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WASHINGTON —Nick Markakis let loose on a hanging slider and gave the Baltimore
Orioles another extra innings victory on the road. Torrey Smith Jersey . Markakis homered into
the second deck in right field to give the Orioles a 2-1 win in 11 innings over
the Washington Nationals on Friday night. Markakis blast off Nationals reliever
Ryan Mattheus (2-1) propelled Baltimore to its fourth straight victory. The
first-place Orioles improved to 6-2 in extra innings with all six victories
coming on the road. “Hopefully, it bodes well mentally,” Orioles manager Buck
Showalter said of his teams late game heroics. “When you get in those situations
that youve been there and handled it well because, especially on the road,
theres such a finality to that bottom of the inning. But the key is our guys are
playing pretty loose through that. Its a loose clubhouse. They have a lot of
confidence in close ballgames.” Facing the Nationals fourth pitcher of the game
and a 2-2 count, Markakis was not looking for a slider from Mattheus. Thats what
he got. As it turns out, he was ready for a pitch that Mattheus said, “kind of
hung” over the plate. “I wasnt expecting that,” Markakis said. “I put a good
swing on that and went out of the ballpark.” Hits and runs were hard to come by
for either side. Four relievers followed Orioles starter Jake Arrieta, who
matched his career-high with nine strikeouts. He allowed one run and six hits,
walking one in seven innings. Edwin Jackson matched him, allowing one run in
eight innings with eight strikeouts and one walk. “That was a tough one,” said
Nationals manager Davey Johnson, who previously played for and managed the
Orioles. “It was a shame to waste such a great pitching effort by Jackson. He
pitched outstanding.” Kevin Gregg (2-1) pitched the 10th inning for Baltimore
and Pedro Strop worked the 11th inning for his third save. Three runners reached
against Strop, but Ian Desmond hit into a double play and LaRoche grounded back
to the mound with two runners on. Arrieta entered the game having allowed 13
earned runs over his last two starts, including seven runs in 3 2-3 innings
against Tampa Bay on Sunday. No signs of that pitcher existed in the series
opener. “(I) wanted to try to command multiple pitches in the zone, and when I
got ahead just finish guys off,” Arrieta said. “Not let the pitch count run up
and try to pitch as deep into the game as I could.” Adam Jones drove home the
Orioles first run with a first inning infield single against Jackson. Desmond
tied the game with a solo home run in the sixth inning against Arrieta. It
stayed that way until Markakis final at-bat. “We pitched good. Bullpen pitched
good,” Johnson said. “But one pitch—ball game.” Matt Wieters helped his
pitcher by throwing out Bryce Harper and Jesus Flores attempting to steal second
base. The 19-year-old Harper was 2 for 3 with a walk. Xavier Avery led off the
Orioles first inning with a walk and one out later moved to third on Markakis
double to left centre. Jones sent a sharp grounder off Jacksons left heel. The
ball caromed behind the mound, allowing Avery to score from third. Jackson
escaped further damage by inducing Wieters into an inning-ending double play
grounder. He then settled in, striking out the side in the second inning. Held
scoreless by Arrieta through five innings, the Nationals tied the game in the
sixth on Desmonds sixth home run of the season, landing deep in the left field
stands. This series between the neighbouring franchises marks the first time
since the Nationals moved from Montreal to Washington that both teams have
winning records. “I think the way rivalries start is with winning ball clubs,”
Arrieta said. “Both of these clubs, were both playing extremely well. ” NOTES:
Jones extended his hitting streak to 10 games for third time this season.
Nationals OF Michael Morse (back) is expected to begin an extended spring
training assignment on Monday at the Nationals camp in Viera, Florida, manager
Davey Johnson said. Morse has not played in a game this season. The Nationals
game against the Miami Marlins that was rained out on April 22 has been
rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on August 3.Saturdays pitching matchup
pits Orioles RHP Jason Hammel against Nationals LHP Ross Detwiler. Torrey Smith Jersey Elite . Christine Nesbitt
of London, Ont., added a bronze in the womens event. Morrison, from Fort St.
John, B.C., posted a time of one minute 8.71 seconds for the victory at Kolomna
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of the Eastern Conference finals. Ed
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on a throwing error by catcher Buster Posey and the New York Mets beat the
bumbling Giants 5-4 Saturday after blowing a three-run lead in the ninth inning.
BURLINGTON, Vt. —Canada opened the womens world hockey championship on a sour
note. Theyre looking for a sweet ending. A 9-2 loss to the U.S. to start the
tournament was the worst beating Canada has ever taken from the Americans in
womens hockey. The rematch between the two countries Saturday is for the gold
medal. “We know were a much better team than we played the first game,” Canadian
assistant captain Caroline Ouellette said. “Were excited to prove it tomorrow.
“Were kind of the underdogs. People who were at the game probably think the U.S.
is going to win for sure. Honestly, its the position that Id rather be in.
Theres no pressure for us. We want to come out and play with confidence. Canada
beat Finland 5-1 and the U.S. thumped Switzerland 10-0 in Fridays semifinals.
Canada and the U.S. will have met for gold in 14 womens world championships
since the first was held in Ottawa in 1990. Canada has a 9-4 record in world
finals versus the U.S., but hasnt won one since 2007 in Winnipeg. The Americans
are winners of three straight and four of the last five, including a 3-2
overtime victory last year in Zurich, Switzerland. This may be the best womens
hockey team that U.S. has had to date. Coached by Harvards Katey Stone, theyre
quick, skilled, relentless and confident. Their top line of Kelli Stack centring
twin sisters Monique Lamoureux-Kolls and Jocelyne Lamoureux has been lethal in
this tournament. “Canada doesnt like getting beat 9-2 and neither would we if
the situations were switched,” Lamoureux-Kolls said. “We know the game isnt
going to be anything like that tomorrow. “We know its going to be tough. I dont
think we can let ourselves be overconfident.” Canada should be more prepared
ready for the American attack this time, as well as the loud crowd support the
home team will have at 3,335-seat Gutterson Fieldhouse. About 300 tickets were
still available Friday. Canadas defence, which has been suspect at times, will
be tested early and often. “They have a lot of speed and we have to find a way
to match that speed or kill that speed,” Canadian head coach Dan Church said.
“To be able to weather the storm against a skilled, fast team, we need to be
able to do that. Theyre going to bring pressure. We need to play on our toes,
not on our heels.” Church doesnt make his starting goaltender public until game
day. Shannon Szabados, who made 114 saves Friday against the Finns, has been
Canadas choice in recent big games. Jimmy Smith Jersey. She played most of the
first period of the U.S. game after Charline Labonte was pulled, but Labonte
went back in for the second period. Szabados stopped nine of 11 shots from the
Americans in her 16 minutes and 28 seconds of work. “If its me or Charlie, for
the whole entire team, the first five minutes, the first 10 minutes are going to
be huge,” Szabados said. Canada can draw confidence from their start against the
Finland. They scored twice in the first five minutes on Noora Raty, who is
arguably the best female goalie in the international game right now. Finland
exposed cracks in Canadas defence. The Canadians can compensate for those
mistakes against a country that has never beaten them. Canada fumbled the puck
at times coming out of their own zone into Finlands trap. The U.S. will make
them pay dearly for miscues Saturday. “I think we have to keep it simple,”
Ouellette said. “If you watched the game against the U.S., often when they had
nothing they put it up against the glass and out and used their speed to go get
it. “When everything is on the line, sometimes you have to just celebrate
getting the puck out of the zone.” Defenders Courtney Birchard, Lauriane Rougeau
and Laura Fortino, plus forward Vicky Bendus, Bailey Bram and Brianne Jenner
will play in their first world championship final for Canada. “We need our young
players to play with confidence tomorrow and know they have all the skills to
play at this level and make a difference, to be a difference,” Ouellette said.
“If we can do that tomorrow, well probably have more success than in the first
game.” Canada has a longer rest for the final after their afternoon semifinal.
The U.S. wont be much fatigued after their romp over the Swiss, in which they
outshot them 80-10. Finland will face the Swiss for bronze Saturday. In other
games, Sweden edged Russia 2-1 in overtime for fifth place. Germany downed
Slovakia 3-1, which relegated the Slovaks to the second-tier world championship
in 2013. Meghan Agosta and Marie-Philip Poulin led Canadas offence Friday with a
goal and an assist apiece. Ouellette, Birchard and Fortino scored goals and
Natalie Spooner contributed a pair of assists for Canada. Karolina Rantamaki
scored Finlands lone goal on a power play and Raty made 38 saves in the loss. ’
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