4-2 lead. In the third, Velasquez singled off his mound opponent, Jameson Taillon, and Cesar Hernandez drove him in with a triple off the wall in center field.dddddddddddd Hernandez then came around to score on Herreras groundout.Cesar came through for us, Mackanin said of the three-hit afternoon by his second baseman. The home run by Herrera was nice to see. We just need to score more runs.Fraziers home run made a winner of reliever Neftali Feliz (4-0). Mark Melancon earned his 30th save. The game was delayed an hour and 32 minutes by a thunderstorm in the bottom of the eighth inning.ANOTHER LOSSIn a series that had already seen Maikel Franco and Cameron Rupp miss time after being hit by pitches, Blanco was injured on a seemingly routine play in the fifth inning. With Gregory Polanco attempting to steal third, Blanco took the throw from catcher Carlos Ruiz and put the tag down, only to have Polanco land on his glove as he slid. Blanco has a fractured left index finger that required four stitches.Thats going to hurt us, Mackanin said. We always could rely on him to play solid defense, come up with big hits. Anywhere we put him, he plays solid defense. Hes just a great guy to have around.TRAINING ROOMPhillies: Franco replaced Blanco at third base. It was his first action since being removed from Fridays game after being hit by a pitch in his wrist. He went 1 for 2 at the plate. ... C Rupp did not play as a precaution after being hit in the head with a pitch Saturday. Concussion tests done Saturday night and before the game Sunday were negative.Pirates: RHP Tyler Glasnow was placed on the 15-day disabled list before the game with shoulder discomfort.UP NEXTPhillies: Jeremy Hellickson (7-7, 3.84 ERA) will start a three-game set in Miami. In his last seven starts, hes walked just seven batters and has a 0.98 WHIP while lowering his ERA by half a run. The Phillies enter the series 9 1/2 games behind the Marlins for the final NL Wild Card spot.Pirates: Francisco Liriano (6-9, 4.96 ERA) will begin a two-game series against the Seattle Mariners after an off day Monday. 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