BRIDGEVIEW, Ill.
[b]Junior Fernandez[/b]
. -- Jozy Altidore had a goal and an assist and Toronto FC beat the
Chicago Fire 2-1 on Saturday night to move into first place in the
Eastern Conference.Altidore opened the scoring in the 33rd minute,
finishing Justin Morrows cross from the middle of the area. Altidore
assisted Jonathan Osorios goal in the 52nd minute, blocking Sean
Johnsons errant throw-out so Osorio could send back an easy chip shot
past the out-of-position goalkeeper.Altidore has six goals in his last
eight games -- nine in 10 counting his two U.S. national team
appearances. His scoring burst comes at a crucial time for Toronto FC
(13-8-7) with last years MLS MVP, Sebastian Giovinco, out for four weeks
with a muscle strain.Michael de Leeuw closed the deficit to one for
Chicago (6-13-8) with a high-leaping header from in front of the net in
the 64th minute.RAPIDS 1, FC DALLAS 0FRISCO, Texas -- Dominique Badji
scored, Tim Howard had a season-high seven saves and Colorado beat FC
Dallas to snap a four-game winless streak.Badji took a throw-in from
Sebastian Le Toux on the left flank, beat a defender and blasted a right
footer past goalkeeper Chris Seitz into the lower-left corner in the
52nd minute.Howard had his fifth shutout, making two saves in the
closing minutes, in 10 starts this season.FC Dallas (15-8-6) -- which
outshot the Rapids 17-6, including 7-1 on target -- had its 19-game home
unbeaten streak, dating to last season, snapped.Colorado (12-5-10)
trails MLS-leading FC Dallas by five points with seven matches to
play.REVOLUTION 3, NEW YORK CITY FC 1FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Diego
Fagundez had a goal and an assist in New Englands victory over New York
City FC.The Revolution (8-12-9) have won two straight to close within a
point of Orlando City for the sixth playoff spot in the Eastern
Conference. NYCFC (12-9-8) fell to second in the conference.With NYCFC
goalkeeper Josh Saunders dropping to his knees, Juan Agudelo looked as
if he would shoot to the near post but fired his right-footed shot to
the top far post in the 21st minute. Fagundez assisted on the goal.Lee
Nguyen took a cross from Kelyn Rowe from just outside the 6-yard box,
and then tapped a right-footed shot to the near post to put the Revs up
2-0 just before the break.Frank Lampard scored in the 49th minute for
NYCFC before Fagundez slipped past three defenders and scored in the
58th minute.WHITECAPS 3, CREW 1COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Andrew Jacobson scored
the go-ahead goal in the 74th minute, Erik Hurtado added another in the
82nd and Vancouver beat Columbus.Jacobson dribbled in from near
midfield and slotted home a right-footed shot from the right side of the
arc -- Vancouvers first shot on goal. Erik Hurtado made it 3-1 on a
putback off David Edgars attempt.The Whitecaps (9-13-7) tied it in the
13th minute on an own goal by the Crews Gaston Sauro. Columbus (5-11-11)
opened the scoring moments before on Ola Kamaras leaping kick.Columbus
Tony Tchani was sent off in the 86th minute due to violent conduct.The
kickoff was delayed over an hour due to weather.IMPACT 1, UNION 1,
TIECHESTER, Pa. -- Matteo Mancosu tied it with a header in the 88th
minute and Philadelphia held on for a the draw with Montreal.Hernan
Bernardello crossed in a diagonal chip pass and Donny Toia flicked it
along through the middle of the Union defense to set up Mancosus goal
for the Impact (9-8-11).Union (11-10-8) goalkeeper Andre Blake injured
his hip on the play from a diving attempt to make a save but stayed on
for the remainder of the contest.Tranquillo Barnetta opened the scoring
in the 45th minute on a straightaway left-footed shot from 25 yards. It
was Barnettas fifth goal of the season.
[b]Andrew Knizner[/b]
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The 43-year-old closer, in his 19th and final big league season, has
said hed like to play the outfield.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi says hes thinking about allowing Rivera to
do it this weekend, when the Yankees finish their season with a
three-game series at the Houston Astros.
[b]Matt Wieters[/b]
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Colin Wilson had two goals and an assist, and Mike Fisher scored a goal
and helped set up two others in the Predators 6-4 victory over the Red
Wings on Monday night.
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. -- James Young couldnt wait to apply those tweaks to his jump shot,
and the first one he made against UT Arlington told him it could be a
good night.
PITTSBURGH -- Once again, the Arizona Diamondbacks found a victory to be
worth the wait.
Adam Eatons bloop double in the 16th inning drove in two runs and the
Diamondbacks outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Sunday.
Eatons career-high fourth hit came during his seventh at-bat, giving
Arizona its club-record 13th win in extra innings this season.
"As long as you want to go, well go with you and stay in a dogfight,"
Eaton said. "Well play as long as we need to play."
The Diamondbacks needed seven pitchers Sunday over 4 hours, 39 minutes,
in improving to 13-5 in extra-inning games. Arizonas victory was its
27th in its final at-bat, by far the most in the majors. It also was the
Diamondbacks 36th comeback win -- second-most in the majors -- and
ninth in as many games when playing beyond nine innings on a so-called
"travel day."
"It can be frustrating when you get into extra innings and dont come
through, but all you can do is keep battling and our guys do that,"
Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said.
With A.J. Pollock and Didi Gregorius on base and two outs in the 16th,
Eaton fought off a 1-0 pitch from Kris Johnson and dunked the ball into
shallow left-centre. A sprinting Andrew McCutchen failed in his attempt
at a diving catch.
"That ball wasnt exactly crushed," Eaton said. "He threw a slider and I
tried to stay through it, and good things happen when you put the ball
in play."
Arizona remained five games behind Cincinnati in the race for the second
NL wild-card spot. Pittsburghs lead in the NL Central dwindled to one
game over St. Louis.
The Pirates dropped two of three to Arizona, losing their third
consecutive series.
"Were playing good baseball; were just in a stretch here," Pittsburgh
second baseman Neil Walker said. "We need to keep grinding it out and
keep playing hard. Weve played a lot of innings, so its taxing us a
little bit."
Pittsburgh lost its third extra-inning game in six days. The Pirates
have played 69 innings during that span -- the equivalent of almost
eight games. The resulting weary bullpen was why they summoned Johnson
from Triple-A Indianapolis in a move that was announced less than hour
before game time.
Johnson (0-1) threw 82 pitches in six innings. He had five strikeouts
and allowed five hits and two walks.
"Its satisfying -- I just wish I could have done a little more," Johnson
said.
Johnson is a 28-year-old minor league veteran of 189 games. He was 10-4
with two saves and a 2..
[b]Ken Boyer[/b].
41 ERA in 25 games (20 starts) with Indianapolis this season.
"Just a fantastic effort for your major league debut," Pirates manager
Clint Hurdle said. "We couldnt ask him to do any more than he did other
than to find a way to win that game."
Wade Miley limited the Pirates to two runs over eight innings and Aaron
Hill went 4 for 7 to extend his hitting streak to 11 games for Arizona.
The Diamondbacks (64-58) play their next four games in Cincinnati
against the Reds, who are 2 1/2 games back of the Pirates in the
division race.
Six Arizona relievers combined to pitch eight scoreless innings. Brad
Ziegler (7-1) had two strikeouts while pitching perfect 14th and 15th
innings, and J.J. Putz worked around two walks -- one intentional -- in
the 16th to earn his sixth save. Johnson struck out swinging to end the
game.
After Hills bases-loaded single scored Eaton in the sixth, the
Diamondbacks had the bases loaded and no outs with an opportunity take
the lead. They tied it at 2 when Gerardo Parra grounded into a double
play.
Pirates starter Charlie Morton allowed two runs on seven hits and three
walks with six strikeouts.
Tony Watson allowed a single during each of his two innings, but struck
out the side in the ninth. Mark Melancon worked a scoreless 10th and has
allowed an earned run during just one of his past 26 outings.
The Pirates scored once each in the first and third on RBI doubles from
Russell Martin and Jordy Mercer, who had three hits.
Miley, who has a 2.04 ERA over his past nine starts, limited
baserunners. Together with Arizonas relievers, they combined to throw 13
consecutive shutout innings until the offence was able to break
through.
"Were always confident because we know somebody is going to get the job
done," Pollock said. "We have a lot of good guys on this team and you
know someone is going to come through."
NOTES: OF Andrew Lambo was optioned to Triple-A and C Michael McKenry
was transferred to the 60-day disabled list to make room on the Pirates
roster for Johnson. ... Starling Marte went 2 for 4 against Miley and
has reached safely in 12 of his past 19 plate appearances against
left-handers. ... The Pirates were set to leave after the game for the
West Coast, where they will play seven games in seven days. In NL games
played in California over the past two seasons, the Pirates are 1-11.
... RHP Randall Delgado (4-3, 3.53 ERA) starts for Arizona on Monday
night against the Reds RHP Bronson Arroyo (11-9, 3.35).
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