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Fuel on Saturday in the Dodge NHRA Nationals.Pritchett had a
3.705-second pass at 327.35 mph at Maple Grove Raceway. She won in
Phoenix this year for her first career victory and is ninth in the NHRA
Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship playoffs.It feels pretty
phenomenal, Pritchett said. Its right there behind winning a race, but
this is do-or-die time. This is the time of digging deep for the
Countdown and to be No. 1 at one of the fastest race tracks says a lot
about my team. There were a lot of things going on with that run and to
be No. 1 is really awesome but we came here to win the race.Matt Hagan
topped the Funny Car field, Vincent Nobile was fastest in Pro Stock, and
Andrew Hines qualified No. 1 in Pro Stock Motorcycle in the third event
in the six-race Countdown.NHRA officials were forced to cancel the
second session of qualifying Saturday because of persistent showers and
mist. Because the scheduled Friday sessions also were wiped out, racers
had only one session to qualify for the final eliminations Sunday.Hagan
pushed his Dodge Charger R/T to a 3.873 at 333.99 to set both ends of
the track record. The two-time Funny Car season champion claimed his
fifth No. 1 of the season and 26th of his career. Hes sixth in the
standings with three wins and two runner-up finishes this year.Nobile
had a 6.552 at 211.83 in a Chevrolet Camaro, and points leader Hines ran
a 6.784 at 196.22 on a Harley-Davidson.
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Vokoun departed practice on Saturday morning after discovering swelling
in his thigh. He was taken to a local hospital where the clot was
revealed. The club announced the surgery following a 5-3 exhibition loss
to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club
five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this
season to 11-8-2.
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SEATTLE -- Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter has been to
a few rodeos, so hes not too concerned about his teams sudden power
outage after an incredibly productive four-game stretch that led up to
the four-game series in Seattle.Having followed a 12-hit, 12-run
performance at San Diego with back-to-back losses that saw Baltimore
score five runs on 13 hits, Showalter was able to shrug his shoulders
Friday night.Whoever pitches the best is the last team standing, he said
after Fridays 5-2 loss to the Mariners. Its not as complicated as
people make it.Its baseball, star third baseman Manny Machado said.
Youre not going to hit every night, plain and simple. You keep grinding
it and keeping doing what you do, and you get through it.Two consecutive
losses havent dampened the Orioles spirits after Baltimore (47-32)
rolled into Seattle on a seven-game winning streak, but the cushion this
team built up isnt as soft as it once was. Fridays loss, combined with a
Boston win, left four games separating the Orioles from the
second-place Red Sox heading into Saturdays game against
Seattle.Baltimore is scheduled to start right-hander Tyler Wilson (4-5,
4.50 ERA), but starting pitching isnt at the top of Showalters list of
concerns.When were not scoring runs, he said, it gets magnified.Seattles
starting pitching is a big reason why the Orioles have been unable to
get their bats going. Taijuan Walker and Wade LeBlanc kept Baltimores
offense quiet in much different ways.Our pitching has stabilized,
manager Scott Servais said after Fridays victory. Thats been the key to
the homestand.Were capable of pllaying this way for extended periods of
time.
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We showed that earlier this year. We talked about it (during a team
meeting before Thursdays game), and the guys are getting after
it.Seattle plans to send left-hander James Paxton (1-3, 4.15 ERA) to the
mound Saturday night. Like Walker, Paxton has a young, live arm and has
top-of-the-rotation potential but has struggled with injuries and
consistency during his career. The 27-year-old southpaw has been really
good in the early innings of his past two starts but has faded down the
stretch.Seattles bullpen is in decent shape, but the Mariners used their
top three relievers -- Mike Montgomery, rookie Edwin Diaz and closer
Steve Cishek -- for an inning apiece Friday. Cishek pitched on
back-to-back nights, including a four-out save Thursday, and probably
wont be available to pitch Saturday.The struggling Mariners, who led the
AL West for much of April and May but had a horrible month of June,
havent won more than two consecutive games since putting together a
four-game winning streak May 19-22. Baltimore hasnt lost three in a row
since the Toronto Blue Jays swept the Orioles June 10-12.The four-game
series ends Sunday, with Baltimore sending struggling starter Ubaldo
Jimenez out again despite a rough first three months.Ubaldos had two
good outings in a row, Showalter said, so we hope that continues.Seattle
sends right-handed veteran Hisashi Iwakuma to the mound for the final
contest of the four-game series.
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