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PORTLAND, Ore. Brian Hartline Womens Jersey . – The Portland
Timbers saw some positives from a lineup shake-up, just not a win. Portland
captain Jack Jewsbury was moved from midfield to defence and while defender
Rodney Wallace shifted to midfield wing Saturday night against Columbus. In the
end, however, it was goalkeeper Troy Perkins who held the Crew at bay in a
scoreless draw Saturday night. Perkins, wearing a face mask from a nasty nose
laceration he sustained in Portlands loss in Montreal last weekend, knocked Josh
Williams header over the bar in the 66th minute to help keep the Crew winless in
five straight matches. “Its a positive step,” Timbers coach John Spencer said.
“Obviously, not the result we hoped for, but a positive step.” Portland had lost
five of its last six heading into the match. Both teams have just two wins
apiece. The Timbers (2-5-2) are last in the Western Conference, while the Crew
(2-4-2) are ninth, just ahead of winless Toronto, in the East. Both of Portlands
victories have come at Jeld-Wen Field, but Columbus goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum
didnt let a shot through, making six saves. “They had their chances, we had our
chances,” Crew defender Eric Gehrig said. “It was two defences battling for a
full 90 minutes, and like I said, we had some looks, they had some looks. It was
back-and-forth soccer, and I thought it was a fair result.” The Crew, playing in
their 500th regular-season match, have been shutout four times this season, with
six total goals and just one goal on the road. Columbus was without defender
Chad Marshall, a late scratch because of concussion-like symptoms from training
Friday. The Crew were thin, with midfielder Dilly Duka, defender Carlos Mendes
and forward Olman Vargas out because of hamstring injuries Portland defender
Steve Purdy was out with a concussion, but Perkins was in goal for the Timbers
despite a serious laceration from a collision with Montreals Sanna Nyassi last
weekend in a 2-0 Portland loss. Perkins was credited with one save against the
Crew. “I think the tempo of the game was relentless. We really went after them,”
Perkins said. “There were times we made really bad decisions on our passes, so
we got to learn from that. But I think getting a clean sheet and a point is a
good start.” Portland saw the return of defender Futty Danso, who missed the
seasons first eight games because of a fractured bone in his left foot. Spencer,
who hasnt used the same lineup in consecutive games yet this season, shook
things up by moving Wallace and Jewsbury. Jewsbury started 43 matches at
defender in Kansas City, and was that teams defender of the year in 2008, but
hes been a starting midfielder for the Timbers. Wallace got a good chance in the
20th minute, but his shot was stopped by a diving Gruenebaum, while Jewsburys
header cleared out a shot on Perkins in the 27th minute. “I think today we
looked more like the Timbers of old,” Spencer said. The Crews Ethan Finlay got a
free kick in the 20th minute, but it was blocked by the line of Portland
players. Portland got a free kick of its own in the 58th minute, but Kris Boyds
shot went wide. “We matched Portlands intensity and physicality. Its a fair
result, 0-0, because we could have scored three goals and they could have scored
three,” Crew coach Robert Warzycha said. “I think we were decisive with the ball
and created some chances. We did against a tough opponent especially in front of
the fans.” This was the only meeting this season between the two teams. Last
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head coach and director of soccer operations. Ryan Tannehill Womens Jersey . “I got
chills,” Verlander said. He returned the favour during an important 5-3 victory,
pitching eight solid innings and helping himself with a pair of sacrifices as
Detroit capped an encouraging 4-2 interleague road trip through Cincinnati and
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—The best way for Jason Kubel to protect that balky hamstring? Just jog around
the bases. Twice. Out of the lineup for the last four games because of a sore
right hamstring, Kubel returned Wednesday night and homered in his first two
at-bats, powering the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-1 victory that dropped the
Cincinnati Reds back into a first-place tie in the NL Central. The outfielder
hurt his hamstring when he slipped on wet grass at Wrigley Field during a loss
on Friday night. He felt good after a strenuous workout on Tuesday, so manager
Kirk Gibson decided to put him back in the lineup for the third game of their
series against the Reds. When a thunderstorm hit shortly before the start of the
game on Wednesday, Gibson asked Kubel if he felt comfortable playing on another
wet field. “I talked to him about it and he said he was fine,” Gibson said.
Better than fine. Kubel hit a two-run shot in the first inning and a solo homer
in the fourth off Mat Latos (7-3), who lost for the first time since April 18.
Latos forced in a run with a bases-loaded walk in his second-shortest start of
the season. “That was nice, a fun one today,” Kubel said. “I knew Id be in there
today and it would feel good. There wasnt a concern about it.” The two quick
homers reminded the Diamondbacks of how much Kubel means to the offence. They
had scored one run or less in four of their last five games. “You miss him when
hes not in there,” said Ian Kennedy (7-8). “Hes one of our more consistent guys.
He has good at-bats even when he doesnt get hits. After a couple of days off, he
was fresh. He was hitting the ball really good tonight.” Kennedy made the early
lead hold, giving up eight hits and a run in eight innings. He struck out seven
and didnt walk a batter. Kennedy used his fastball to get out of early threats,
then turned to his breaking ball later in the game. The Reds have lost two of
three since learning that first baseman Joey Votto needed surgery on his left
knee. Hes expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks. Votto had torn
cartilage repaired on Tuesday. He was in the Reds clubhouse on Wednesday,
getting treatment and defending the deccision not to have an MRI on the knee for
more than two weeks. Ryan Tannehill Orange Jersey. Cincinnatis
offence has struggled without him, knocking the Reds into a first-place tie with
Pittsburgh. The Pirates beat Rockies 9-6 earlier Wednesday. Their best chance
was another solid start from Latos, who hadnt lost in his last 15 games. The
right-hander was 7-0 with 3.43 ERA during that span, which included three blown
saves behind him. This time, Latos didnt have it. Aaron Hill singled in the
first inning, extending his hitting streak to nine games. Kubel followed with a
homer to centre, extending Great American Ball Parks streak to 71 consecutive
games with a homer since last July 29. Its the longest such streak since Coors
Field had 80 games with a homer in 2002-03. Kubel led off the fourth with his
17th homer, his first multihomer game of the season. Latos failed to make it
through the fifth inning for only the third time this season. Hill doubled home
a run in the fifth, and the Reds decided to intentionally walk Kubel with two
outs to load the bases for Miguel Montero. Latos fell behind 3-0 in the count,
got two foul-ball strikes, then threw one up-and-in for a walk that made it 5-1
and ended his outing. Latos took off his red cap and fired his glove into the
dugout tunnel when he left the field. The Reds stranded runners in scoring
position in each of the first four innings. Drew Stubbs singled home a run in
the second, but the Reds couldnt get another clutch hit out of a lineup missing
its most dependable run producer with Votto gone. NOTES: It was Kubels seventh
career two-homer game. ... The Diamondbacks sent rookie RHP Trevor Bauer back to
Triple-A a day after his worst start in the majors. The 21-year-old lasted three
innings in a 4-0 loss on Tuesday night. RH reliever Jonathan Albaladejo was
called up from Reno. ... The Reds optioned RHP Todd Redmond back to Triple-A
Louisville and called up OF Xavier Paul to help the offence while Votto is out.
Redmond was with the Reds for only one day, called up for insurance in case RHP
Johnny Cueto had problems with a blister on his pitching hand Tuesday night. ...
Cincinnati gave away Jay Bruce bobbleheads. He went 0 for 4. ’ ’ ’