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The Angry Fish lives. Phil Rizzuto Jersey . One day after the Winnipeg Goldeyes blew a 10-7 lead in the bottom of the 10th and lost 11-10 to the Lincoln Saltdogs, the Fish came back with an angry lineup. After the two teams played scoreless baseball for the first four innings, the Goldeyes bats exploded for four runs in the fifth, one in the sixth, three in the seventh and one more in the eighth en route to a 9-0 shellacking of the hometown Saltdogs. Goldeyes starter Matt Rusch pitched seven shutout innings, scattering five hits and striking out five as the Fish improved to 12-5 on the season and remained in first place in the American Associations North Division. "With Rusch pitching the way he did tonight, it really saved our bullpen," pitching coach Bill Pulsipher told the TSN 1290 Sports Radio post-game show. "I thought his fastball would be too much for these guys. He has a fastball that runs 90-92 miles per hour and thats a lot for the league. Luis (Alen) called a great game and Matt was phenomenal. Its a great combination. "The Magic of baseball: good pitching, great defense and timely hitting. We scored six of our nine runs with two outs. Thats timely hitting." The Goldeyes opened the scoring in the fifth as Josh Mazzola was hit by a pitch and then, after two quick outs, David Narodowski singled, sending Mazzola to third. Price Kendall then tripled scoring both Mazzola and Narodowski and then Chris Roberson singled to drive home Kendall. Roberson then stole second and scored on a double by Jon Weber. In the sixth, with two out, Amos Ramon walked, Narodowski walked, Kendall singled and then Roberson walked with the bases loaded to score Ramon. With the score 5-0 in the seventh, the Goldeyes made it a rout. Yurendell de Caster was safe on an error, stole second and scored on a single by Mazzola. Ridge Carpenter then doubled to score Mazzola and then Carpenter went to third on a single by Ramon and scored on a single by Kendall. In the eighth, Weber walked, went to second on a single by de Caster and both runners moved up on a passed ball. Weber scored on a ground out by Luis Alen and that did it. 9-zip. Matt Rusch got the win and lowered his ERA to 2.31. Pete Parise suffered the loss. Craig James, who was lit up for two runs in the bottom of the ninth on Monday night, was flawless over two innings of relief. The Goldeyes and Saltdogs will go at again tonight in Lincoln. Paul Edmonds will bring you the game, live on TSN 1290 Sports Radio, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Kelly Johnson Jersey .C. -- The Charlotte Bobcats said head coach Steve Clifford underwent a successful procedure Friday to have two stents placed in his heart. Mickey Mantle Jersey . In the eyes of Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, the two-time defending NBA champions pretty much botched the whole thing.WASHINGTON -- No, confetti didnt fall from the rafters, and theres no parade scheduled for Pennsylvania Avenue. But John Wall pumped his right arm and smiled broadly as he dribbled out the clock, and the first word out of Bradley Beals mouth when he addressed the crowd said it all: "Finally." The Washington Wizards celebrated what they hope is the end of mediocrity Monday night, moving above .500 for the first time in more than four years with a 100-90 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. "Its only one game over, but, yeah, its a big relief," said Wall, who has endured more than his share of Wizards frustration since his selection as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 draft. "But the main thing is weve got bigger goals to try to keep winning games and try to keep getting better and try not to go back down -- so we wont have to have this talk again." Wall scored 22 points, and Trevor Ariza added 20 and had another solid defensive game for the Wizards, who hadnt had a winning record since beating the New Jersey Nets to improve to 2-1 on Halloween in 2009. Washington committed six turnovers while forcing 16 from Portland, and Wall and Co. didnt look back after Kevin Seraphin led a 12-0 run that put the Wizards up by 17 early in the fourth quarter. "Its great to finally get this team over the hump," Beal said. No one on the current Wizards roster was on the team when it was last above .500. They had lost this season at 0-0, 9-9, 14-14, 19-19, 20-20, 21-21 and 22-22, and the hurdle became such a bugaboo that players starting declaring the subject taboo when reporters asked about it. Coach Randy Wittman at one point cautioned against thoughts that "all of a sudden fairy dust is going to fall on us if we get over .500." Sticking with that theme, Wittman wasnt about to consider having slightly more "Ws" than "Ls" as much of an accomplishment. "It aint out of the way. How many more games have we got to play?" Wittman said. "You act like that was the last daggum game. ... If were going to learn to be a good basketball team, we have to do this every night, no matter who youre playing." The Wizards aare 120-236 since that Oct. David Robertson Shirts. . 31 victory 51 months ago, a .336 winning percentage better than only Minnesota and Sacramento over that span. The streak of futility fell just a few days shy of spanning an entire Winter Olympiad. "Its great that were 24-23 now, but I dont want them to focus on a number," Wittman said. "I want them to focus on the act of why youre 24-23. Thats where you keep it going. I want this team to get on a run. They havent ever been on a run." Another way to put the quest to move above mediocrity in perspective: The Trail Blazers would have to lose their next 20 in a row just to fall back to .500. But the Wizards have now topped two of the Wests top teams in back-to-back games, having taken care of Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. Washingtons first playoff berth since 2008 is well within reach, especially in the watered-down East. The Trail Blazers arrived averaging a league-best 108.3 points and shot 61 per cent in the first half, but Portland was 6 for 17 from the field with seven turnovers in the decisive third quarter as Washingtons defence again held its own against a more celebrated lineup. Seraphin went 7 for 10 from the field and scored a season-high 19 points, making his mark by scoring the last four points of the third quarter and the first four points of the fourth. He followed a turnaround hook shot with a jumper to put the Wizards ahead 86-69. The Trail Blazers cut the deficit to six on a layup by LaMarcus Aldridge with 1:12 remaining, but Nene answered with a jumper to give the Wizards a 98-90 lead. Damian Lillard scored 25 points, and Aldridge had 20 to lead the Trail Blazers, who have lost four straight road games. They could care less about Washingtons over-.500 benchmark, but they know one thing for certain: The Wizards are a better team these days. "Give Washington credit," Portland coach Terry Stotts said. "They are playing well, theyve beaten some good teams, and they are playing with a lot of confidence." Notes: G Garrett Temple committed three of Washingtons six turnovers. ... Wizards F Trevor Booker missed the game due to personal reasons. cheap jerseys cheap jerseys from china ' ' ' |
