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MIAMI —The players-only meeting called by Hanley Ramirez after Saturdays loss
seemed to make a difference. Ray
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become the winningest pitcher in interleague play, John Buck hit a three-run
homer and the Miami Marlins snapped a six-game losing streak with a 9-0 win over
the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. “It must have been that meeting,” Buehrle said.
“All of the guys that spoke up did good today.” Greg Dobbs had a two-run homer
among his three hits for the Marlins, winners for just the third time in 18
games. “Its great to see that especially when they have a players meeting,”
Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said. “I dont think it happened because of the
meeting, but when you have a players meeting and you act and play this way, that
is something that is very positive. Its nice to see those guys having fun on the
field.” Buehrle (6-8) gave up seven hits in winning his 25th interleague
matchup, breaking a tie with Freddy Garcia. Buehrle struck out seven. “I told
them I wasnt a fan of having a meeting the day before I pitch because that puts
more pressure on you,” Buehrle joked. Ramirez hit a two-run triple and scored on
a sacrifice fly by Logan Morrison to cap the scoring for the Marlins. It was
their second shutout of the season. “This is what we needed,” Ramirez said. “I
told them (Saturday) that we needed to relax, go little by little, inning by
inning, and not try to do too much.” Toronto starter Jesse Chavez (0-1) allowed
six runs and seven hits in six innings while striking out six. “I attacked the
zone and kept away from the walks,” Chavez said. “I settled in (after the second
inning) and had that one hiccup in the sixth but other than that I did OK. It
was just one of those things.” Miami opened the scoring in the second inning
after Dobbs led off with a single and Omar Infante doubled. Scott Cousins drove
in Dobbs with a base hit before Bucks three-run home run to centre field, his
sixth of the season. Brett Lawrie doubled with two outs in the fifth and tried
to score on a base hit to right by Colby Rasmus, but Giancarlo Stanton threw out
Lawrie at home preserving a 4-0 lead. Dobbs two-run home run stretched the lead
to 6-0. He also singled twice in his first two at-bats. Ramirezs triple came off
reliever Robert Coello, who hit Austin Kearns with a pitch and walked Jose Reyes
setting the stage for Ramirez. “Its not about one guy, but Hanley is in the
middle of the lineup who is a big guy for us and hopefully he will remember that
swing,” Guillen said. Rajai Davis and Rasmus each had two of the eight hits for
the Blue Jays, who left eight on base. Toronto was shut out for the first time
since a 3-0 loss to Baltimore on April 25. “It was a disappointing way to end
this series, yet its a series win on the road and we have to regroup and get
ready to go into Boston,” Blue Jays manager John Farrell said. NOTES: Following
the game Toronto recalled 1B Adam Lind from Triple-A Las Vegas and reinstated OF
Ben Francisco (left hamstring) from the 15-day disabled list and optioned 2B
Mike McCoy and 1B David Cooper. RHP Sergio Santos (right shoulder) was moved to
the 60-day DL. ... Buck has two home runs in his last three games after going
without a home run in 24 straight. ... Reyes made a diving over-the-shoulder
catch in shallow centre field in the third inning and collided with Cousins on
the play, taking a base hit away from Lawrie. Reyes injured his right shin on
the play and a trainer tended to him, but he remained in the game. “Im good,”
Reyes said. “When that happened I was a little scared for a moment, but when I
stood up everything was good.” ... Toronto RHP David Pauley made his team debut
over the weekend after being claimed off waivers from the Angels and pitched two
scoreless innings in relief in two appearances. ... The Blue Jays will send RHP
Henderson Alvarez (3-6, 4.30 ERA) to the mound on Monday to begin a three-game
home series against Boston, who will counter with LHP Felix Doubront (8-3, 4.31
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Padres a 2-0 win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.PHOENIX—
Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili have been beating the Phoenix Suns for
a long time. No one should be surprised they were the main protagonists in yet
another San Antonio victory Tuesday night. Parker scored eight points in a 10-0
run early in the fourth quarter, and the Spurs went on to win their fifth in a
row and eighth in nine games with a 107-100 victory over the Suns. Duncan scored
17 of his 26 points in the first half and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Spurs,
winners of 12 of their last 14 road games. Parker scored half of his 24 in the
fourth quarter. Kawhi Leonard added 14 points, Ginobili had 13 and Matt Bonner
10 for San Antonio. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Parker, Duncan and Ginobili
know that if they stick with what they know works, victories more often than not
will come. “I think they play within the system and trust each other enough it
comes out pretty good for them,” Popovich said, “most of the time.”
Shannon Brown, starting because Grant Hill was a late scratch with right knee
inflammation, scored a career-high 32 for Phoenix. Marcin Gortat added 21 points
and 14 rebounds in just the second home loss for the Suns in 10 games since the
All-Star break. Steve Nash had 16 points and eight assists. “We got close,” Nash
said. “We kept ourselves in the game for a long time and couldnt ever really get
more than that five- or six-point lead and they came flying back and then the
start of the fourth there they kind of got up by nine and we couldnt close back
the distance.” Brown, who signed with the Suns as a free agent before the
season, matched his career best with five 3-pointers, in 10 tries. “I didnt know
I was going to start until we were doing our pregame (meeting) and they said
Grant wasnt going to go,” Brown said, “so I had to prepare myself mentally. I
just wanted to come out, play hard, play within the flow of whats going on and I
wish we could have come out with a win.” Phoenix shot 51.5 per cent through
three quarters but made just 33 per cent (7 of 211) in the fourth. Torrey Smith Womens Jersey. . “Shannon Brown
was making crazy shots so we felt like if we could hang in there things were
going to turn and theyre going to miss at some point,” Parker said, “and they
started missing and we played better defence.” The Spurs led by as many as nine
in the first half and were up 62-57 at the break behind Duncans 17 points and
eight rebounds. Duncan was 8 of 9 from the field. Phoenix started the second
half with a 12-2 run to go up 69-64 on Gortats 6-footer. Browns fifth and final
3-pointer of the night put the Suns ahead 79-74 with 4:50 left in the third
quarter, but San Antonio scored the next six, the last four by Ginobili, to take
an 80-79 lead. The Spurs were up 84-83 entering the fourth. After Robin Lopezs
reverse layup cut San Antonios lead to 88-87 with 10:08 to play, Parker started
the decisive run with a layup on a pass from Ginobili. Parker followed with a
13-footer, then made a 20-footer. Boris Diaw sank a 20-footer, then Parker
capped the outburst with a 10-foot jumper after Phoenixs second straight
turnover, and the Spurs led 98-87 with 5:59 to go. Nashs 18-footer cut it to
98-89, but Leonard made a 3 from the corner to put San Antonio ahead 101-89 with
5:29 to go. Brown was fouled by Leonard on a 3-point attempt and made all three
from the line to slice the lead to 103-94 with 3:15 to go, then Jared Dudleys
tip-in, his lone basket of the night, cut it to 103-96 with 1:22 to play. Browns
driving layup made it 103-98 but with just 33.9 seconds left, Phoenix ran out of
time. Parker sealed the victory with four straight from the foul line. “We let
them get a little separation there and we had a couple crucial turnovers and
crucial offensive rebounds,” Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry said, “and thats kind of
what they do to people.” Notes: Phoenix shot 56 per cent in the first half, San
Antonio 55 per cent. ... The teams meet three times in the final 29 days of the
season, twice in the final 11. ... Phoenix fell two games behind idle Utah and
Denver for the No. 8 playoff spot in the West. ’ ’ ’
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