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(Sports Network) – The Toronto Blue Jays send Ricky Romero to the hill as they
open a three-game series in Detroit against the Tigers. Ray Lewis White Jersey . Max Scherzer will
counter for the homeside, looking for this third straight win. Toronto enters
this series 9 1/2 games behind the leaders in the wild card. The Blue Jays have
struggled of late, losing five of six games and dropped two of three over the
weekend to the Texas Rangers. The Blue Jays are 5-15 since they last won a
series. Romero, has lost his last nine decisions. Romeros most recent setback
came on Wednesday against Chicago, which reached him for six runs in six
innings. Romero was 8-1 after beating Miami back on June 22, but has not won in
10 starts since and is 8-10 on the year with a 5.53 ERA. Of course, he was an
All-Star last season and won a career-best 15 games. “It feels like I havent
gotten rewarded all year with anything that I do,” Romero said. “Im feeling
good. Ive had great weeks of workouts and bullpen sessions, and Im right where I
want to be.” It might not get any easier for him on Tuesday, as he is 1-4
lifetime against the Tigers with a 5.79 ERA in five starts. Blue Jays took two
of three from the Tigers earlier in the season. Scherzer won for the sixth time
in seven decisions on Wednesday in Minnesota, as he held the Twins to just four
hits over seven scoreless innings. He also struck out 10 and improved to 12-6 to
go along with a 4.41 ERA. He walked two in a 27-pitch second inning, but struck
out the last three and cruised from there. “Once I fired myself up and put the
adrenaline in and started letting the fastball eat, thats when I got back in the
zone and was able to collect some big strikeouts in that situation,” said
Scherzer, whose 178 strikeouts are within six of his career high and are second
in the AL to teammate Justin Verlander. “From then on, I was able to stay in the
zone.” Over his last 11 outings Scherzer is 7-2 with a 3.07 ERA. He should be
able to extend his recent run against the Jays, as he is 2-0 in four starts
against them with a 1.67 ERA - his lowest against any opponent. Detroit has lost
five of eight after a series loss to Baltimore over the weekend and finds itself
two games back of the Chicago White Sox in the American League Central. The
Tigers, though, are 1 1/2 games back in the wild card chase. After going 16-1 at
Comerica, the Tigers have lost four of five at home. Ray Lewis Womens Jersey . —The Magic are
making some progress on solidifying their roster for next season, agreeing in
principle to a new deal with Jameer Nelson. Ray Lewis Pink Jersey . When asked Wednesday
if it was money well spent, Smith said it was, because the play helped his team.
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. And Jim Johnson is the biggest reason for the success of that bullpen. Johnson
set a franchise record with his major league-leading 46th save and the Orioles
beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Friday night to remain one game behind the
first-place New York Yankees. Dannell Ellerbe Jersey . First up, the
Vancouver Canucks. The Vancouver Canucks, on paper, are by far Canadas top team
and the best hope to contend for the Stanley Cup, but even coach Alain
Vigneaults talented club has a long list of questions heading into training
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served as an assistant coach for Canada at the tournament over the last three
years. He is currently the head coach of EV Zug in the Swiss A League, a
position he has held since 2008.MILWAUKEE—For the first time in more than a
year, the Chicago Cubs finally won a game in Milwaukee. Ian Stewart hit a solo
homer and scored the go-ahead run on an error, helping the Cubs beat the Brewers
8-2 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep by their division rivals. The win snapped
the Cubs 10-game losing streak at Miller Park dating to last April. “Theyve kind
of had our number here,” Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija said. It was the fourth
homer of the season for Stewart, who was hitless in his previous four games.
Reed Johnson added a pinch-hit home run in the sixth for Chicago. Samardzija was
lifted after throwing 91 pitches in five innings. He gave up only one run on
three hits and two walks. “Youve got to give their lineup some kudos,”
Samardzija said. “They batted and made me throw a lot of pitches and kept
fouling balls off. I felt all right. It was just one of those outings, we had to
make some pitches and we had to work.” The converted reliever had won two
straight coming into Sundays game. “He pitched well numbers-wise, but the ball
was up, you could tell it wasnt coming out of his hand like it can,” Cubs
manager Dale Sveum said. “It was time to pinch-hit, time to take a shot.”
Struggling Cubs reliever Kerry Wood pitched a scoreless eighth, stranding
Ryan Braun on third. “Woody was really sharp,” Sveum said. “He did a great job.”
Michael Bowden finished the ninth and Shawn Camp (1-1) earned the win. Brewers
starter Marco Estrada went six innings, giving up five hits and two runs, both
on solo homers. Estrada didnt allow a baserunner in the first three innings.
Despite the loss, the Brewers were happy to take two of three from the Cubs
after losing four straight series. “Were all upbeat,” Estrada said. “Obviously
taking two out of three from anybody, its a boost.” Milwaukee took a 1-0 lead in
the fourth, when Braun reached on a walk, went to second on a single by
Aramis Ramirez, took third on a sacrifice bunt by Corey Hart and scored on a
sacrifice fly by Taylor Green. Ramirez went to third on a wild pitch, but
Samardzija struck out Brooks Conrad to end the inning. Stewarts homer tied the
game in the fifth, and the Cubs took the lead on Johnsons hhomer in the sixth.
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be able to affect the game like that,” Johnson said. “I knew that (Estrada) was
up there pitch count-wise.” Hart made a diving catch of a deep line drive by
Starlin Castro later in the sixth, preventing an extra-base hit and possibly
saving Milwaukee a run with speedy Tony Campana on first. Ramirez walked with
two outs in the sixth and Hart doubled to put runners on second and third. Green
then hit a grounder to shortstop and slid into first to beat the throw for an
infield hit while Ramirez scored to tie the game. But the Cubs regained the lead
in the seventh when Stewart doubled, then scored when shortstop Edwin Maysonet
threw high to first on a grounder by Darwin Barney. Stewart took third, then was
awarded home plate on the error for a 3-2 lead. Maysonet is getting playing time
in the wake of a significant knee injury to starting shortstop Alex Gonzalez and
had a grand slam on Saturday. Brewers manager Ron Roenicke didnt seem
particularly bothered by the error, saying the Brewers still were in the game at
that point. “We just cant let it get away from us like it did,” Roenicke said. A
pair of Cubs errors—one by Stewart at third and the other by first baseman
Bryan LaHair, who failed to catch a pickoff throw—put Cesar Izturis on third
base with one out. But Barney threw out Izturis at the plate on a grounder to
second by Norichika Aoki, and Jonathan Lucroy flied out to end the inning. The
Cubs added a pair of runs in the eighth when Campana walked, went to second on a
fielders choice and stole third. Brewers reliever Manny Parra walked LaHair,
then unleashed a wild pitch that allowed Campana to score. Alfonso Soriano
doubled to score LaHair, and Soriano took third on another wild pitch, but
Stewart grounded out to end the inning. The Cubs added three runs in the ninth
on an RBI double by Barney and RBI singles by Campana and Castro. Kameron Loe
(2-1) took the loss. NOTES: Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez, on the 15-day
disabled list with a strained left hamstring, will go on a minor league rehab
assignment this week. ... Aoki hit his first career triple in the third. ...
LaHair has reached base in 30 straight games, dating back to April 8. ’ ’ ’
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