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SEATTLE - David Price was nearly untouchable, giving up just a run, and he still walked off the field in the eighth inning in line for the loss. Cheap Basketball Shoes Free Shipping . Then came the ninth inning, and everything changed for the Tampa Bay Rays. David DeJesus homered and Matt Joyce hit a go-ahead RBI single as the Rays rallied in the ninth inning against Seattle closer Fernando Rodney to beat the Mariners 2-1 on Tuesday night. "We needed a win, period," Price said. "Whether it was a blowout or a game like that." Tampa Bay had been reeling, coming in having lost five of six. Price (4-3) was also trying to turn things around, having lost his last two decisions. Before the game he watched highlights from his 2012 Cy Young-winning season and he changed up his uniform for the game, going with high socks for the first time since he played for Triple-A Durham in 2009. "Figured I needed to switch it up a little bit, and I guess it worked," Price said. Price kept the Mariners off balance most of the night, allowing one run and six hits in his second complete game this season. Eight of his 12 strikeouts came on called third strikes. "David dominated it. Really, we dont win it without him pitching tonight," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "His focus was outstanding. The way he handled every moment — when there was a little trouble, he didnt lose his tempo or his rhythm. "He just stayed there and made pitches when he needed to." As good as Price was on the mound, Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma had been better, throwing eight scoreless innings. But Rodney didnt hold up his end of the pitchers duel. Rodney (1-2) had a 2-2 count on DeJesus when the designated hitter sent a fly ball down the right-field line, and all right fielder Stefen Romero could do was watch as the ball cleared the wall with a couple of rows to spare. "I looked at the outfielder, he got to the wall, and I was like, Oh gosh, Ive got a shot," DeJesus said. With two outs, James Loney golfed a single up the middle and was replaced by pinch-runner Sean Rodriguez. Desmond Jennings hard grounder to short hopped past Brad Miller, and then Joyces fly to right-centre dropped in front of a diving James Jones to score Rodriguez. "Its been a tough start for us, and hopefully this is something that will get us going," Joyce said. "This is definitely something we needed." The Mariners took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Jones led off with a double down the left-field line and later scored on Robinson Canos groundout to first. Iwakuma, making his third start after opening the season on the disabled list with a finger injury, gave up a double to DeJesus in the first, then retired 13 in a row before the Rays picked up a pair of singles in the fifth. Tampa Bays only other hit off Iwakuma was Joyces single to lead off the eighth, but Iwakuma finished off that inning — and his night — with a called strikeout of Wil Myers with the runner stranded on first. It was the second straight eight-inning shutout outing for Iwakuma, who has now thrown 24 straight scoreless innings at home dating to last season. He didnt get the chance to try for his first career complete game, though, as Rodney came on and ended up with his second blown save. "Kuma was out of gas," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Ive got one of the best closers in the game. This guys going to save a lot of games for us, it just didnt go his way tonight." NOTES: Before the game, Maddon said he was encouraging his players to use old-school cologne for the game in an effort to shake the team out of its slump. "Aroma matters," he said. Maddon added that he hoped the smells would conjure up warm memories of the players fathers. "Im hoping for this really awful odour in the dugout with all these scents tonight. That would be outstanding." ... Maddon also used the more traditional method of mixing up the lineup. Myers (leadoff), DeJesus (No. 2) and 2B Ben Zobrist (No. 4) were in those spots for the first time this season. ... Rodney has allowed a baserunner in 10 of his 13 save opportunities. Discount Basketball Shoes .Two San Francisco radio stations say they wont play the song during the duration of the World Series. A Kansas City, Missouri, station responded with plans to play the Grammy-winning track every hour from 7 a. Cheap Basketball Shoes Authentic . -- Oakland Athletics third baseman Scott Sizemore has undergone surgery on his left knee to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. http://www.cheapbasketballshoesstore.net/?tag=cheap-nike-paul-george-basketball-shoes-china .com) - Marian Gaborik scored his sixth goal in the last four games to help the Los Angeles Kings top the Arizona Coyotes, 4-2, Saturday at Staples Center.WASHINGTON - Instead of celebrating his stature as the leading scorer in Washington Capitals history, Alex Ovechkin was forced to talk about another deflating loss.Although Ovechkin raised his career point total to 827 with a pair of assists, it wasnt enough to prevent the Capitals from absorbing their fifth consecutive defeat, 4-3 in overtime to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.Sean Monahan scored the winning goal for Calgary at 4:17 of the extra period after Ovechkin lost control of the puck in the Flames end of the ice.No question about the effort, Ovechkin said. Everybody played hard, but sometimes luck is not on your side. In overtime, I think we had some pretty good chances — and they get one off of my stick and it goes in.Washington is winless since beating Calgary on Oct. 25.I thought we played a really strong game, Capitals coach Barry Trotz said. The only thing Im disappointed with is the outcome.Ovechkin moved atop the franchise scoring list when his shot from the left point was deflected by Nicklas Backstrom through the legs of goalie Jonas Hiller at 10:18 of the first period.That broke a tie with Peter Bondra, who stood and cheered from the owners box as Ovechkin raised his arms in triumph.Bondra needed 961 games to reach 825 points; Ovechkin was playing in his 691st game.I am happy for Alex. It is well-deserved, Bondra said after the second period. It was a matter of time, actually.Bondra intended to go into the locker room to congratulate Ovechkin, but that gesture of sportsmanship will have to wait.We need to win tonight, he said, because if we lose the game I definitely wont go and will probably postpone it until the next game or until they win.The Flames, on the other hand, relished a victory in which they held the Capitals scoreless over the final 30 minutes.We stuck with it and got a huge two points, coach Bob Hartley said.Calgary tied it at 14:50 of the third period when a clearing atttempt of a shot by Markus Granlund went off the skate of Washingtons Troy Brouwer and into the net. Wholesale Basketball Shoes. Earlier, Washingtons Marcus Johansson charged into the Calgary zone and fired the puck off the back boards. The ricochet bounced off Millers skate and into the net to make it 2-all.We got a lucky goal, they got a lucky goal, Trotz said.The Capitals outshot Calgary 13-10 in a first period highlighted by Ovechkins record-breaking assist.Minutes after inadvertently diving into his bench while trying to apply a check, the Flames Lance Bouma stuffed in the rebound of a shot by Kris Russell at 9:09.Backstrom tied it with his third goal of the season. But the focus was on Ovechkin, who skated in front of his bench to exchange high-fives down the line, an exercise usually reserved for the goal scorer.Moments after Ovechkin reached the milestone, the scoreboard showed a montage of his memorable moments in a Capitals uniform. As the sellout crowd chanted Ovie! Ovie! he waved to acknowledge the ovation.The 29-year-old Ovechkin, a native of Moscow, has 428 goals and 399 assists. He has eight goals and nine assists in 10 career games against Calgary.The Flames regained the lead at 11:20 of the second period on Mark Giordanos team-leading sixth goal. Giordano gained possession in the left circle, deked Tom Wilson and moved inside before beating Holtby with a backhander.Johanssons fluke goal followed. Ovechkin added his second assist came at 14:23 of the second period, when Joel Ward scored during a two-man advantage to make it 3-2.NOTES: Capitals D Karl Alzner played in his 306th consecutive game, tying Dale Hunter for the fifth-longest streak in franchise history. ... Capitals C Brooks Laich missed a seventh straight game with an injured shoulder. ... Hiller has won six of his last seven starts, the exception a loss in a shootout. ... Calgary has outscored the opposition 17-7 in the third period. ' ' ' |
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