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CLEVELAND —The Cleveland Indians acquired veteran Brent Lillibridge from the
Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, adding some backup versatility as they seek to stay
in the AL Central race. Dwayne Bowe Jersey . Minor-league
right-hander Jose De La Torre was sent to Boston, which had acquired Lillibridge
on June 24 as part of the trade that sent corner infielder Kevin Youkilis to the
Chicago White Sox. Lillibridge has seen extensive action at every position
except pitcher and catcher in his career. He is expected to be used in a utility
role after joining the Indians on Wednesday when the team will have to clear a
spot on the 25-man roster for him. “Hes a guy we can use to give (shortstop
Asdrubal) Cabrera and (second baseman Jason) Kipnis a rest,” manager Manny Acta
said. The 28-year-old Lillibridge has hit .212 in 295 games for Atlanta, the
White Sox and Boston. “Were not bringing him here to be in the middle of the
lineup,” Acta said. “Infielders who hit .300 are not on the bench.” To make room
on the 40-man roster, Cleveland transferred third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall from
the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL. Chisenhall has a broken right
forearm. De La Torre was 8-1 with a 2.91 ERA in 34 games between Triple-A
Columbus and Double-A Akron. The Indians dont quite have a handle on whether or
not they intend to be buyers or sellers as the July 31 trade deadline
approaches. They entered a three-game series against AL Central leading Detroit
on Tuesday four games back of the Tigers. A year ago, the Indians were in a
similar situation. They trailed the Tigers by 2 1/2 games and sent four
minor-league prospects to the Colorado Rockies for former NL All-Star
right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez at the deadline. Jimenez went 4-4 for Cleveland,
which faded to an 80-82 finish, 15 games behind Detroit. This year, the Indians
are hoping to get a boost by activating left-handed reliever Rafael Perez and
bringing back right-hander Roberto Hernandez, formerly known as Fausto Carmona,
to the rotation. Perez, out since April 26 with a sore shoulder, pitched two
scoreless innings on a rehab assignment Monday at Akron. Acta said he was
encouraged by the outing, but the organization is not yet ready to activate
Perez. “Well have him pitch some more and then evaluate things,” Acta said.
Hernandez, 31, is scheduled to start Thursday night at Class A Lake County.
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but all the focus was on the pre-match handshake that never happened, inflaming
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. The U.S. swept its group in the relegation round, winning all three games.
France also staved off relegation by beating Kazakhstan 5-3 for second place.
Third-place Italy and last-place Kazakhstan will play in the second division
next year. Tamba Hali Jersey .” “Sacrifice a chicken or
something,” Johnson joked Tuesday before Washingtons game against the San Diego
Padres. “Things just go in bunches sometimes,” he noted. “But I try to always
look on the bright side of things—well, heres an opportunity for another guy
to get a chance to express his talent. Jamaal Charles Womens Jersey . The series
tips off tomorrow (Tuesday, June 12) at 8 p.m. ET on TSN, with the network
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the following Bell Media sports radio stations: TSN Radio Toronto (AM 1050), TSN
Radio Montreal (AM 990), Team 1410 in Vancouver, and Team 1200 in Ottawa.NEWARK,
N.J. —This Linsanity stuff is contagious and spreading from New York. It was
in New Jersey on Sunday night and mutated into Ersanity, as in Ersan Ilyasova.
Ilyasova had career highs of 29 points and 25 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks
snapped a four-game losing streak with a 92-85 victory over New Jersey, spoiling
the season debut of Nets centre Brook Lopez. The 25 rebounds tied the NBA
single-game high this season set by Orlandos Dwight Howard in an overtime game
against San Antonio on Jan 18. It was the first 25-25 game by a Buck since Swen
Nater had 30 points and a franchise-record 33 rebounds against Atlanta on Dec.
19, 1976. “Its Ersanity, man,” Bucks backup centre Jon Brockman said, referring
to a Jeremy Lin-type performance that has made Knicks games a world-wide talking
point in recent weeks. “Its Ersanity. He hasnt been doing that every night, but
thats a special game.” Brockman, who joined Milwaukee teammates in giving
Ilyasova a standing ovation when the six-foot-10 forward from Turkey fouled out
with 2:01 to play, then picked up a final box score off the floor in the Bucks
locker-room. “He should frame this,” Brockman said. The numbers were impressive.
Ilyasova was 11 of 23 from the field, including two three-pointers, and grabbed
13 offensive rebounds in just over 36 minutes. “I feel great, not just for the
individual performance, it was a team,” Ilyasova said. “It was a great win for
us. Its a huge win for us, especially after losing four in a row, We played much
better as a team. We shared the ball and everybody put forward a hell of an
effort to win the game.” Ilyasovas biggest play came after the Nets cut a
16-point, fourth-quarter deficit to 76-69. Brandon Jennings found the forward to
the left of the top of the key and he drained a three-pointer to push the lead
back to 10. “He had a great game, unfortunately, he couldnt get 30 and 30,” said
Jennings, who added 15 points as the Bucks won for only the third time in 10
games. “We were on him because he didnt go for 30 and 30. But overall, he played
great for us. Hes not the type of guy who gets a lot of plays run for him but he
is a guy who is really active around the boards. He always seems to get the
rebound. He has a nose for the ball.” Deron WWilliams had 26 points to lead New
Jersey, which lost for the ninth time in 10 games. Jamaal Charles Jersey. . “They really just
outhustled us and outworked us today,” Williams said. Lopez, who missed the Nets
first 32 games with a broken right foot, finished with nine points and two
rebounds in 22 minutes. “It felt good,” Lopez said. “My arch was a little sore,
but I think that was just the orthotic. It was just exciting to be out there
playing with the guys.” Anthony Morrow added 17 points for the Nets, who beat
Chicago on Saturday to snap an eight-game losing streak.
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, who did not play in the Bucks loss to Orlando on
Friday because of a coachs decision, came off the bench and added 12 points and
eight rebounds. Carlos Delfino added 11 points, including three three-pointers
in the second half—two at the start and another late—as Milwaukee beat New
Jersey for the ninth straight time. The Bucks opened a 15-point lead early in
the second half as Delfino hit consecutive three-pointers in a 10-2 spurt that
also featured two free throws by Ilyasova and a jumper from Jennings. Milwaukee
kept New Jersey at bay most of the second half until the Nets used an 11-2 spurt
to close to 76-69. Ilyasova hit his big three-pointer and later converted a
layup after Jennings hit a free throw following a technical foul on
Kris Humphries. “We had a scouting report going in that he was going to crash
the boards,” Lopez said. “He averages three offensive rebounds a game, so we
really missed our assignment. He crashed hard throughout the night and made some
big shots for them.” NOTES: Ilyasova is now one of three players in Bucks
history with a 25/25 game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 10, Nater had one. The last
NBA player to go for at least 25/25 was Kevin Love, who had 31-31 against the
Knicks on Nov. 12, 2010. ... Nets backup PG Jordan Farmar is going to be
sidelined until after the all-star break with a groin injury. ... Bucks coach
Scott Skiles did not know when either F Drew Gooden (wrist, knee) or F
Tobias Harris (shoulder) would return. ... Delfino has hit a three-pointer in
eight straight games, the third-longest streak for Milwaukee this season. ...
Lopez had not missed a game in his first three seasons (246). ’ ’ ’
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