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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Robinson Cano delivered the biggest hit of the day for the Seattle Mariners, but not before a perfectly executed drag bunt set up things against one of the best pitchers in baseball. James Jones went 3 for 4, including a bunt single that wound up in the middle of three converging players and loaded the bases for Cano, whose third-inning, opposite-field double drove in two runs in Mondays 3-0 victory over David Price and the sputtering Tampa Bay Rays. "Were a team that has to do anything to win a game," Cano said. "We dont have three or four or five guys thatll hit 30 home runs, so weve got to play the little game, do the little things." Five Seattle pitchers combined on a five-hitter, blanking the punchless Rays for the second straight days. The Mariners extended their scoreless streak to 19 innings and won for the eighth time in nine games. "Our last seven or eight starts have been pretty darn good. Our starters have given us everything weve asked them and probably a little bit more," manager Lloyd McClendon said. "With that our bullpen is even better." The Rays, whove made the playoffs four or the past six seasons, have lost 13 of 14 and are saddled with the worst record in the major leagues at 24-41. The last time they were 17 games under .500 was the end of 2007, the final year they were known as the Devil Rays. "Right now, were the worst team. I dont anticipate finishing like that ... but right now, weve earned that position," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "Do I believe we can turn this around? Absolutely," he said. "But right now, if youre a baseball fan watching us, and you look at everything, you have to consider us the worst team." Canos big hit came on an 0-2 pitch during a three-run third inning against Price (4-6), who struck out 10 in eight innings. The 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner has dropped three straight decisions and hasnt won in nine starts since beating Minnesota on April 22. "It just goes to show you how good this guy is," McClendon said of Cano. "Against one of the toughest lefties in baseball and down like that. ... That was a huge hit for us." Mariners starter Erasmo Ramirez didnt allow a run, but failed to get through the fifth inning to qualify for the victory. The 24-year-old right-hander allowed four hits and walked five in 4 2/3 innings. Joe Beimel (1-1) retired the only two batters he faced to get the victory, and Fernando Rodney worked a perfect ninth for his 18th save in 20 opportunities. The Rays were shut out for the AL-high ninth time overall. Seattle finished a 6-1 road trip. The Mariners won three straight over Tampa Bay after dropping the opener of the four-game series. Price allowed three runs and seven hits and walked one. He has the best strikeout to walk ratio in baseball, but has also yielded a major league-leading 105 hits 99 2/3 innings. The Rays stranded seven runners and were 0 for 5 with men in scoring position through four innings against Ramirez, who entered the game with a 6.82 ERA. The frustration continued in the fifth, when Ramirez gave up a two-out double to James Loney and walked Ben Zobrist before McClendon turned to his bullpen. Beimel fanned pinch-hitter Jerry Sands, ending the threat and eliciting smattering of groans and boos from the crowd of 10,400 at Tropicana Field. "At some point, we have to get our bats alive," Maddon said. "The effort is wonderful. The work is great," the manager added. "The hits arent there." NOTES: Struggling Grant Balfour is out as the Rays closer. Maddon said the team instead will close games by committee. ... Mariners 1B Justin Smoak (sore left leg) and OF Michael Saunders (sore right shoulder) were out of the starting lineup for the third consecutive game. ... Rays rookie right-hander Jake Odorizzi (2-6) will go against St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright (8-3) in the opener of a two-game interleague series Tuesday night. Odorizzi grew up 35 minutes from St. Louis and called his start against the Cardinals a "special occasion." ... In a matchup of former teammates with Rakuten of Japans Pacific League, Mariners RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (4-2) and Yankees RHP Masahiro Tanaka (9-1) will start in the opener of a three-game series in Seattle. Theo Hernandez Jersey . Numbers Game looks at the As getting Jon Lester from Boston, sending Yoenis Cespedes to the Red Sox along with a deal involving the As and the Minnesota Twins. The Athletics Get: LHP Jon Lester, LF Jonny Gomes, OF Sam Fuld and cash. Mateo Kovacic Jersey . -- Justin Verlander took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and won his fourth straight decision, leading Detroit over the Kansas City Royals 9-4 Sunday and extending the Tigers winning streak to a season-high five games. http://www.realmadridfcprohop.us/Alvaro-Morata-Real-Madrid-Jersey/ . -- Jack Del Rio only wanted to talk about the Cowboys, not the Trojans. Mariano Diaz Jersey . The 55th-ranked Istomin saved 11 of 14 break points to win in just over two hours, setting up a second round meeting with Australian Marinko Matosevic. It was the Uzbeks third win in three matches against fifth-seeded Kohlschreiber, the 2007 and 2012 tournament winner. Marcos Llorente Jersey . -- A.J. Burnett was happy to escape from New York.The Avalanche got buried, the Blackhawks and Stars put on a show, seven teams scored at least four goals and there were injuries to Evander Kane and Dan Boyle. There was a lot going on. Scott Cullen breaks down Thursdaya€?s NHL action. AVALANCHE BURIED Coloradoa€?s puck possession concerns came home to roost immediately; they were outshot 48-16. During 5-on-5 play, the Wild had 64 shot attempts, to Coloradoa€?s 23 (73.6%). Wild LW Zach Parise had a goal and two assists to lead the Wild attack, registering nine shots on goal in 15:09 of ice time. RW Jason Pominville had a goal and an assist and C Mikael Granlund had two assists. The line of Granlund, Parise and Pominville was ridiculously dominant, getting 92% of the shot attempts when they were on the ice. THE WILD SIDE PLAYER CF CA Corsi% G A PTS Mikael Granlund 26 2 92.9% 0 2 2 Zach Parise 25 2 92.6% 2 1 3 Jason Pominville 25 2 92.6% 1 1 2 CF - Corsi For; CA - Corsi Against; Corsi% - Percent of shot attempts during 5-on-5 play. Data via www.war-on-ice.com. A lot of Avs were destroyed in possession terms, but the line of Jamie McGinn (10.7%), Daniel Briere (12.0%) and Max Talbot (12.5%) was clearly overmatched. D Erik Johnson (six for, 29 against, 17.1%) had a rough night as well. More: Wild D Ryan Suter had a goal and an assista€| Wild LW Nino Niederreiter had a goal and seven shots on goal in 13:35 TOIa€| Wild LW Jason Zucker (15 attempts for) and C Kyle Brodziak (14 attempts for) were not on the ice for a shot attempt against at even strength. SPEED GAME The Blackhawks and Stars put on a show, for a season opener. The game was played at a very high pace. Between the two teams, there were 141 attempted shots (in all situations) over the course of the game, which includes overtime. The next closest were a couple of games with 117 attempts. Detroit and Boston were at the other end of the spectrum, with 69 total shot attempts. Blackhawks D Duncan Keith and LW Patrick Sharp each had a goal and an assist. Sharp had a game-high six shots on goal. The Starsa€? big line of LW Jamie Benn, C Tyler Seguin and RW Valeri Nichushkin all finished with possession numbers under 40%. More: With D Kevin Connauton leaving due to injury, the Starsa€? top four defencemen all played more than 23 minutesa€|Stars RW Valeri Nichushkin played 10:53; only Patrick Eaves (7:29) played less among Dallas forwards. BATTLE OF ALBERTA Flames LW Mason Raymond notched a hat trick and C Joe Colborne had three assists for the Flames. The ex-Leafs skated with Johnny Gaudreau for the first couple periods before Lance Bouma joined them for the third period. Flames G Karri Ramo stopped 38 of 40 shots; Oilers G Ben Scrivens stopped 21 of 26. There are some score effects in a 5-2 game, but Oilers C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was on for 23 attempts for, 6 against (79.3%). When the score was close (within one in the first two periods or tied in the third), Nugent Hopkins was still on for 18 for and 5 against (78.3%) during 5-on-5 play. More: Flames D Dennis Wideman was a healthy scratcha€|Flames RW Jiri Hudler had a goal and an assista€|Oilers D Jeff Petry was in the Flamesa€? zone a lot, with 24 shot attempts for, and 6 against (80.0%) in 5-on-5 close situations. TOP HEAVY The line of LW Chris Kreider, C Martin St. Louis and RW Rick Nash accounted for all of the Rangersa€? offence. Nash led the way with a pair of goals and an assist, Kreider had a goal and an assist and St. Louis added two assists in a 3-2 win. C Dominic Moore led Rangers forwards in ice time, playing 17:21 and didna€?t start any even-strength shifts in the offensive zone. Blues RW Vladimir Tarasenko led St. Louis forwards with 18:26 time on ice, picking up an assist and four shots on goal. More: Blues C Paul Stastny scored a goal in his first game with the Blues, though left the game briefly after a knee-on-knee hit by Rangers D Dan Girardia€|Blues C Jori Lehtera won 10-of-11 (91%) of his faceoffsa€|Rangers D Dan Boyle will be out 4-6 weeks after suffering a broken hand. With Boyle out, Matt Hunwick should move into the lineup, but Kevin Klein will likely be the one sliding into the Rangersa€? top four. FOR THE BIRDS Returning from shoulder surgery, Penguins LW Pascal Dupuis had a goal and three assists in his first game since suffering a knee injury last December. Dupuis skated with C Brandon Sutter and RW Evgeni Malkin. Penguins C Sidney Crosby looked in top form, scoring two goals and an assist, playing 20:19 to lead Pittsburgh forwards. The Ducksa€? number one line got three goals from RW Corey Perry, two assists from C Ryan Getzlaf and an assist from LW Patrick Maroon, and the trio were the only Ducks with better than 50% of the shot attempts at even strength. C Ryan Kesler had a goal and two assists in his Ducks debut. While he skated with Andrew Cogliano and Jakob Silfverberg at even-strength, Kesler notched all three of his points on the power play. More: Highly-touted Ducks rookie G John Gibson, a Pittsburgh native, surrendered six goals on 39 shotsa€|Ducks D Sami Vatanen chipped in a pair of assistsa€|Penguins D Olli Maatta, coming back from shoulder surgery, had three assistsa€|Penguins RW Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist in his first game on Crosbya€?s wing. WINNING HABIT Canadiens G Dustin Tokarski stopped 29 of 30 shots, helping the Canadiens to the 2-1 shootout win in a game in which the Capitals held better than 60% of the even-strength shot attempts. Canadiens D P.K. Subban and Alexei Emelin, were both on for seven shot attempts for, 17 against (29.2%). Capitals LW Alex Ovechkin played 22:22 and had eight shot attempts (four on net). He and RW Eric Fehr were both on for better than 70% of the 5-on-5 shot attempts, to lead Washington. More: Capitals rookie C Andre Burakovsky scoredd his first NHL goal in his first NHL gamea€|Fellow Capitals rookie C Evgeny Kuznetsov played just 6:36, though he did get second-unit power play time.dddddddddddd DEFENSIVE WINGS Detroit locked down defensively, holding the Bruins to 17 shots on goal (and a total of 23 shot attempts, 16 attempts during 5-on-5 play). Red Wings defencemen Niklas Kronwall, Jonathan Ericsson, Kyle Quincey and Jakub Kindl were were all on for better than 75% of the shot attempts at even strength. Bruins C Patrice Bergeron scored his teama€?s only goal, but also missed time after being elbowed by Detroit LW Johan Franzen, and ended up playing 14:26. Franzen also assisted on both Detroit goals. The winning goal was provided by Red Wings RW Gustav Nyquist, who played 12:46; only Joakim Andersson (12:08) played fewer minutes for Detroit. More: Bruins D Torey Krug led Boston with 22:39 time on icea€| Bruins C Ryan Spooner wasna€?t on the ice for a shot attempt for (but 10 against) during 5-on-5 playa€|Red Wings C Stephen Weiss a healthy scratch. DEVILSa€? NIGHT New Devils LW Mike Cammalleri scored a pair of goals and tied Flyers C Claude Giroux with a game-high 7 shots on goal. In 5-on-5 score close situations, Devils LW Patrik Elias was on the ice for 15 shot attempts for and three against (83.3%). Flyers D Mark Streit was the opposite, three for, 15 against (16.7%). Flyers D Luke Schenn was minus-5, partner Michael Del Zotto was minus-4, yet Del Zotto was on for 30 shot attempts for, compared to only nine against (76.9%), while Schenn had 25 for and nine against (73.5%). The Flyers gave Steve Mason back-to-back starts to open the season; he stopped 20 of 25 Devils shots in the second start. Notes: Philadelphiaa€?s top line of Giroux, LW Michael Raffl and RW Jakub Voracek were all minus-4a€|Devils RW Michael Ryder had a goal and two assists, C Adam Henrique a goal and assist, while RW Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky each had a couple assistsa€|The Flyersa€? attack was led by RW Wayne Simmonds, who had two goals and an assist. Giroux and C Vincent Lecavalier each had a goal and an assist while D Mark Streit had a couple assists. BATTLE OF FLORIDA Floridaa€?s top three centres a€“ Alexsander Barkov, Nick Bjugstad and Dave Bolland a€“ combined for zero shots on goal. To his credit, Barkov had the best possession numbers for Florida (11 shot attempts for, 9 against, 55%). No. 1 overall pick Aaron Ekblad had an assist and played 19:05 in his NHL debut and was paired with veteran Brian Campbell. Lightning D Victor Hedman scored the OT winner and added an assist, while playing 22:56. Steven Stamkos played 23:05 to lead Tampa Bay skaters. More: Lightning C Valtteri Filppula had two assistsa€|Lightning C Tyler Johnson was on for 18 shot attempts for and three against (85.7%) and didna€?t start a shift in the defensive zonea€|While the Lightning controlled play at even strength, getting 59.4% of shot attempts, all three Tampa Bay goals were scored on the power play. SMASHVILLE Nashvillea€?s top line a€“ LW Gabriel Bourque, C Mike Ribeiro and RW James Neal a€“ were all on for better than 70% of shot attempts. Neal recorded seven shots on goal in 16:45 time on ice. Predators LW Filip Forsberg had two assists, as did C Paul Gaustad. Gaustad also won 14 of 17 faceoffs (82.4%) and didna€?t start one shift in the offensive zone. Senators D Jared Cowen was on for 29.4% (10 for, 24 against) of shot attempts during 5-on-5 play. More: Olli Jokinen, playing right wing with C Calle Jarnkrok and LW Colin Wilson, had six shots on goal in 14:47. In his return to Nashville, David Legwand skated with Zack Smith and Mark Stone on his wings, and didna€?t register a shot attempt in 16:46 of ice time. NEW JACKETS FIT Blue Jackets rookie Alexander Wennberg recorded an assist and played 17:44, skating with C Mark Letestu and LW Matt Calvert. Fellow rookie Marko Dano had the best possession stats for Columbus (20 shot attempts for, five against, 80%). The Sabresa€? defence pairing of Andrej Meszaros (10 for, 25 against, 28.6%) and Andre Benoit (11 for, 24 against, 31.4%) got crushed in terms of possession. After missing all of training camp, Blue Jackets C Ryan Johansen was eased into action. His 10:07 even-strength ice time was ahead of only Jared Boll (8:45) and Jack Skille (9:58) among Columbus skaters. Johansen had an assist, but did not register a shot on goal. More: D David Savard led the Blue Jackets in ice time, with 24:30a€|Sabres RW Chris Stewart led the team with eight attempted shots in 14:56 time on ice. GROUNDED JET Even following a 6-2 win, Winnipeg has to be worried about possibly losing LW Evander Kane to a knee injury, after he collided with C Mark Scheifele. Jets RW Blake Wheeler had two goals, an assist and a fight, with Coyotes captain Shane Doan. It was Wheelera€?s fourth fight in 455 NHL games. More: Jets defencemen Zach Bogosian and Toby Enstrom each had a couple of assists and C Bryan Little scored two goalsa€|Coyotes LW Martin Erat was minus-4 in 11:39 of ice time. PANIK AT THE DISCO The Toronto Maple Leafs picked up RW Richard Panik on waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday. A 23-year-old who has good size (6-foot-2, 212 pounds), Panik was pretty effective for the Lightning in 2012-2013, contributing nine points in 25 games, with solid possession numbers despite starting more shifts in the defensive zone. His game fell off last season, as he scored 13 points in 50 games and his possession stats declined, but hea€?s showed enough in the AHL a€“ 34 goals, 32 assists in 80 (regular season plus playoff) games over the past two seasons a€“ that hea€?s worth a look. The Maple Leafs dona€?t appear to be enamoured with the play of Matt Frattin, who had their lowest time on ice against Montreal in the season opener, and Panika€?s arrival turns up the pressure for the fourth-line right wing spot. Scott Cullen can be contacted on Twitter or via email at scott.cullen@bellmedia.ca Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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