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10-28-11

Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Chone Figgins went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in and the Seattle Mariners knotted up a three-game series with a 13- 3 drubbing over the Detroit Tigers. Brandon Jacobs Jersey . Ichiro Suzuki finished with four hits, two RBI and scored three times for the Mariners, who earned their second win in seven games. Milton Bradley and Chris Gimenez each had two RBI in the win. Doug Fister (1-3) had an impressive 6 1/3-inning start, giving up two runs on five hits while striking out seven for his first win of the season. Miguel Cabrera had two hits and RBI while Brennan Boesch had three hits for the Tigers, who won Mondays matchup in Seattle to snap a two-game losing streak. Tigers starter Phil Coke (1-3) was not his sharpest in the loss, surrendering six runs -- two earned -- on six hits and four walks. Coke dug a sizeable hole for the Tigers in the first inning after walking the first two batters and bobbling a Bradley slow chopper to the mound to load the bases. Coke then walked Jack Cust for the first run of the game. Figgins scored on a fielders choice off the bat of Brendan Ryan, and Gimenezs single to left scored Bradley and Cust for a 4-0 lead. The Tigers looked to inch their way back in the second when Jhonny Peraltas single sent Cabrera across the plate. However, they went scoreless the next four frames. The Mariners tacked on two runs in the fourth to go up, 6-1. After Suzuki singled to right and stole second and third, Figgins grounded up the middle to score the prolific leadoff hitter. Figgins then crossed the plate on Bradleys groundout. Those two guys up top, theyre the ones that need to get it going, and thats what you saw today, Mariners manager Eric Wedge said of Suzuki and Figgins. Youve seen both of them start to move in the right direction, and I think today was the culmination of that. Fister was looking good until the seventh inning when he loaded the bases and then walked Alex Avila with one out. He was immediately pulled in favor of Jamey Wright, who just needed one pitch to get out of the jam as Brandon Inge grounded into a double play to end the threat. While the Tigers struggled to score with the bases loaded, the Mariners didnt have any trouble in the bottom of the same frame. After two walks to start the inning, Inge flubbed a Michael Saunders bunt down the third base line to load the bases. Suzuki and Figgins each followed up with singles, the former bringing in one and the latter two. Suzuki then scored on Bradleys single, and Miguel Olivos sacrifice fly capped the five-run inning and put the Mariners in cruise control. Cabrera singled in Will Rhymes in the eighth, but to add more insult to injury, Seattle produced two more runs in its half to make up the final score. I think this is one that you just turn the page on. It just wasnt our day, Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. GAME NOTES:The Detroit Tigers placed catcher Victor Martinez on the disabled list before the game. Martinez, who was hitting .250 with two homers and nine RBI in 16 games thus far with Detroit, was felled by a strained right groin. The Tigers purchased the contract of catcher Omir Santos from Triple-A Toledo earlier in the day...The Seattle Mariners placed first baseman Justin Smoak on the bereavement list, recalled outfielder Carlos Peguero from Triple-A Tacoma, and optioned pitcher David Aardsma to Tacoma for a rehab assignment...Seattle took five of its eight meetings with the Tigers last season, including wins in four of the five matchups in Seattle...The Mariners left 12 runners on base, while going 7-for-22 with runners in scoring position. St.Louis Cardinals Scott Rolen Jersey . - Stan Van Gundy had warned his Orlando Magic players that not giving a full effort every game, even against teams with losing records, was bound to catch up with them. Jason Taylor Jersey .C. - Les Hurricanes de la Caroline accueilleront les meilleurs joueurs de la LNH la saison prochaine. Premier Knowshon Moreno Jersey . Pettitte (11-6) got the win after going seven strong innings and yielding two runs on five hits with seven strikeouts to three walks. The veteran southpaw has three wins and three no-decisions over his past six assignments and permitted two runs or less in five of those starts. Dolphins Porter Jersey . Thousands of protesters clashed with security forces throughout the country in the past two days, driving out local governments and seizing government headquarters in Bishkek. Most government buildings in the capital, as well as Bakiyevs houses, were looted or set on fire and two major markets were burned down. Cardinals Tillman Jersey . Why they hating on me? It was just a song. I was only rapping. I aint do nothing wrong, Bennett raps in his follow-up performance. Bennett reportedly was fined US$22,647 - which is one game cheque for next season - for his previous video, which used derogatory terms for blacks and gays and brags about having Jerry Joness money. Replica Miami Dolphins Jersey . Rodney Stuckey also scored 18 points to go with six assists and six rebounds for Detroit, which had lost four of five. Tayshaun Prince added 16 points in the win. Richard Hamilton notched 12 points and seven assists, Allen Iverson scored 11, and Antonio McDyess had eight points and a season-high 17 rebounds. Adrian Wilson Jersey . (AP) -The Boston Bruins are among three surprising teams in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Premier John Elway Jersey . The Senators have dropped three straight for the first time since opening the season with three consecutive defeats and are returning home following a 5-2 setback in St. Louis on Friday. Brian Elliott allowed five goals on 33 shots faced, yielding three scores in a 1:26 span during the second period.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Cliff Lee added another impressive line to his spectacular October resume, and now the Texas Rangers will play for the AL pennant. Lee tossed his latest post-season gem and Texas won a playoff series for the first time, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 Tuesday night in a decisive Game 5 on the legs of some daring baserunning. Lee struck out 11 in a six-hitter for his second win over Rays ace David Price in a series in which the road team won every game -- a first in major league history. "It was a lot of fun, I know that much," Lee said. "We had our back against the wall today and we came out and performed." The Rangers will host the defending champion Yankees in the opener of the best-of-seven ALCS on Friday night. Texas three previous playoff appearances ended with first-round losses to New York, in 1996, 98 and 99. The teams split eight games during the regular season, including Texas three-game sweep at home in September. Lee beat the Yankees twice in last years World Series for Philadelphia. "Theyre a great team and thats why they are where they are," Lee said. "Theyre going to be a good challenge, just like these guys." Ian Kinsler hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning for Texas, which had been the only active major league franchise that hadnt won a playoff series. Lee improved to 6-0 with a 1.44 ERA and three complete games in seven career post-season starts, striking out 54 and walking six in 56 1-3 innings. He had 21 strikeouts and no walks in 16 innings against Tampa Bay. "I dont think you can ask any more of a guy," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. The left-hander, acquired from Seattle in July, threw 90 of his 120 pitches for strikes. He retired his final nine batters and prevented Tampa Bay from completing an improbable comeback after losing the first two games at home. "He was the Cliff Lee that everybody is used to seeing and he got the job done tonight," said Rays outfielder Carl Crawford, who might have played his last game with Tampa Bay because he can become a free agent after the World Series. When B.J. Upton popped out to shortstop for the final out, Lee didnt even watch the ball drop into Elvis Andrus glove. He simply walked toward catcher Bengie Molina and the two hugged as Rangers players poured onto the field to mob them near the plate. The Rays had the ALs best record this season, giving them home-field advantage in the playoffs. But they lost all three games at Tropicana Field, managing only two runs. "David pitched fine. We made too many spring training mistakes," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "I want to congratulate the Rangers. Spectacular achievement they put forth this season." A pair of Rangers runners scored from second base on infield grounders -- thanks to heads-up baserunning by Andrus and Vladimir Guerrero. Kinsler batted .444 in the series with three homers and six RBIs. It was the first playoff series victory in the 50-season history of the Washington/Texas franchise. "Its unbelievable. Something were proud of because its never happened in Texas before," slugger Josh Hamilton said. "Hopefully, we can take it to the next level." Back in the clubhouse, the first round of celebrating was with ginger ale so that Hamilton, who has battled alcohol and drug addiction, could take part. When he left the room, the Rangers brought out champagne. Lee, the 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner, allowed five hits in the series opener and beat Price 5-1. Lee fanned Rays slugger Carlos Pena six of the seven times he faced him in the series and finished with an AL division series-record 21 Ks in two games. "We got him to help us win ballgames. We also got him to do what he did tonight," Washington said. "But he cant do it by himself, and the guys backed him up. Theey put runs on the board.Authentic Ravens Jersey. They played their hearts out." Texas pitchers struck out 55 in the five games, a record for a division series in either league. After losing the first two games at Tropicana Field, the Rays rallied to win Games 3 and 4 in Texas to give themselves a chance to join the 1985 Royals, 1986 Mets, 1996 Yankees and 2001 Yankees as the only teams to lose the first two games of a post-season series at home and come back to win the series. Those 2001 Yankees were the only ones to rally in a best-of-five playoff, bouncing back against Oakland in 2001, when Washington was the Athletics third base coach. For the first time since Tampa Bays final four home games of the 2008 post-season, the tarps from the upper deck at Tropicana Field were removed, boosting capacity in the domed stadium by about 5,000 seats -- some with obstructed views. But a sellout crowd of 41,845 was not enough to keep the Rays bats from going silent again. Not with Lee on the mound. Jason Bartlett had three hits but the AL East champion Rays went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position, with the lone hit being Ben Zobrists RBI single that tied it 1-all in the third. Price, a 19-game winner in his first full season in the majors, allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings. The Rangers hurt him with two long home runs in Game 1, but did much of their damage this time on ground balls that forced him to cover first base. Long known for fielding powerful lineups that came up short, the AL West champion Rangers have transformed into a club that turned the tables on the aggressive Rays with pitching and bold baserunning. "Im a believer in momentum. Im a believer that you have to believe you can do it and this club does," Rangers president and Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan said. "This club has done it coming out of spring training. Then we were able to put some pieces together to complement the ballclub, and obviously the biggest acquisition was Cliff because he gave us that lead horse in the pitching staff." The Rangers gave Lee an early 1-0 lead, catching the Rays napping after Andrus led off the game with a single and stole second base. Price coaxed Hamilton into hitting a grounder to first base, and Andrus -- running on the pitch -- scored from second base when Pena flipped the ball to Price covering the bag and the pitcher didnt turn to check on Andrus in time. Texas remained aggressive on the bases. The slow-footed Molina stole second on a full-count pitch in the third, his first steal since Sept. 9, 2006, with Toronto. In the fourth, Nelson Cruz doubled off the wall in the deepest part of the ballpark, narrowly missing his fourth homer of the series. He put the Rangers ahead 2-1 when he brazenly stole third -- with two outs -- and continued home on a throwing error by catcher Kelly Shoppach. An alert play by Guerrero gave the Rangers a 3-1 lead in the sixth. With runners at first and second and one out, Kinsler hit a grounder to Pena. The first baseman fielded the ball and threw to second for a force out, but the relay throw to Price covering first was not in time for an inning-ending double play. Guerrero took off for home, surprising Price, who looked at the umpire for a call before throwing a bit wide toward the plate. Guerrero slid across headfirst to avoid the tag by Shoppach. The Rangers like their chances against the wild-card Yankees. "Theyre the defending champs," third baseman Michael Young said. "Youve got to knock the champ off the mountain, and were excited about the opportunity." Notes: Lee has held batters to a .185 average in post-season play. He has four post-season games with at least 10 strikeouts and no walks. No other pitcher has more than one. ... This was the first time a division series went the full five games since the Los Angeles Angels beat the Yankees in 2005. ' ' '


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